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DIY Modern Planter Box — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Corner Posts — 15"
    2. Corner Posts — 15"
    3. Corner Posts — 15"
    4. Corner Posts — 15"
    5. Frame pieces — 12"
    6. Frame pieces — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 22 1/4" left over

    1. Frame pieces — 12"
    2. Frame pieces — 12"
    3. Frame pieces — 12"
    4. Frame pieces — 12"
    5. Frame pieces — 12"
    6. Frame pieces — 12"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over

    1. Box Panels — 12"
    2. Box Panels — 12"
    3. Box Panels — 12"
    4. Box Panels — 12"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 7/8" left over

    1. Long Base Pieces — 15"
    2. Long Base Pieces — 15"
    3. Bottom Slats — 11"
    4. Bottom Slats — 11"
    5. Short Base Pieces — 10"
    6. Short Base Pieces — 10"
    7. Legs — 6"
    8. Legs — 6"
    9. Legs — 6"

  2. Board 2 · 88 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 6"

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.