Farmhouse Bed — California King Size — board plan

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

Buy 32 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — Pine 2x10

2 boards · 19.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over
87 1/2"
1. Side rails — 87 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over
87 1/2"
1. Side rails — 87 1/2"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine 2x6

1 board · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
80 1/2"
1. Headboard top trim — 80 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

14 boards · 49.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/8" left over
88 1/2"
1. Side cleats — 88 1/2"
Board 2 · 6 3/8" left over
88 1/2"
1. Side cleats — 88 1/2"
Board 3 · 6 1/4" left over
78 1/2"10"
1. Headboard top rail — 78 1/2"
2. Headboard bottom leg piece — 10"
Board 4 · 6 1/4" left over
78 1/2"10"
1. Footboard top rail — 78 1/2"
2. Headboard bottom leg piece — 10"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

5 boards · 17.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Headboard panel boards — 30"
2. Headboard panel boards — 30"
3. Headboard panel boards — 30"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Headboard panel boards — 30"
2. Headboard panel boards — 30"
3. Headboard panel boards — 30"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

1 board · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
80 1/2"
1. Footboard top trim — 80 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

8 boards · 12.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Headboard panel trim — 72 1/2"
Board 2 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Headboard panel trim — 72 1/2"
Board 3 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Headboard panel trim — 72 1/2"
Board 4 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Headboard panel trim — 72 1/2"
Board 5 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Footboard panel trim —

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
30"30"15"15"
1. Headboard panel ends — 30"
2. Headboard panel ends — 30"
3. Footboard panel ends — 15"
4. Footboard panel ends — 15"

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.

Farmhouse Bed — California King Size — board plan

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — Pine 2x10

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine 2x6

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 6 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 6 1/4" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 8 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 9 · 25 3/8" left over

Board 10 · 25 3/8" left over

Board 11 · 25 3/8" left over

Board 12 · 25 3/8" left over

Board 13 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 14 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 49 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 7 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 8 · 22 3/8" left over