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Crib Mattress Porch Swing — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Boards - see pink in cut list photo — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Boards - see pink in cut list photo — 48"

1" × 3"

4 boards · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Board - see neon green in cut list photo — 55"
    2. Boards - see white in cut list photo — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 11 5/8" left over

    1. Boards - see white in cut list photo — 29"
    2. Boards - see yellow in cut list photo — 27"
    3. Boards - see yellow in cut list photo — 27"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Boards - see yellow in cut list photo — 27"
    2. Boards - see yellow in cut list photo — 27"
    3. Boards - see red in cut list photo — 19"
    4. Boards - see red in cut list photo — 19"

  4. Board 4 · 66 3/4" left over

    1. Boards - see pink in cut list photo — 14"
    2. Boards - see pink in cut list photo — 14"

3/4" × 27"

2 boards · 16.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Sheet of Plywood - see orange in cut list photo — 52"

  2. Board 2 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Sheet of Plywood - see orange in cut list photo — 52"

3/4" × 3"

3 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Boards - see blue in cut list photo — 48"
    2. Boards - see mint green in cut list photo — 27"
    3. Boards - see green in cut list photo — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Boards - see blue in cut list photo — 48"
    2. Boards - see mint green in cut list photo — 27"
    3. Boards - see green in cut list photo — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 40 3/4" left over

    1. Boards - see mint green in cut list photo — 27"
    2. Boards - see mint green in cut list photo — 27"

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.