Rustic Modern Farmhouse Nightstand — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft, pine or soft yellow wood

1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Legs — 21 1/2"
2. Legs — 21 1/2"
3. Legs — 21 1/2"
4. Legs — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 29 in total

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 65 3/4" left over
14 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Sides — 14 1/2"
2. Sides — 14 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 13 board ft total (8 ft and 5 ft pieces)

2 boards · 6.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
29"29"16"16"
1. Shelf boards — 29"
2. Shelf boards — 29"
3. Top boards — 16"
4. Top boards — 16"
Board 2 · 32 3/8" left over
16"16"10"10"10"
1. Top boards — 16"
2. Top boards — 16"
3. Drawer faces — 10"
4. Drawer faces — 10"
5. Drawer faces — 10"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 6 board ft total

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 1/2" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"16"16"
1. Drawer front/back — 19 1/2"
2. Drawer front/back — 19 1/2"
3. Drawer sides — 16"
4. Drawer sides — 16"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 3 board ft total

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 62 3/4" left over
16"16"
1. Top inside trim — 16"
2. Top inside trim — 16"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 5 board ft total

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over
29"29"
1. Top side trim — 29"
2. Top side trim — 29"

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" plywood, 16 in x 21 in

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over
21"
1. Drawer bottom — 21"

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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft, pine or soft yellow wood

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 29 in total

Board 1 · 65 3/4" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 13 board ft total (8 ft and 5 ft pieces)

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 32 3/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 6 board ft total

Board 1 · 23 1/2" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 3 board ft total

Board 1 · 62 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 5 board ft total

Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" plywood, 16 in x 21 in

Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over