Simple Built-In Daybed Frame — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

9 boards · 28.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/4" left over
75"10 1/2"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
2. Leg feet — 10 1/2"
Board 2 · 9 1/4" left over
75"10 1/2"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
2. Leg feet — 10 1/2"
Board 3 · 9 1/4" left over
75"10 1/2"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
2. Leg feet — 10 1/2"
Board 4 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
Board 5 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
Board 6 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
Board 7 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Slats / cleats — 75"
Board 8 · 19 1/4" left over
37 3/4"37 3/4"
1. Leg uprights — 37 3/4"
2. Leg uprights — 37 3/4"
Board 9 · 57 1/8" left over
37 3/4"
1. Leg uprights — 37 3/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 52 5/8" left over
14"14"14"
1. Leg braces — 14"
2. Leg braces — 14"
3. Leg braces — 14"

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 · 9 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 9 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 9 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 19 1/4" left over

Board 9 · 57 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 52 5/8" left over