Morris Upholstered Bed — California King — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

5 boards · 25.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Platform end rails — 81"
Board 2 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Platform end rails — 81"
Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Platform end rails — 81"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Platform side rails — 72"
Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Platform side rails — 72"

3/4" × 48" — 3/4" plywood

2 boards · 31.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over
75"17"
1. Headboard center panel — 75"
2. Headboard wing panels — 17"
Board 2 · 77 7/8" left over
17"
1. Headboard wing panels — 17"

3/4" × 11 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

3 boards · 16.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over
84"
1. Platform side skirting — 84"
Board 2 · 10 7/8" left over
84"
1. Platform side skirting — 84"
Board 3 · 21 3/8" left over
73 1/2"
1. Platform foot skirting — 73 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 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

3/4" × 48" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 77 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 10 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 21 3/8" left over