Cedar Raised Garden Bed — board plan

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

Buy 2 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 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 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

1 board · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over
11"11"11"11"
1. Corner posts — 11"
2. Corner posts — 11"
3. Corner posts — 11"
4. Corner posts — 11"

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — Cedar

1 board · 24.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Long sides at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long sides at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. End pieces — 45"
2. End pieces — 45"

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.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — Cedar

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over