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Cedar Planter — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

1 board · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 21"
    2. Legs — 21"
    3. Legs — 21"
    4. Legs — 21"

1" × 5"

1 board · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Long Top Trim — 29"
    2. Long Top Trim — 29"
    3. Short Top Trim — 18"
    4. Short Top Trim — 18"

1" × 3"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom Rails — 18"
    2. Bottom Rails — 18"
    3. Bottom Rails — 18"
    4. Bottom Rails — 18"

3/4" × 5"

5 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. End Slats — 26"
    2. End Slats — 26"
    3. End Slats — 26"

  2. Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. End Slats — 26"
    2. End Slats — 26"
    3. End Slats — 26"

  3. Board 3 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Side Slats — 25"
    2. Side Slats — 25"
    3. Side Slats — 25"
    4. Bottom Slats — 18"

  4. Board 4 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Side Slats — 25"
    2. Side Slats — 25"
    3. Side Slats — 25"
    4. Bottom Slats — 18"

  5. Board 5 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Slats — 18"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

    1. Edge Trim — 16"
    2. Edge Trim — 16"
    3. Edge Trim — 16"
    4. Edge Trim — 16"
    5. Edge Trim — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over

    1. Edge Trim — 16"
    2. Edge Trim — 16"
    3. Edge Trim — 16"

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.