No-Sew Upholstered Bed — board plan

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

Buy 28 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar or pine 4x4

2 boards · 12.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 5/8" left over
49"13"13"
1. Headboard legs — 49"
2. Bottom legs — 13"
3. Bottom legs — 13"
Board 2 · 45 7/8" left over
49"
1. Headboard legs — 49"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

10 boards · 27.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/4" left over
77"10 1/2"
1. Bed frame joists — 77"
2. Headboard top spacers — 10 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 1/4" left over
77"10 1/2"
1. Bed frame joists — 77"
2. Headboard top spacers — 10 1/2"
Board 3 · 17 7/8" left over
77"
1. Bed frame joists — 77"
Board 4 · 17 7/8" left over
77"
1. Bed frame joists — 77"
Board 5

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

3 boards · 14.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderails — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderails — 80"
Board 3 · 33 3/8" left over
61 1/2"
1. Footrail — 61 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over
28"
1. Panel cleat — 28"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

10 boards · 9.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress-support slats — 60"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress-support slats — 60"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress-support slats — 60"
Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress-support slats — 60"
Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress-support slats — 60"

1/2" × 48" — Plywood or OSB, 1/2"

2 boards · 24.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 7/8" left over
64"
1. Headboard panels — 64"
Board 2 · 30 7/8" left over
64"
1. Headboard panels — 64"

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.

No-Sew Upholstered Bed — board plan

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar or pine 4x4

Board 1 · 19 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 45 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 7 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 7 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 17 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 17 7/8" left over

Board 5

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 33 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

1/2" × 48" — Plywood or OSB, 1/2"

Board 1 · 30 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 30 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 54 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 34 7/8" left over