Fence Picket Raised Garden Bed (Narrow) — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

4 boards · 9.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5" left over
72"17 3/4"
1. Side panels — 72"
2. End panels — 17 3/4"
Board 2 · 5" left over
72"17 3/4"
1. Side panels — 72"
2. End panels — 17 3/4"
Board 3 · 5" left over
72"17 3/4"
1. Side panels — 72"
2. End panels — 17 3/4"
Board 4 · 5" left over
72"17 3/4"
1. Side panels — 72"
2. End panels — 17 3/4"

5/8" × 1 1/4" — Ripped fence picket or 1x2 cedar

3 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
72"19"
1. Top trim, sides — 72"
2. Top trim, ends — 19"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
72"19"
1. Top trim, sides — 72"
2. Top trim, ends — 19"
Board 3 · 6" left over
11"11"11"11"11"11"

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.

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 5" left over

Board 2 · 5" left over

Board 3 · 5" left over

Board 4 · 5" left over

5/8" × 1 1/4" — Ripped fence picket or 1x2 cedar

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 6" left over