Simple Two-Tier Nightstand with Drawer — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 6 ft

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 1/8" left over
18 1/2"15"15"
1. Front countertop piece — 18 1/2"
2. Shelves — 15"
3. Shelves — 15"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 2 ft

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 11% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 85 3/8" left over
9 1/2"
1. Drawer bottom — 9 1/2"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 4 ft

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 1/2" left over
11"10 1/4"10 1/4"9 1/2"
1. Drawer face — 11"
2. Drawer sides — 10 1/4"
3. Drawer sides — 10 1/4"
4. Drawer back — 9 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 1/8" left over
25 1/2"25 1/2"25 1/2"
1. Leg front/back pieces — 25 1/2"
2. Leg front/back pieces — 25 1/2"
3. Leg front/back pieces — 25 1/2"
Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over
25 1/2"18 1/2"
1. Leg front/back pieces — 25 1/2"
2. Back countertop piece — 18 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
25 1/2"25 1/2"25 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Leg side pieces — 25 1/2"
2. Leg side pieces — 25 1/2"
3. Leg side pieces — 25 1/2"
4. Bottom front trim — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over
25 1/2"11"11"8 1/2"8 1/2"8 1/2"8 1/2"

1/2" × 5 3/4" — 1/2" plywood, quarter sheet

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 40% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 57 5/8" left over
14"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Drawer box back — 14"
2. Drawer box sides — 11 1/2"
3. Drawer box sides — 11 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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 6 ft

Board 1 · 46 1/8" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 2 ft

Board 1 · 85 3/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 4 ft

Board 1 · 53 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 18 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over

1/2" × 5 3/4" — 1/2" plywood, quarter sheet

Board 1 · 57 5/8" left over