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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
29"29"18"18"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over
18"18"18"18"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over
26"26"26"
1. End Slats — 26"
2. End Slats — 26"
3. End Slats — 26"
Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over
26"26"26"
1. End Slats — 26"
2. End Slats — 26"
3. End Slats — 26"
Board 3 · 1 1/2" left over
25"25"25"18"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
1. Edge Trim — 16"
2. Edge Trim — 16"
3. Edge Trim — 16"
4. Edge Trim — 16"
5. Edge Trim — 16"
Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over
16"16"16"
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.

Cedar Planter — board plan

3" × 3"

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

1" × 5"

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 1 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1"

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 76 7/8" left over