Mid-Century Inspired Platform Bed — board plan

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

Buy 22 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8, 8 ft

4 boards · 25.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
80"11"
1. Frame sides — 80"
2. Slat supports, long — 11"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
80"11"
1. Frame sides — 80"
2. Slat supports, long — 11"
Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Top/bottom rails — 56"
Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Top/bottom rails — 56"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 10 ft

3 boards · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over
26"26"26"
1. Legs — 26"
2. Legs — 26"
3. Legs — 26"
Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over
26"18"18"18"
1. Legs — 26"
2. Slat cross supports, short — 18"
3. Slat cross supports, short — 18"
4. Slat cross supports, short — 18"
Board 3 · 76 7/8" left over
18"
1. Slat cross supports, short —

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

15 boards · 13.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Slats — 60"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Slats — 60"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Slats — 60"
Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Slats — 60"
Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Slats — 60"
Board 6 · 34 7/8" 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.

Mid-Century Inspired Platform Bed — board plan

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8, 8 ft

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 10 ft

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 76 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 11 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 12 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 13 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 14 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 15 · 34 7/8" left over