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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 10"

1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 40 3/4" left over

    1. Case Sides - 3/4 Ply — 27"
    2. Case Sides - 3/4 Ply — 27"

3/4" × 9"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 67 7/8" left over

    1. Case Interior - 3/4 Ply — 27"

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Case Lower Braces - 3/4 Ply — 37"
    2. Case Lower Braces - 3/4 Ply — 37"
    3. Case Upper Braces - 3/4 Ply — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Case Lower Braces - 3/4 Ply — 37"
    2. Case Upper Braces - 3/4 Ply — 18"
    3. Case Upper Braces - 3/4 Ply — 18"
    4. Case Upper Braces - 3/4 Ply — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Case Upper Braces - 3/4 Ply — 18"
    2. Case Upper Braces - 3/4 Ply — 18"

1/2" × 12"

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    2. Drawer Bottoms - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    3. Drawer Bottoms - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    4. Drawer Bottoms - 1/2 Ply — 16"

1/2" × 8"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Front - 1/2 Ply — 18"
    2. Large Drawer Front - 1/2 Ply — 18"

1/2" × 6"

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    2. Large Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    3. Large Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    4. Large Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    5. Large Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"
    6. Large Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"
    2. Large Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"

1/2" × 3"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Small Drawer Front - 1/2 Ply — 18"
    2. Small Drawer Front - 1/2 Ply — 18"

1/2" × 2"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Small Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    2. Small Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    3. Small Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    4. Small Drawer Back/Front - 1/2 Ply — 16"
    5. Small Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"
    6. Small Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Small Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"
    2. Small Drawer Sides - 1/2 Ply — 12"

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.