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Modern Platform Bed — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2"

4 boards · 17.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 20 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 74"

  2. Board 2 · 20 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 74"

  3. Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over

    1. Front and Back — 56"

  4. Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over

    1. Front and Back — 56"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

4 boards · 11.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Long Center Supports — 67"
    2. Legs — 9"
    3. Legs — 9"
    4. Legs — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Long Center Supports — 67"
    2. Legs — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Leg Supports — 53"

  4. Board 4 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Leg Supports — 53"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Inner Side Supports — 67"

  2. Board 2 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Inner Side Supports — 67"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

7 boards · 7.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

  2. Board 2 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

  3. Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

  4. Board 4 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

  5. Board 5 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

  6. Board 6 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

  7. Board 7 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Slats — 53"

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.