Fillman Platform Twin Platform Bed — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

3 boards · 9.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/8" left over
76 1/2"
1. Box sides — 76 1/2"
Board 2 · 18 3/8" left over
76 1/2"
1. Box sides — 76 1/2"
Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Box ends — 39"
2. Box ends — 39"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 1/2" left over
5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"
1. Leg blocks — 5 1/2"
2. Leg blocks — 5 1/2"
3. Leg blocks — 5 1/2"
4. Leg blocks — 5 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over
70 1/2"
1. Legs — 70 1/2"
Board 2 · 24 3/8" left over
70 1/2"
1. Legs — 70 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

7 boards · 7.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Platform lip, sides — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Platform lip, sides — 75"
Board 3 · 11 3/4" left over
44"39"
1. Platform lip, footboard — 44"
2. Mattress slats — 39"
Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Mattress slats — 39"
2. Mattress slats — 39"
Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

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.

Fillman Platform Twin Platform Bed — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 18 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

Board 1 · 72 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 24 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 11 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 55 7/8" left over