Simple 24" Bath Vanity — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 18" — Plywood, 3/4"

1 board · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/8" left over
32"32"22 1/2"
1. Sides — 32"
2. Sides — 32"
3. Bottom shelf — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 12" — Plywood, 3/4"

1 board · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 33 1/4" left over
30 3/4"30 3/4"
1. Front/back panels — 30 3/4"
2. Front/back panels — 30 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x6 or plywood scrap

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 3/4" left over
24"24"
1. Toe kick — 24"
2. Toe kick — 24"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Face rails — 22 1/2"
2. Face rails — 22 1/2"
3. Face rails — 22 1/2"
4. Face rails — 22 1/2"

1/4" × 1 1/2" — Decorative trim stock

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Door and apron trim — 22"
2. Door and apron trim — 22"
3. Door and apron trim — 22"
4. Door and apron trim — 22"

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" × 18" — Plywood, 3/4"

Board 1 · 8 1/8" left over

3/4" × 12" — Plywood, 3/4"

Board 1 · 33 1/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x6 or plywood scrap

Board 1 · 46 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

1/4" × 1 1/2" — Decorative trim stock

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over