Hailey Planked Headboard — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 62 3/4" left over
16"16"
1. Leg beef-up — 16"
2. Leg beef-up — 16"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Top rail — 57 1/2"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

6 boards · 11.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Panel boards — 57 1/2"
Board 2 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Panel boards — 57 1/2"
Board 3 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Panel boards — 57 1/2"
Board 4 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Panel boards — 57 1/2"
Board 5 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Panel boards — 57 1/2"
Board 6 · 37 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

3 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Bottom board — 57 1/2"
Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Back supports — 54"
Board 3 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Back supports — 54"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 35 7/8" left over
59"
1. Top trim — 59"
Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Leg fronts — 54"
Board 3 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Leg fronts — 54"

1/2" × 3 1/4" — Casing

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over
84"
1. Casing moulding — 84"

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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 62 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 6 · 37 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 40 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 35 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 40 7/8" left over

1/2" × 3 1/4" — Casing

Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over