Farmhouse Bed Canopy Add-On — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

2 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
1. Canopy posts, headboard side — 24"
2. Canopy posts, headboard side — 24"
3. Canopy posts, footboard side — 24"
Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Canopy posts, footboard side — 24"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

4 boards · 12.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Canopy top and bottom rails — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Canopy top and bottom rails — 75"
Board 3 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Canopy side rails — 75"
Board 4 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Canopy side rails — 75"

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 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 19 7/8" left over