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Simple End Table with Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Table Legs (2x2) — 29"
    2. Table Legs (2x2) — 29"
    3. Table Legs (2x2) — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 33 5/8" left over

    1. Table Legs (2x2) — 29"
    2. Top/Bottom Front Frame (2x2) — 16"
    3. Top/Bottom Front Frame (2x2) — 16"

3/4" × 21"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over

    1. Top Panel (3/4" plywood) — 21"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 7.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Side Panels (3/4" plywood) — 27"
    2. Side Panels (3/4" plywood) — 27"
    3. Back Panel (3/4" plywood) — 27"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Fronts (3/4" plywood) — 15"
    2. Drawer Fronts (3/4" plywood) — 15"
    3. Drawer Fronts (3/4" plywood) — 15"
    4. Drawer Fronts (3/4" plywood) — 15"

3/4" × 4"

3 boards · 5.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    2. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    3. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    4. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    5. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    6. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 7 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    2. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    3. Drawer Box Sides (3/4" plywood) — 16"
    4. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"
    5. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"
    6. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 42 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"
    2. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"
    3. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"
    4. Drawer Box Front/Back (3/4" plywood) — 13"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Divider (1x2) — 16"
    2. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    3. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    4. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    5. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

    1. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    2. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    3. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    4. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"
    5. Side Trim (1x2) — 16"

1/4" × 14"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom Panel (1/4" plywood) — 15"
    2. Drawer Bottom Panel (1/4" plywood) — 15"
    3. Drawer Bottom Panel (1/4" plywood) — 15"
    4. Drawer Bottom Panel (1/4" plywood) — 15"

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.