Farmhouse Canopy Bed Frame, Queen Size — board plan

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

Buy 27 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 4x4

4 boards · 31.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Headboard legs — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Headboard legs — 80"
Board 3 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Footboard legs — 80"
Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Footboard legs — 80"

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — Pine 2x10

2 boards · 17.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderails — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderails — 80"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

10 boards · 32.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over
83"
1. Slat cleats — 83"
Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over
83"
1. Slat cleats — 83"
Board 3 · 11 7/8" left over
83"
1. Slat cleats — 83"
Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderail top rails — 80"
Board 5 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderail top rails — 80"
Board 6 · 4 5/8" left over

3/4" × 30" — Plywood, 3/4"

1 board · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Headboard panel — 60"

3/4" × 15" — Plywood, 3/4"

1 board · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Footboard panel — 60"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

9 boards · 17.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
60"31"
1. Headboard top trim — 60"
2. Mattress slats — 31"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
60"31"
1. Footboard trim — 60"
2. Mattress slats — 31"
Board 3 · 3 3/4" left over
60"31"
1. Footboard trim — 60"
2. Mattress slats — 31"
Board 4 · 1 5/8" left over
31"

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 Canopy Bed Frame, Queen Size — board plan

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 4x4

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — Pine 2x10

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 4 5/8" left over

3/4" × 30" — Plywood, 3/4"

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 15" — Plywood, 3/4"

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 7 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 7 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 8 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 9 · 1 5/8" left over