Cedar-Sided Raised Planter Box — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Legs — 23 3/4"
2. Legs — 23 3/4"
3. Legs — 23 3/4"
Board 2 · 71 1/8" left over
23 3/4"
1. Legs — 23 3/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over
34"34"14"
1. Bottom cleats — 34"
2. Bottom cleats — 34"
3. Cleat ends — 14"
Board 2 · 80 7/8" left over
14"
1. Cleat ends — 14"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

4 boards · 7.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
35 1/2"35 1/2"17"
1. Side boards — 35 1/2"
2. Side boards — 35 1/2"
3. End boards — 17"
Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over
35 1/2"35 1/2"17"
1. Side boards — 35 1/2"
2. Side boards — 35 1/2"
3. End boards — 17"
Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"

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" — 2x2

Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 71 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 80 7/8" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 77 7/8" left over