Simple Writing Desk with Drawer — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/8" left over
39"28 1/4"19"
1. Bottom stretcher — 39"
2. Legs — 28 1/4"
3. Side stretchers — 19"
Board 2 · 9 7/8" left over
28 1/4"28 1/4"28 1/4"
1. Legs — 28 1/4"
2. Legs — 28 1/4"
3. Legs — 28 1/4"
Board 3 · 75 7/8" left over
19"
1. Side stretchers — 19"

3/4" × 20 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 3/8" left over
40 1/2"
1. Top — 40 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

2 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over
39"37"
1. Back apron — 39"
2. Drawer face — 37"
Board 2 · 56 3/4" left over
19"19"
1. Side aprons — 19"
2. Side aprons — 19"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over
36 1/2"36 1/2"16"
1. Drawer front/back — 36 1/2"
2. Drawer front/back — 36 1/2"
3. Drawer sides — 16"
Board 2 · 48 1/8" left over
16"15 1/4"15 1/4"
1. Drawer sides — 16"
2. Drawer slide spacers — 15 1/4"
3. Drawer slide spacers — 15 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over
42"42"
1. Top front trim — 42"
2. Top front trim — 42"
Board 2 · 12 1/2" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Top side trim — 20 1/2"
2. Top side trim — 20 1/2"
3. Top side trim — 20 1/2"
4. Top side trim — 20 1/2"

1/4" × 18" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 41% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 56 7/8" left over
38"
1. Drawer bottom — 38"

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" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 8 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 75 7/8" left over

3/4" × 20 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 54 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 56 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 48 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 12 1/2" left over

1/4" × 18" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 56 7/8" left over