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Small Bathroom Vanity — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 2 1/2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 5% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 90 3/4" left over

    1. Top inset pieces — 2"
    2. Top inset pieces — 2"

1" × 5"

2 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom shelf boards — 30"
    2. Bottom shelf boards — 30"
    3. Top inset pieces — 14"
    4. Top inset pieces — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 66 3/4" left over

    1. Top inset pieces — 14"
    2. Top inset pieces — 14"

1" × 2"

6 boards · 7.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. 2x3 frame pieces — 31"
    2. 2x3 frame pieces — 31"
    3. 2x3 frame pieces — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. 2x3 frame pieces — 31"
    2. Bottom shelf boards — 30"
    3. Bottom shelf boards — 30"

  3. Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 27"
    2. Legs — 27"
    3. Legs — 27"

  4. Board 4 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 27"
    2. 2x3 frame pieces — 19"
    3. 2x3 frame pieces — 19"
    4. 2x3 frame pieces — 19"

  5. Board 5 · 11 3/8" left over

    1. 2x3 frame pieces — 19"
    2. Side rails — 16"
    3. Side rails — 16"
    4. Side rails — 16"
    5. Side rails — 16"

  6. Board 6 · 30 1/2" left over

    1. Side rails — 16"
    2. Side rails — 16"
    3. Side rails — 16"
    4. Side rails — 16"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 3/4" left over

    1. Top rails — 25"
    2. Top rails — 25"

3/4" × 14"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Top inset support plywood piece — 26"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. 1x3 frame pieces — 30"
    2. 1x3 frame pieces — 30"
    3. 1x3 frame pieces — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. 1x3 frame pieces — 18"

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.