Timeless Storage Bed with 12 Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 35 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

4 boards · 13.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
70"10"10"
1. Storage base frame rails — 70"
2. Storage base frame ends — 10"
3. Storage base frame ends — 10"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
70"10"10"
1. Storage base frame rails — 70"
2. Storage base frame ends — 10"
3. Storage base frame ends — 10"
Board 3 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Storage base frame rails — 70"
Board 4 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Storage base frame rails — 70"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

2 boards · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 1/4" left over
49 1/4"30 1/4"
1. Headboard legs — 49 1/4"
2. Footboard legs — 30 1/4"
Board 2 · 15 1/4" left over
49 1/4"30 1/4"
1. Headboard legs — 49 1/4"
2. Footboard legs — 30 1/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Mattress cleats — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Mattress cleats — 75"

3/4" × 26 3/4" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 11.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Headboard/footboard panels — 36"
2. Headboard/footboard panels — 36"

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood strip

5 boards · 39.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
75"14 7/8"
1. Storage base sides — 75"
2. Storage base ends/dividers — 14 7/8"
Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over
75"14 7/8"
1. Storage base sides — 75"
2. Storage base ends/dividers — 14 7/8"
Board 3 · 4 7/8" left over
75"14 7/8"
1. Storage base sides — 75"
2. Storage base ends/dividers — 14 7/8"
Board 4 · 4 7/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

4 boards · 12.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Drawer faces — 23 3/4"
2. Drawer faces — 23 3/4"
3. Drawer faces — 23 3/4"
Board 2 · 23 3/8" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Drawer faces — 23 3/4"
2. Drawer faces — 23 3/4"
3. Drawer faces — 23 3/4"
Board 3 · 23 3/8" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

7 boards · 12.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"
2. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"
3. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"
4. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"
Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"
2. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"
3. Drawer box fronts/backs — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/8" left over
36"36"7"7"7"
1. Panel top trim — 36"
2. Panel top trim — 36"
3. Drawer support blocks — 7"
4. Drawer support blocks — 7"
5. Drawer support blocks — 7"
Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over
7"7"7"7"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

3 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 7/8" left over
36"36"16 3/4"
1. Panel bottom trim — 36"
2. Panel bottom trim — 36"
3. Moulding, short — 16 3/4"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Moulding, long — 30"
2. Moulding, long — 30"
3. Moulding, long — 30"
Board 3 · 14 1/4" left over
30"16 3/4"

1/4" × 16 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

2 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Storage base backs — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Storage base backs — 75"

1/4" × 14" — 1/4" plywood

3 boards · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
23"23"23"23"
1. Drawer bottoms — 23"
2. Drawer bottoms — 23"
3. Drawer bottoms — 23"
4. Drawer bottoms — 23"
Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over
23"23"23"23"
1. Drawer bottoms — 23"
2. Drawer bottoms — 23"
3. Drawer bottoms — 23"
4. Drawer bottoms — 23"
Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

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" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 24 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 24 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

Board 1 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 15 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

3/4" × 26 3/4" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood strip

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 7/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 23 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 23 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 1 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 5 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 14 1/4" left over

1/4" × 16 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

1/4" × 14" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 35" left over

Board 4 · 23 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 10 1/4" left over