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Vintage Inspired Pine Dresser — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

4 boards · 24.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Back Spans — 29"
    2. Back Spans — 29"
    3. Large Drawer Box Front and Back — 26"

  2. Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Large Drawer Box Front and Back — 26"
    2. Large Drawer Box Front and Back — 26"
    3. Large Drawer Box Front and Back — 26"
    4. Large Drawer Sides — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Sides — 15"
    2. Large Drawer Sides — 15"
    3. Large Drawer Sides — 15"
    4. Large Drawer Sides — 15"
    5. Large Drawer Sides — 15"
    6. Large Drawer Sides — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 21 1/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Sides — 15"
    2. Vertical Back — 14"
    3. Small Drawer Box Front and Back — 11"
    4. Small Drawer Box Front and Back — 11"
    5. Small Drawer Box Front and Back — 11"
    6. Small Drawer Box Front and Back — 11"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Back Legs — 26"
    2. Back Legs — 26"
    3. Front Legs — 21"
    4. Front Legs — 21"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 3/4" left over

    1. Mid & Bottom Drawer Face (use 1x6" boards) — 30"
    2. Mid & Bottom Drawer Face (use 1x6" boards) — 30"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 1/4" left over

    1. Top Drawer Faces (use 1x6" boards) — 14 3/4"
    2. Top Drawer Faces (use 1x6" boards) — 14 3/4"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Front top and bottom spans — 29"
    2. Front top and bottom spans — 29"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 5/8" left over

    1. Front two mid spans — 29"
    2. Front two mid spans — 29"
    3. Front vertical middle — 4"

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.