Essential Bed Frame — board plan

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

Buy 23 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

1 board · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 45 1/2" left over
12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Legs — 12 1/4"
2. Legs — 12 1/4"
3. Legs — 12 1/4"
4. Legs — 12 1/4"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

4 boards · 16.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 21 7/8" left over
73"
1. Frame sides — 73"
Board 2 · 21 7/8" left over
73"
1. Frame sides — 73"
Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over
53"
1. Frame ends — 53"
Board 4 · 41 7/8" left over
53"
1. Frame ends — 53"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

2 boards · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
75 1/2"12 1/4"6 3/4"
1. Center support — 75 1/2"
2. Center leg — 12 1/4"
3. Corner supports — 6 3/4"
Board 2 · 74 3/8" left over
6 3/4"6 3/4"6 3/4"
1. Corner supports — 6 3/4"
2. Corner supports — 6 3/4"
3. Corner supports — 6 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

12 boards · 10.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Slats — 57"
Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Slats — 57"
Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Slats — 57"
Board 4 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Slats — 57"
Board 5 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Slats — 57"
Board 6 · 37 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

4 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 7/8" left over
77"
1. Top trim, sides — 77"
Board 2 · 17 7/8" left over
77"
1. Top trim, sides — 77"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Top trim, ends — 60"
Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Top trim, ends — 60"

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.

Essential Bed Frame — board plan

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 45 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 21 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 21 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 41 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 74 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 37 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 17 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 17 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 11 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 12 · 37 7/8" left over