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DIY Modern Twin Bed — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 9.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails — 76"

  2. Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails — 76"

  3. Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard & Footboard Rails — 39"
    2. Headboard & Footboard Rails — 39"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

7 boards · 9.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slat Supports — 74"
    2. Footboard Stiles — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slat Supports — 74"
    2. Footboard Stiles — 14"

  3. Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"
    2. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"

  4. Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"
    2. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"

  5. Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"
    2. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"

  6. Board 6 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"
    2. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"

  7. Board 7 · 55 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Rail, Stiles & Footboard Bottom Stile — 39"

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.