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Cedar Arbor — board plan

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

Buy 34 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on an 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

3" × 3"

1 board · 36.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  • Post at 120" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Post at 120" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Post at 120" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Post at 120" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

  1. Board 1 · 72 3/4" left over

    1. Post Filler — 11"
    2. Post Filler — 11"

1" × 5"

10 boards · 22.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 7/8" left over

    1. Post Beam — 68"

  2. Board 2 · 26 7/8" left over

    1. Post Beam — 68"

  3. Board 3 · 26 7/8" left over

    1. Post Beam — 68"

  4. Board 4 · 26 7/8" left over

    1. Post Beam — 68"

  5. Board 5 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top Beam — 50"

  6. Board 6 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top Beam — 50"

  7. Board 7 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top Beam — 50"

  8. Board 8 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top Beam — 50"

  9. Board 9 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top Beam — 50"

  10. Board 10 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top Beam — 50"

1" × 1"

15 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  2. Board 2 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  3. Board 3 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  4. Board 4 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  5. Board 5 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  6. Board 6 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  7. Board 7 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  8. Board 8 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 82"

  9. Board 9 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

  10. Board 10 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

  11. Board 11 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

  12. Board 12 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

  13. Board 13 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

  14. Board 14 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

  15. Board 15 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Side Slat — 41"
    2. Narrow Side Slat — 41"

3/4" × 3"

8 boards · 11.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  3. Board 3 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  5. Board 5 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  6. Board 6 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  7. Board 7 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

  8. Board 8 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Side Slat — 41"
    2. Wide Side Slat — 41"

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.