Mission Style Daybed — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

2 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Back / front rail 2x6 — 74 1/2"
Board 2 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Back / front rail 2x6 — 74 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 3/8" left over
81 1/2"
1. Top of bed — 81 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 1/8" left over
75 3/4"
1. Mattress-support cleats — 75 3/4"
Board 2 · 19 1/8" left over
75 3/4"
1. Mattress-support cleats — 75 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

3 boards · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Back planks — 74 1/2"
Board 2 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Back planks — 74 1/2"
Board 3 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Back planks — 74 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

3 boards · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
2. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
3. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
4. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
Board 2 · 12 1/2" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
2. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
3. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
4. Rails / slats — 20 1/2"
Board 3 · 12 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5" left over
5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"

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" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 20 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 20 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 13 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 19 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 1/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 20 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 20 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 20 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 12 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 12 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 5" left over

Board 2 · 38 3/4" left over