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DIY Rustic Bathroom Vanity – How to Build a Rustic Bathroom Vanity — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

2 boards · 9.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 33"
    2. Leg — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 33"
    2. Leg — 33"

3/4" × 23"

1 board · 6.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Top Panel — 48"

3/4" × 3"

9 boards · 13.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Backsplash — 48"
    2. Long Upper Rail — 39"

  2. Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Long Upper Rail — 39"
    2. Long Slat — 22"
    3. Long Slat — 22"
    4. Corner Brace — 8"

  3. Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Long Slat — 22"
    2. Long Slat — 22"
    3. Long Slat — 22"
    4. Long Slat — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Long Slat — 22"
    2. Long Slat — 22"
    3. Long Slat — 22"
    4. Long Slat — 22"

  5. Board 5 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Long Slat — 22"
    2. Long Slat — 22"
    3. Long Slat — 22"
    4. Long Slat — 22"

  6. Board 6 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Long Slat — 22"
    2. Long Slat — 22"
    3. Long Slat — 22"
    4. Long Slat — 22"

  7. Board 7 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Long Slat — 22"
    2. Long Slat — 22"
    3. Top Support — 20"
    4. Top Support — 20"
    5. Corner Brace — 8"

  8. Board 8 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Short Upper Rail — 16"
    2. Short Upper Rail — 16"
    3. Short Slat — 16"
    4. Short Slat — 16"
    5. Short Slat — 16"
    6. Corner Brace — 8"

  9. Board 9 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Short Slat — 16"
    2. Corner Brace — 8"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Long Shelf Rail — 39"
    2. Long Shelf Rail — 39"
    3. Short Shelf Rail — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Long Shelf Rail — 39"
    2. Long Shelf Rail — 39"
    3. Short Shelf Rail — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 62 3/4" left over

    1. Short Shelf Rail — 16"
    2. Short Shelf Rail — 16"

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.