Cedar Tiered Ladder Planter — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 12.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5" left over
68 3/8"5 1/4"5 1/4"5 1/4"5 1/4"
1. Rails — 68 3/8"
2. Box ends — 5 1/4"
3. Box ends — 5 1/4"
4. Box ends — 5 1/4"
5. Box ends — 5 1/4"
Board 2 · 5" left over
68 3/8"5 1/4"5 1/4"5 1/4"5 1/4"
1. Rails — 68 3/8"
2. Box ends — 5 1/4"
3. Box ends — 5 1/4"
4. Box ends — 5 1/4"
5. Box ends — 5 1/4"
Board 3 · 84 1/4" left over
5 1/4"5 1/4"
1. Box ends — 5 1/4"
2. Box ends — 5 1/4"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

4 boards · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
2. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
3. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
4. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/2" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
2. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
3. Box fronts and backs — 23 1/2"
4. Box fronts and backs —

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.

Cedar Tiered Ladder Planter — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 5" left over

Board 2 · 5" left over

Board 3 · 84 1/4" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 33 1/8" left over