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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard Post — 50 1/2"
    2. Footboard Post — 24 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 19 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard / Footboard Cap — 44"
    2. Headboard / Footboard Cap — 44"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard / Footboard Top Rail — 35"
    2. Headboard / Footboard Top Rail — 35"

  3. Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Bed Slat Support — 75"

  2. Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Bed Slat Support — 75"

3/4" × 6"

4 boards · 12.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 13/16" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 36"
    2. Drawer Side — 36"
    3. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"

  2. Board 2 · 2 13/16" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 36"
    2. Drawer Side — 36"
    3. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"

  3. Board 3 · 2 13/16" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 36"
    2. Drawer Side — 36"
    3. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"

  4. Board 4 · 35 3/16" left over

    1. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"
    2. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"
    3. Drawer Front — 19 13/16"

3/4" × 4"

3 boards · 6.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
    2. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
    3. Mounting Piece False Drawers — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
    2. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
    3. Mounting Piece False Drawers — 10"

  3. Board 3 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
    2. Drawer Slide Brace — 38"
    3. Mounting Piece False Drawers — 10"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

6 boards · 8.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 38"
    2. Bed Slats — 38"

  2. Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 38"
    2. Bed Slats — 38"

  3. Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 38"
    2. Bed Slats — 38"

  4. Board 4 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 38"
    2. Bed Slats — 38"

  5. Board 5 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 38"
    2. Bed Slats — 38"

  6. Board 6 · 56 7/8" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 38"

3/4" × 2"

4 boards · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bed Frame Rail — 75"
    2. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
    3. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bed Frame Rail — 75"
    2. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
    3. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bed Frame Rail — 75"
    2. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
    3. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bed Frame Rail — 75"
    2. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"
    3. Bed Frame Stile — 7 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

4 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

    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"

  2. Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over

    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"

  3. Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over

    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"

  4. Board 4 · 48 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    2. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    3. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    4. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    5. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    6. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    7. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    8. Drawer Front Stile — 5"
    9. Drawer Front Stile — 5"

1/2" × 35 3/4"

1 board · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 5/8" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 1/4" left over

    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"

  2. Board 2 · 55 5/8" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 35"
    2. Drawer Bottom — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 59 7/8" left over

    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.