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Washer & Dryer Pedestals with Drawer — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 11"

2 boards · 8.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Per each pedestal Top Boards — 32"
    2. Per each pedestal Top Boards — 32"

  2. Board 2 · 62 7/8" left over

    1. Per each pedestal Top Boards — 32"

1" × 7"

1 board · 4.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Per each pedestal Sides of frame — 29"
    2. Per each pedestal Sides of frame — 29"
    3. Per each pedestal Back Side of Frame — 26"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Per each pedestal Drawer Front — 26"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 5/8" left over

    1. Per each pedestal Back of Drawer — 24"
    2. Per each pedestal Sides of Drawer — 22"
    3. Per each pedestal Sides of Drawer — 22"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Per each pedestal top and bottom supports — 26"
    2. Per each pedestal top and bottom supports — 26"
    3. Per each pedestal top and bottom supports — 26"

1/4" × 22"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 27% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 69 7/8" left over

    1. Per each pedestal Drawer Bottom — 25"

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.