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Angled Cedar Planter — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom slats — 10"
    2. Bottom slats — 10"
    3. Bottom slats — 10"

3/4" × 1"

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

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Top front/back — 17"
    2. Top front/back — 17"
    3. Legs — 15"
    4. Legs — 15"
    5. Legs — 15"
    6. Legs — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 4" left over

    1. Front/back top rail — 14"
    2. Front/back top rail — 14"
    3. Front/back bottom rail — 11"
    4. Front/back bottom rail — 11"
    5. Side rails — 10"
    6. Side rails — 10"
    7. Side rails — 10"
    8. Side rails — 10"

  3. Board 3 · 76 3/4" left over

    1. Top side — 9"
    2. Top side — 9"

5/8" × 3"

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/8" left over

    1. Cedar panels — 12"
    2. Cedar panels — 12"
    3. Cedar panels — 12"
    4. Cedar panels — 12"
    5. Cedar panels — 12"
    6. Cedar panels — 12"
    7. Cedar panels — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 10 1/8" left over

    1. Cedar panels — 12"
    2. Cedar panels — 12"
    3. Cedar panels — 12"
    4. Cedar panels — 12"
    5. Cedar panels — 12"
    6. Cedar panels — 12"
    7. Cedar panels — 12"

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.