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Farmhouse Headboard — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

3 boards · 7.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Cap — 68"

  2. Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over

    1. Leg — 57"

  3. Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over

    1. Leg — 57"

1" × 3"

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Outer Rail — 53"

  2. Board 2 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Lower Outer Rail — 53"

3/4" × 3"

3 boards · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Lower Cap — 66"
    2. Short Brace — 25"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Inner Rail — 46"
    2. Inner Rail — 46"

  3. Board 3 · 9 5/8" left over

    1. Inner Stile — 30"
    2. Inner Stile — 30"
    3. Short Brace — 25"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 43 7/8" left over

    1. Long Brace — 51"

3/16" × 30"

1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Back Panel — 36"
    2. Back Panel — 36"

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.