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Dog bed frame — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2"

2 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over

    1. Front/Rear- frame boards — 32"
    2. Front/Rear- frame boards — 32"
    3. Side- frame boards — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 25 3/8" left over

    1. Side- frame boards — 21"
    2. Legs — 12"
    3. Legs — 12"
    4. Legs — 12"
    5. Legs — 12"

1" × 4"

2 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot- boards — 32"
    2. Head/Foot- boards — 32"
    3. Side boards — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 73 7/8" left over

    1. Side boards — 21"

1" × 3"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Center bed frame board — 21"
    2. Triangle support boards — 6"
    3. Triangle support boards — 6"
    4. Triangle support boards — 6"
    5. Triangle support boards — 6"
    6. Triangle support boards — 6"
    7. Triangle support boards — 6"
    8. Triangle support boards — 6"
    9. Triangle support boards — 6"

3/4" × 23"

1 board · 4.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over

    1. Plywood floor board — 34"

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.