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Classic Craftsman-Style Queen Bed — board plan

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

Buy 36 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Cleat — 76"

  2. Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Cleat — 76"

3/4" × 7"

4 boards · 11.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rail — 80"

  2. Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rail — 80"

  3. Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Wide Rail — 58"

  4. Board 4 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Wide Rail — 58"

3/4" × 3"

20 boards · 21.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Cap — 64"

  2. Board 2 · 30 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Cap — 64"

  3. Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  4. Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  5. Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  6. Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  7. Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  8. Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  9. Board 9 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  10. Board 10 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  11. Board 11 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  12. Board 12 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  13. Board 13 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  14. Board 14 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 60"

  15. Board 15 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Narrow Rail — 58"

  16. Board 16 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Narrow Rail — 58"

  17. Board 17 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Narrow Rail — 58"

  18. Board 18 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Narrow Rail — 58"

  19. Board 19 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Narrow Rail — 58"

  20. Board 20 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Narrow Rail — 58"

3/4" × 2"

7 boards · 7.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Headboard Leg — 44"
    2. Headboard Leg — 44"
    3. Footboard Slat — 5"

  2. Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Headboard Leg — 44"
    2. Headboard Leg — 44"
    3. Footboard Slat — 5"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Headboard Leg — 44"
    2. Headboard Leg — 44"
    3. Footboard Slat — 5"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Footboard Leg — 23"
    2. Footboard Leg — 23"
    3. Footboard Leg — 23"
    4. Footboard Leg — 23"

  5. Board 5 · 3/8" left over

    1. Footboard Leg — 23"
    2. Footboard Leg — 23"
    3. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    4. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    5. Headbaord Slat — 16"

  6. Board 6 · 4 1/8" left over

    1. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    2. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    3. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    4. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    5. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    6. Footboard Slat — 5"
    7. Footboard Slat — 5"

  7. Board 7 · 15 7/8" left over

    1. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    2. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    3. Headbaord Slat — 16"
    4. Footboard Slat — 5"
    5. Footboard Slat — 5"
    6. Footboard Slat — 5"
    7. Footboard Slat — 5"
    8. Footboard Slat — 5"
    9. Footboard Slat — 5"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over

    1. Cross Brace — 57"

  2. Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over

    1. Cross Brace — 57"

  3. Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over

    1. Cross Brace — 57"

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.