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PB Teen-Inspired Dresser — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 23 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 4"
    2. Legs — 4"
    3. Legs — 4"
    4. Legs — 4"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 19% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 77 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom drawer spacer — 17"

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 7/8" left over

    1. Plywood bottom — 46"

3/4" × 7"

3 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Top pieces — 48"
    2. Sides — 32"

  2. Board 2 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Top pieces — 48"
    2. Sides — 32"

  3. Board 3 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 32"
    2. Sides — 32"

3/4" × 5"

5 boards · 11.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Top piece — 48"
    2. Sides — 32"

  2. Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Sides — 32"
    2. Drawer face — 32"
    3. Drawer face — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer face — 32"
    2. Drawer face — 23"
    3. Drawer face — 23"
    4. Drawer face — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 11 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer face — 23"
    2. Drawer face — 15"
    3. Drawer face — 15"
    4. Drawer face — 15"
    5. Drawer face — 15"

  5. Board 5 · 49 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer face — 15"
    2. Drawer face — 15"
    3. Drawer face — 15"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Rear drawer bracket supports* — 46"
    2. Rear drawer bracket supports* — 46"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Horizontal face frame* — 46"
    2. Horizontal face frame* — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 58 1/2" left over

    1. Vertical face frame* — 9"
    2. Vertical face frame* — 9"
    3. Vertical face frame* — 9"
    4. Vertical face frame* — 9"

1/2" × 7"

6 boards · 13.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer front/back — 28"
    2. Drawer front/back — 28"
    3. Drawer front/back — 20"
    4. Drawer sides — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer front/back — 20"
    2. Drawer front/back — 20"
    3. Drawer front/back — 20"
    4. Drawer sides — 18"
    5. Drawer front/back — 12"

  3. Board 3 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 18"
    2. Drawer sides — 18"
    3. Drawer sides — 18"
    4. Drawer sides — 18"
    5. Drawer sides — 18"

  4. Board 4 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 18"
    2. Drawer sides — 18"
    3. Drawer sides — 18"
    4. Drawer sides — 18"
    5. Drawer sides — 18"

  5. Board 5 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 18"
    2. Drawer sides — 18"
    3. Drawer front/back — 12"
    4. Drawer front/back — 12"
    5. Drawer front/back — 12"
    6. Drawer front/back — 12"

  6. Board 6 · 58 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer front/back — 12"
    2. Drawer front/back — 12"
    3. Drawer front/back — 12"

1/4" × 18"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 23 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer bottom — 29"
    2. Drawer bottom — 21"
    3. Drawer bottom — 21"

1/4" × 13"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer bottom — 18"
    2. Drawer bottom — 18"
    3. Drawer bottom — 18"
    4. Drawer bottom — 18"

1/8" × 32"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

    1. Backing — 47"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.