Farmhouse Platform Bed with Storage — board plan

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

Buy 35 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

2 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over
50 1/2"24 1/2"
1. Headboard Post — 50 1/2"
2. Footboard Post — 24 1/2"
Board 2 · 19 3/4" left over
50 1/2"24 1/2"
1. Headboard Post — 50 1/2"
2. Footboard Post — 24 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 9.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Headboard / Footboard Cap — 44"
2. Headboard / Footboard Cap — 44"
Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over
35"35"
1. Headboard / Footboard Top Rail — 35"
2. Headboard / Footboard Top Rail — 35"
Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over
35"35"
1. Headboard / Footboard Bottom Rail — 35"
2. Headboard / Footboard Bottom Rail — 35"

1 1/4" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over
35"35"
1. Headboard / Footboard Center Rail — 35"
2. Headboard / Footboard Center Rail — 35"

1 1/4" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Bed Slat Support — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Bed Slat Support — 75"

3/4" × 6"

4 boards · 12.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 13/16" left over
36"36"19 13/16"
1. Drawer Side — 36"
2. Drawer Side — 36"
3. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"
Board 2 · 2 13/16" left over
36"36"19 13/16"
1. Drawer Side — 36"
2. Drawer Side — 36"
3. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"
Board 3 · 2 13/16" left over
36"36"19 13/16"

3/4" × 4"

3 boards · 6.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over
38"38"10"
1. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
2. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
3. Mounting Piece False Drawers — 10"
Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over
38"38"10"
1. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
2. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
3. Mounting Piece False Drawers — 10"
Board 3 · 8 5/8" left over
38"38"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

6 boards · 8.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Bed Slats — 38"
2. Bed Slats — 38"
Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Bed Slats — 38"
2. Bed Slats — 38"
Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Bed Slats — 38"
2. Bed Slats — 38"
Board 4 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"

3/4" × 2"

4 boards · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
75"7 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Bed Frame Rail — 75"
2. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
3. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
75"7 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Bed Frame Rail — 75"
2. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
3. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
75"7 1/2"7 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

4 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over
22 1/16"22 1/16"22 1/16"22 1/16"5"
1. Drawer Front Rail — 22 1/16"
2. Drawer Front Rail — 22 1/16"
3. Drawer Front Rail — 22 1/16"
4. Drawer Front Rail — 22 1/16"
5. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over
22 1/16"22 1/16"22 1/16"22 1/16"5"

1/2" × 35 3/4"

1 board · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 5/8" left over
40 1/4"
1. Headboard Panel — 40 1/4"

1/2" × 14 1/4"

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over
35 3/4"
1. Footboard Panel — 35 3/4"

1/2" × 4 3/4"

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 1/4" left over
19 9/16"19 9/16"19 9/16"19 9/16"
1. Drawer Front Panel — 19 9/16"
2. Drawer Front Panel — 19 9/16"
3. Drawer Front Panel — 19 9/16"
4. Drawer Front Panel — 19 9/16"
Board 2 · 55 5/8" left over
19 9/16"19 9/16"
1. Drawer Front Panel — 19 9/16"
2. Drawer Front Panel — 19 9/16"

1/4" × 20 5/16"

2 boards · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over
35"35"
1. Drawer Bottom — 35"
2. Drawer Bottom — 35"
Board 2 · 59 7/8" left over
35"
1. Drawer Bottom — 35"

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" × 3"

Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 19 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over

1 1/4" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

1 1/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

3/4" × 6"

Board 1 · 2 13/16" left over

Board 2 · 2 13/16" left over

Board 3 · 2 13/16" left over

3/4" × 4"

Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 18 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over

1/2" × 35 3/4"

Board 1 · 54 5/8" left over

1/2" × 14 1/4"

Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over

1/2" × 4 3/4"

Board 1 · 16 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 55 5/8" left over

1/4" × 20 5/16"

Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 59 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 35 3/16" left over

Board 5 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 56 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 48 7/8" left over