Vintage Drawer Bench — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 1/2" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Legs — 16 1/2"
2. Legs — 16 1/2"
3. Legs — 16 1/2"
4. Legs — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

1 board · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 1/8" left over
44"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Back — 44"
2. Sides — 13 3/4"
3. Sides — 13 3/4"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 52" left over
21 3/8"21 3/8"
1. Drawer faces — 21 3/8"
2. Drawer faces — 21 3/8"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

4 boards · 9.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
47"47"
1. Top planks — 47"
2. Top planks — 47"
Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over
47"19 1/8"19 1/8"
1. Top planks — 47"
2. Drawer box sides — 19 1/8"
3. Drawer box sides — 19 1/8"
Board 3 · 11 1/8" left over
19 1/8"19 1/8"15"15"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 3/8" left over
48 1/2"
1. Top back trim — 48 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3" left over
44"16 1/2"16 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Front base trim — 44"
2. Top end trim — 16 1/2"
3. Top end trim — 16 1/2"
4. Center drawer cleat — 14 1/2"
Board 2 · 67 1/4" left over
13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Side drawer cleats — 13 3/4"
2. Side drawer cleats — 13 3/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Front trim — 44"
2. Front trim — 44"
Board 2 · 87 3/8" left over
7 1/2"
1. Front center trim — 7 1/2"

1/4" × 15" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 1/2" left over
20 5/8"20 5/8"
1. Drawer bottoms — 20 5/8"
2. Drawer bottoms — 20 5/8"

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" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 28 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 23 1/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 52" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 11 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 46 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 3" left over

Board 2 · 67 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 87 3/8" left over

1/4" × 15" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 53 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 79 7/8" left over