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Washer & Dryer Pedestals with Storage — board plan

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

Buy 26 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 31"

1 board · 46.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 31"
    2. Top — 31"

3" × 28"

1 board · 38.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom — 29"
    2. Bottom — 29"

3" × 25"

1 board · 31.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer bottom — 26"
    2. Drawer bottom — 26"

3" × 19"

1 board · 25.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 38 3/4" left over

    1. Back panel — 28"
    2. Back panel — 28"

3" × 18"

2 boards · 48.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side panel — 28"
    2. Side panel — 28"
    3. Side panel — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 66 7/8" left over

    1. Side panel — 28"

3" × 14"

3 boards · 70.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer back — 27"
    2. Drawer back — 27"
    3. Drawer front — 26"

  2. Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer front — 26"
    2. Drawer side — 26"
    3. Drawer side — 26"

  3. Board 3 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer side — 26"
    2. Drawer side — 26"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Leg — 19"
    2. Leg — 19"
    3. Leg — 19"
    4. Leg — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Leg — 19"
    2. Leg — 19"
    3. Leg — 19"
    4. Leg — 19"

3/4" × 2"

11 boards · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side rail — 28"
    2. Side rail — 28"
    3. Side rail — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side rail — 28"
    2. Side rail — 28"
    3. Side rail — 28"

  3. Board 3 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side rail — 28"
    2. Side rail — 28"
    3. Back rail — 28"

  4. Board 4 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Back rail — 28"
    2. Back rail — 28"
    3. Back rail — 28"

  5. Board 5 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Top front rail — 28"
    2. Top front rail — 28"
    3. Top stretcher — 28"

  6. Board 6 · 12 5/8" left over

    1. Top stretcher — 28"
    2. Drawer rail — 27"
    3. Drawer rail — 27"

  7. Board 7 · 12 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer rail — 27"
    2. Drawer rail — 27"
    3. Side stile — 14"
    4. Side stile — 14"

  8. Board 8 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Side stile — 14"
    2. Side stile — 14"
    3. Side stile — 14"
    4. Side stile — 14"
    5. Side stile — 14"
    6. Side stile — 14"

  9. Board 9 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Side stile — 14"
    2. Side stile — 14"
    3. Side stile — 14"
    4. Side stile — 14"
    5. Back stile — 14"
    6. Back stile — 14"

  10. Board 10 · 1 1/8" left over

    1. Back stile — 14"
    2. Back stile — 14"
    3. Drawer stile — 13"
    4. Drawer stile — 13"
    5. Drawer stile — 13"
    6. Drawer stile — 13"
    7. Drawer stile — 13"

  11. Board 11 · 81 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer stile — 13"

3/4" × 1"

4 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top long trim — 32"
    2. Top long trim — 32"
    3. Bottom front rail — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top long trim — 32"
    2. Top long trim — 32"
    3. Bottom front rail — 28"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Top short trim — 31"
    2. Top short trim — 31"
    3. Top short trim — 31"

  4. Board 4 · 63 7/8" left over

    1. Top short trim — 31"

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.