Outdoor Daybed with Canopy Posts — board plan

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

Buy 27 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 14.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Front/back aprons — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Front/back aprons — 75"
Board 3 · 21 3/4" left over
36 1/2"36 1/2"
1. End panel aprons — 36 1/2"
2. End panel aprons — 36 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

22 boards · 70.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Legs — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Legs — 80"
Board 3 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Legs — 80"
Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Legs — 80"
Board 5 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Front/back horizontals and cleats — 75"
Board 6 · 19 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Back trim — 31 1/2"
2. Back trim — 31 1/2"
3. Back trim — 31 1/2"
Board 2 · 63 3/8" left over
31 1/2"
1. Back trim — 31 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.

Outdoor Daybed with Canopy Posts — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 21 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 19 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 63 3/8" left over

Board 7 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 11 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 12 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 13 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 14 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 15 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 16 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 17 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 18 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 19 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 20 · 21 3/4" left over

Board 21 · 21 3/4" left over

Board 22 · 21 3/4" left over