2x4 Captain's Bed with Flip-Down Storage — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

4 boards · 14.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over
70 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Frame top and bottom rails — 70 1/2"
2. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
3. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over
70 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Frame top and bottom rails — 70 1/2"
2. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
3. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over
70 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Frame top and bottom rails — 70 1/2"
2. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
3. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
Board 4 · 24 3/8" left over
70 1/2"
1. Frame top and bottom rails — 70 1/2"

3/4" × 14 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Headboard/footboard panels — 36"
2. Headboard/footboard panels — 36"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

1 board · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 29 1/4" left over
32 3/4"32 3/4"
1. Flip-down drawer faces — 32 3/4"
2. Flip-down drawer faces — 32 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

5 boards · 7.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 3/4" left over
33 1/2"33 1/2"
1. End slat trim — 33 1/2"
2. End slat trim — 33 1/2"
Board 2 · 27 3/4" left over
33 1/2"33 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 33 1/2"
2. Mattress slats — 33 1/2"
Board 3 · 27 3/4" left over
33 1/2"33 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 33 1/2"
2. Mattress slats — 33 1/2"
Board 4 · 27 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Mattress slat trim — 72 1/2"
Board 2 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Mattress slat trim — 72 1/2"

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" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 24 3/8" left over

3/4" × 14 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 29 1/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 27 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 27 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 27 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 27 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 27 3/4" left over