Essential Drawer Bed / Daybed — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

5 boards · 16.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over
73 1/2"13 3/4"
1. Frame top and bottom — 73 1/2"
2. Center leg and drawer slide furring — 13 3/4"
Board 2 · 7 1/2" left over
73 1/2"13 3/4"
1. Frame top and bottom — 73 1/2"
2. Center leg and drawer slide furring — 13 3/4"
Board 3 · 7 1/2" left over
73 1/2"13 3/4"
1. Frame top and bottom — 73 1/2"
2. Center leg and drawer slide furring — 13 3/4"
Board 4 · 9 3/4" left over
73 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Frame top and bottom — 73 1/2"
2. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
Board 5 · 36 7/8" left over
11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
2. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
3. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
4. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"
5. Frame verticals — 11 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 6 ft

1 board · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Drawer faces — 34 1/2"
2. Drawer faces — 34 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 6 ft

4 boards · 14.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over
35"35"17 3/4"
1. Headboard/footboard panels — 35"
2. Headboard/footboard panels — 35"
3. Drawer sides — 17 3/4"
Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over
35"35"17 3/4"
1. Headboard/footboard panels — 35"
2. Headboard/footboard panels — 35"
3. Drawer sides — 17 3/4"
Board 3 · 12 7/8" left over
32"32"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

3 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
31"31"31"
1. Bed slats — 31"
2. Bed slats — 31"
3. Bed slats — 31"
Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over
31"31"31"
1. Bed slats — 31"
2. Bed slats — 31"
3. Bed slats — 31"
Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over
31"31"31"
1. Bed slats — 31"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
73 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Cleats — 73 1/2"
2. Headboard/footboard trim — 14 1/2"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
73 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Cleats — 73 1/2"
2. Headboard/footboard trim — 14 1/2"
Board 3 · 65 3/4" left over
14 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Headboard/footboard trim — 14 1/2"
2. Headboard/footboard trim — 14 1/2"

1/4" × 17 3/4" — 1/4" plywood or underlayment, half sheet

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 3/4" left over
33 1/2"33 1/2"
1. Drawer bottoms — 33 1/2"
2. Drawer bottoms — 33 1/2"

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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 7 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 7 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 9 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 36 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 6 ft

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 6 ft

Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 12 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 65 3/4" left over

1/4" × 17 3/4" — 1/4" plywood or underlayment, half sheet

Board 1 · 27 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 12 7/8" left over