Easy Fence Picket Wood Pumpkin Decor — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

2 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over
18"18"18"18"18"
1. Large pumpkin boards — 18"
2. Large pumpkin boards — 18"
3. Large pumpkin boards — 18"
4. Large pumpkin boards — 18"
5. Large pumpkin boards — 18"
Board 2 · 58 5/8" left over
12"12"12"
1. Small pumpkin boards — 12"
2. Small pumpkin boards — 12"
3. Small pumpkin boards — 12"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 1/2" left over
12"8"4"4"
1. Large pumpkin backer — 12"
2. Small pumpkin backer — 8"
3. Small pumpkin stem support — 4"
4. Large pumpkin stem support — 4"

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.

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 58 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 66 1/2" left over