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Six-Drawer Dresser — board plan

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

Buy 26 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2"

2 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 32"
    2. Leg — 32"

  2. Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 32"
    2. Leg — 32"

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Panel — 52"
    2. Center Panel — 26"

3/4" × 7"

4 boards · 13.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over

    1. Top Board — 58"
    2. Drawer False Front — 25"

  2. Board 2 · 11 3/4" left over

    1. Top Board — 58"
    2. Drawer False Front — 25"

  3. Board 3 · 11 3/4" left over

    1. Top Board — 58"
    2. Drawer False Front — 25"

  4. Board 4 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer False Front — 25"
    2. Drawer False Front — 25"
    3. Drawer False Front — 25"

3/4" × 6"

2 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Side Panel — 24"
    2. Side Panel — 24"
    3. Side Panel — 24"

  2. Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Side Panel — 24"

3/4" × 2"

5 boards · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Long Front Rail — 52"
    2. Back Drawer Divider — 25"
    3. Side Rail — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Long Front Rail — 52"
    2. Back Drawer Divider — 25"
    3. Side Rail — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Long Back Rail — 52"
    2. Back Drawer Divider — 25"
    3. Side Rail — 16"

  4. Board 4 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Back Drawer Divider — 25"
    2. Back Short Rail — 25"
    3. Back Short Rail — 25"
    4. Side Rail — 16"

  5. Board 5 · 46 3/4" left over

    1. Side Stile — 24"
    2. Side Stile — 24"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Front Drawer Divider — 25"
    2. Front Drawer Divider — 25"
    3. Front Drawer Divider — 25"
    4. Drawer Slide Filler — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 13 1/2" left over

    1. Front Drawer Divider — 25"
    2. Center Panel Edging — 24"
    3. Drawer Slide Filler — 16"
    4. Drawer Slide Filler — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 46 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Slide Filler — 16"
    2. Drawer Slide Filler — 16"
    3. Drawer Slide Filler — 16"

1/2" × 18"

2 boards · 9.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    2. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    3. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    4. Drawer Bottom — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    2. Drawer Bottom — 23"

1/2" × 5"

6 boards · 10.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    4. Drawer Front/Back — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    4. Drawer Front/Back — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 23"
    4. Drawer Front/Back — 23"

  4. Board 4 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 19"
    2. Drawer Side — 19"
    3. Drawer Side — 19"
    4. Drawer Side — 19"

  5. Board 5 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 19"
    2. Drawer Side — 19"
    3. Drawer Side — 19"
    4. Drawer Side — 19"

  6. Board 6 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 19"
    2. Drawer Side — 19"
    3. Drawer Side — 19"
    4. Drawer Side — 19"

1/4" × 27"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Back Panel — 52"

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.