Tapered Cedar Planter Box — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Cedar

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

Board 1 · 22" left over
15"15"15"15"3"3"3"3"
1. Corner cleats — 15"
2. Corner cleats — 15"
3. Corner cleats — 15"
4. Corner cleats — 15"
5. Feet — 3"
6. Feet — 3"
7. Feet — 3"
8. Feet — 3"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

4 boards · 9.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over
24"24"24"14"
1. Long side slats — 24"
2. Long side slats — 24"
3. Long side slats — 24"
4. Short side slats — 14"
Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over
24"24"24"14"
1. Long side slats — 24"
2. Long side slats — 24"
3. Long side slats — 24"
4. Short side slats — 14"
Board 3 · 12 1/4" left over

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" × 1 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 22" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 12 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 68 3/4" left over