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Craftsman Style Queen Sized Headboard — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 4"

5 boards · 7.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over

    1. Outside Stiles - 3/4" Red Oak — 56"
    2. Center Stile - 3/4" Red Oak — 11"
    3. Slats - 3/4" Red Oak — 8"
    4. Slats - 3/4" Red Oak — 8"
    5. Slats - 3/4" Red Oak — 8"

  2. Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Outside Stiles - 3/4" Red Oak — 56"
    2. Slats - 3/4" Red Oak — 8"
    3. Slats - 3/4" Red Oak — 8"
    4. Slats - 3/4" Red Oak — 8"

  3. Board 3 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Rails - 3/4" Red Oak — 52"

  4. Board 4 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Rails - 3/4" Red Oak — 52"

  5. Board 5 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Rails - 3/4" Red Oak — 52"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 33 7/8" left over

    1. Top - 3/4" Red Oak — 61"

1/4" × 11"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 3/4" left over

    1. Panels - 1/4' Oak Plywood — 24"
    2. Panels - 1/4' Oak Plywood — 24"

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.