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three drawer dresser — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 22"

2 boards · 15.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Cubby shelf — 64"
    2. Sides — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 67 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 27"

3/4" × 21"

2 boards · 13.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Dividers & drawer support — 22"
    2. Dividers & drawer support — 22"
    3. Dividers & drawer support — 22"
    4. Dividers & drawer support — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Dividers & drawer support — 22"

3/4" × 7 1/4"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 82 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer fronts — 4"
    2. Drawer fronts — 4"
    3. Drawer fronts — 4"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 45 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 4"
    2. Drawer sides — 4"
    3. Drawer sides — 4"
    4. Drawer sides — 4"
    5. Drawer sides — 4"
    6. Drawer sides — 4"
    7. Drawer fronts & backs — 4"
    8. Drawer fronts & backs — 4"
    9. Drawer fronts & backs — 4"
    10. Drawer fronts & backs — 4"
    11. Drawer fronts & backs — 4"
    12. Drawer fronts & backs — 4"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Cubby dividers — 22"
    2. Cubby dividers — 22"

3/4" × 4 1/2"

5 boards · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 66"

  2. Board 2 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 66"

  3. Board 3 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 66"

  4. Board 4 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 66"

  5. Board 5 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 66"

1/4" × 19"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer base — 21"
    2. Drawer base — 21"
    3. Drawer base — 21"

1/4" × 14"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Backing — 66"

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.