Rustic Three-Drawer Bathroom Vanity — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 8 ft

5 boards · 13.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over
31 3/4"31 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Side panel boards — 31 3/4"
2. Side panel boards — 31 3/4"
3. Large drawer front/back — 23 3/4"
Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over
31 3/4"31 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Side panel boards — 31 3/4"
2. Side panel boards — 31 3/4"
3. Large drawer front/back — 23 3/4"
Board 3 · 7 3/8" left over
31 3/4"31 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Side panel boards — 31 3/4"
2. Side panel boards — 31 3/4"
3. Large drawer front/back — 23 3/4"
Board 4 · 7 3/8" left over
31 3/4"31 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Back panel boards — 31 3/4"
2. Back panel boards — 31 3/4"
3. Large drawer front/back — 23 3/4"
Board 5 · 30 1/2" left over
16"16"16"16"
1. Large drawer sides — 16"
2. Large drawer sides — 16"
3. Large drawer sides — 16"
4. Large drawer sides — 16"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

2 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over
31 3/4"31 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Front legs — 31 3/4"
2. Front legs — 31 3/4"
3. Top drawer front/back — 23 3/4"
Board 2 · 38 7/8" left over
23 3/4"16"16"
1. Top drawer front/back — 23 3/4"
2. Top drawer sides — 16"
3. Top drawer sides — 16"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over
32"32"26 1/2"
1. Back supports — 32"
2. Back supports — 32"
3. Face frame, top/bottom — 26 1/2"
Board 2 · 68 3/8" left over
26 1/2"
1. Face frame, top/bottom — 26 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
35"35"18"
1. Front trim — 35"
2. Front trim — 35"
3. Side trim — 18"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
31 3/4"31 3/4"26 1/2"
1. Drawer slide supports — 31 3/4"
2. Drawer slide supports — 31 3/4"
3. Face frame, middle — 26 1/2"
Board 3 · 14" left over
26 1/2"18"

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" plywood panel, 48" x 48"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over
25 1/4"25 1/4"25 1/4"
1. Drawer bottoms — 25 1/4"
2. Drawer bottoms — 25 1/4"
3. Drawer bottoms — 25 1/4"

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.

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 8 ft

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 30 1/2" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 38 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 68 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 14" left over

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" plywood panel, 48" x 48"

Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over