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Faux Raised Panel Twin Bed — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

2 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard leg — 54"
    2. Footboard leg — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard leg — 54"
    2. Footboard leg — 31"

1" × 2"

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Headboard rail — 35"
    2. Headboard rail — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Footboard rail — 35"
    2. Footboard rail — 35"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Rail support — 73"

  2. Board 2 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Rail support — 73"

3/4" × 35"

1 board · 7.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 40% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 57 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard panel — 37"

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 7/8" left over

    1. Footboard panel — 35"

3/4" × 7"

2 boards · 6.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Bed rail — 76"

  2. Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Bed rail — 76"

3/4" × 3"

6 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 43"
    2. Top — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress slat — 39"
    2. Mattress slat — 39"

  3. Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress slat — 39"
    2. Mattress slat — 39"

  4. Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress slat — 39"
    2. Mattress slat — 39"

  5. Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress slat — 39"
    2. Mattress slat — 39"

  6. Board 6 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress slat — 39"
    2. Mattress slat — 39"

3/4" × 3/4"

2 boards · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Top cove molding — 43"
    2. Top cove molding — 43"
    3. Top cove ends — 3"
    4. Top cove ends — 3"

  2. Board 2 · 88 3/4" left over

    1. Top cove ends — 3"
    2. Top cove ends — 3"

1/2" × 1"

3 boards · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over

    1. Hb panel molding — 29"
    2. Hb panel molding — 29"
    3. Panel molding — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 1/2" left over

    1. Panel molding — 27"
    2. Panel molding — 27"
    3. Panel molding — 27"
    4. Fb panel molding — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 81 7/8" left over

    1. Fb panel molding — 13"

1/2" × 1/2"

3 boards · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Hb panel cove — 37"
    2. Hb panel cove — 37"
    3. Fb panel cove — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Panel cove molding — 35"
    2. Panel cove molding — 35"
    3. Fb panel cove — 19"

  3. Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Panel cove molding — 35"
    2. Panel cove molding — 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.