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DIY Four Post Canopy Bed — board plan

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

Buy 51 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

3 boards · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Center Supports (2x4 board cuts) — 77"
    2. Legs (2x4 board cuts) — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Center Supports (2x4 board cuts) — 77"
    2. Legs (2x4 board cuts) — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 58 1/2" left over

    1. Legs (2x4 board cuts) — 9"
    2. Legs (2x4 board cuts) — 9"
    3. Legs (2x4 board cuts) — 9"
    4. Legs (2x4 board cuts) — 9"

1" × 1"

4 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Inner Supports (2x4 board cuts) — 80"

  2. Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Inner Supports (2x4 board cuts) — 80"

  3. Board 3 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back Inner Supports (2x4 board cuts) — 73"

  4. Board 4 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back Inner Supports (2x4 board cuts) — 73"

3/4" × 5"

15 boards · 33.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 80"

  2. Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 80"

  3. Board 3 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 80"

  4. Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 80"

  5. Board 5 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back/Footboard Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  6. Board 6 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back/Footboard Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  7. Board 7 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back/Footboard Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  8. Board 8 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back/Footboard Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  9. Board 9 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back/Footboard Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  10. Board 10 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front/Back/Footboard Rails (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  11. Board 11 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Headboards (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  12. Board 12 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Headboards (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  13. Board 13 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Headboards (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  14. Board 14 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Headboards (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

  15. Board 15 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Headboards (1x6 board cuts) — 73"

3/4" × 3"

29 boards · 41.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  2. Board 2 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  3. Board 3 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  4. Board 4 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  5. Board 5 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  6. Board 6 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  7. Board 7 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  8. Board 8 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  9. Board 9 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  10. Board 10 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  11. Board 11 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  12. Board 12 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Posts (1x4 boards) — 84"

  13. Board 13 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Side Beams (1x4 boards) — 80"

  14. Board 14 · 14 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Side Beams (1x4 boards) — 80"

  15. Board 15 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  16. Board 16 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  17. Board 17 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  18. Board 18 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  19. Board 19 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  20. Board 20 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  21. Board 21 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  22. Board 22 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  23. Board 23 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  24. Board 24 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  25. Board 25 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  26. Board 26 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  27. Board 27 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Slats (1x4 pine board cuts) — 76"

  28. Board 28 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Front/ Back Beams (1x4 boards) — 73"

  29. Board 29 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Front/ Back Beams (1x4 boards) — 73"

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.