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Modern Styled Privacy Screen — board plan

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

Buy 19 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

7 boards · 31.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical Frame Pieces — 60"
    2. Small Horizontal Frame Pieces — 17"
    3. Small Horizontal Frame Pieces — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical Frame Pieces — 60"
    2. Small Horizontal Frame Pieces — 17"
    3. Small Horizontal Frame Pieces — 17"

  3. Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Vertical Frame Pieces — 60"

  4. Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Vertical Frame Pieces — 60"

  5. Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Vertical Frame Pieces — 60"

  6. Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Vertical Frame Pieces — 60"

  7. Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Large Horizontal Frame Pieces — 36"
    2. Large Horizontal Frame Pieces — 36"

1" × 6"

3 boards · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"
    2. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"
    2. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"

  3. Board 3 · 51 7/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"

1" × 4"

9 boards · 22.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"
    2. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"
    2. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"

  3. Board 3 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for large frame) — 43"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"

  4. Board 4 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"

  5. Board 5 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"

  6. Board 6 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frames) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"

  7. Board 7 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"

  8. Board 8 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"

  9. Board 9 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"
    2. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"
    3. Privacy Slats (for small frame) — 24"

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.