7-Drawer Extra Wide Dresser — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14" left over
49 1/2"31 1/4"
1. Back and bottom supports — 49 1/2"
2. Legs — 31 1/4"
Board 2 · 14" left over
49 1/2"31 1/4"
1. Back and bottom supports — 49 1/2"
2. Legs — 31 1/4"
Board 3 · 16 5/8" left over
31 1/4"31 1/4"15 1/2"
1. Legs — 31 1/4"
2. Legs — 31 1/4"
3. Bottom center support — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

2 boards · 9.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14" left over
54 1/2"26 1/4"
1. Top — 54 1/2"
2. Side panels — 26 1/4"
Board 2 · 68 5/8" left over
26 1/4"
1. Side panels — 26 1/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

3 boards · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
1. Drawer sides — 16"
2. Drawer sides — 16"
3. Drawer sides — 16"
4. Drawer sides — 16"
5. Drawer sides — 16"
Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
1. Drawer sides — 16"
2. Drawer sides — 16"
3. Drawer sides —

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over
54 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Top trim, 1x3 — 54 1/2"
2. Vertical dividers — 7 1/2"
3. Vertical dividers — 7 1/2"
4. Vertical dividers — 7 1/2"
5. Vertical dividers — 7 1/2"
6. Vertical dividers — 7 1/2"
Board 2 · 72 1/8" left over
7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Vertical dividers — 7 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

7 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 40 3/8" left over
54 1/2"
1. Top trim, 1x2 — 54 1/2"
Board 2 · 45 3/8" left over
49 1/2"
1. Front/back rails — 49 1/2"
Board 3 · 45 3/8" left over
49 1/2"
1. Front/back rails — 49 1/2"
Board 4 · 45 3/8" left over
49 1/2"
1. Front/back rails — 49 1/2"
Board 5 · 45 3/8" left over
49 1/2"
1. Front/back rails — 49 1/2"
Board 6

1/4" × 26 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 3/8" left over
52 1/2"
1. Back — 52 1/2"

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.

7-Drawer Extra Wide Dresser — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 14" left over

Board 2 · 14" left over

Board 3 · 16 5/8" left over

3/4" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 14" left over

Board 2 · 68 5/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 72 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 40 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 6

1/4" × 26 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 42 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 30 1/2" left over

Board 7 · 45 3/8" left over