Modern Platform Bed Frame (Dowel-Leg, All Sizes) — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2" — Round wood dowel

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 65 1/2" left over
7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"
1. Corner legs — 7 1/4"
2. Corner legs — 7 1/4"
3. Corner legs — 7 1/4"
4. Corner legs — 7 1/4"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine

4 boards · 18.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/4" left over
75"11 1/2"
1. Side rails (twin, 75" bed) — 75"
2. Angled corner braces — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 8 1/4" left over
75"11 1/2"
1. Side rails (twin, 75" bed) — 75"
2. Angled corner braces — 11 1/2"
Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over
41"41"11 1/2"
1. Top and bottom rails (twin, 38" wide) — 41"
2. Top and bottom rails (twin, 38" wide) — 41"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine

2 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over
75"10 1/4"
1. Center support (twin, 1 needed) — 75"
2. Center legs (twin, 2 needed) — 10 1/4"
Board 2 · 84 5/8" left over
10 1/4"
1. Center legs (twin, 2 needed) — 10 1/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Cleats — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Cleats — 75"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

6 boards · 6.8 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. Mattress slats (twin, 12 needed) — 38"
2. Mattress slats (twin, 12 needed) — 38"
Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Mattress slats (twin, 12 needed) — 38"
2. Mattress slats (twin, 12 needed) — 38"
Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Mattress slats (twin, 12 needed) — 38"
2. Mattress slats (twin, 12 needed) — 38"
Board 4 · 18 3/4" 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.

Modern Platform Bed Frame (Dowel-Leg, All Sizes) — board plan

2" × 2" — Round wood dowel

Board 1 · 65 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 8 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 84 5/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 83 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 18 3/4" left over