Full-Size Bed Frame with Inset Headboard Panels — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

4 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

1 board · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 1/2" left over
13"13"13"13"
1. Feet (laminated 2x6, 3 layers each) — 13"
2. Feet (laminated 2x6, 3 layers each) — 13"
3. Feet (laminated 2x6, 3 layers each) — 13"
4. Feet (laminated 2x6, 3 layers each) — 13"

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

3 boards · 19.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over
76"
1. Side rails — 76"
Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over
76"
1. Side rails — 76"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Center support rail — 72"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 15.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
49 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Headboard frame stiles — 49 1/2"
2. Headboard center rail — 38 1/2"
Board 2 · 45 3/8" left over
49 1/2"
1. Headboard frame stiles — 49 1/2"
Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over
46"46"
1. Headboard frame rails — 46"
2. Headboard frame rails — 46"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over
40"40"6"
1. Headboard support crosspieces, long — 40"
2. Headboard support crosspieces, long — 40"
3. Headboard support crosspiece, short — 6"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

3 boards · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Headboard insert boards — 38"
2. Headboard insert boards — 38"
Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Headboard insert boards — 38"
2. Headboard insert boards — 38"
Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Headboard insert boards — 38"
2. Headboard insert boards — 38"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

11 boards · 12.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Mattress slats — 54"
Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Mattress slats — 54"
Board 3 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Mattress slats — 54"
Board 4 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Mattress slats — 54"
Board 5 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Mattress slats — 54"
Board 6 · 40 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 7/8" left over
67"
1. Slat support cleats — 67"
Board 2 · 27 7/8" left over
67"
1. Slat support cleats — 67"

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.

Full-Size Bed Frame with Inset Headboard Panels — board plan

4 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 42 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 40 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 27 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 27 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 11 · 40 7/8" left over