Queen Platform Bed Frame — board plan

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

Buy 26 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3" — Ash

2 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5/8" left over
40"40"14"
1. Headboard posts — 40"
2. Headboard posts — 40"
3. Legs — 14"
Board 2 · 52 5/8" left over
14"14"14"
1. Legs — 14"
2. Legs — 14"
3. Legs — 14"

1 3/4" × 7" — Ash

4 boards · 28.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 7/8" left over
82"
1. Side rails — 82"
Board 2 · 12 7/8" left over
82"
1. Side rails — 82"
Board 3 · 32 7/8" left over
62"
1. Foot rail — 62"
Board 4 · 32 7/8" left over
62"
1. Head rail — 62"

3/4" × 5" — Ash

5 boards · 8.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard panel slats — 58"
Board 2 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard panel slats — 58"
Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard panel slats — 58"
Board 4 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard panel slats — 58"
Board 5 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard panel slats — 58"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Poplar

13 boards · 16.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 60 1/2"
Board 2 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 60 1/2"
Board 3 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 60 1/2"
Board 4 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 60 1/2"
Board 5 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Mattress slats — 60 1/2"
Board 6

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Ash

2 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Slat ledgers — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Slat ledgers — 80"

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.

Queen Platform Bed Frame — board plan

3" × 3" — Ash

Board 1 · 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 52 5/8" left over

1 3/4" × 7" — Ash

Board 1 · 12 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 12 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 32 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 32 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5" — Ash

Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 36 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 36 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 36 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Poplar

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 6

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Ash

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 9 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 10 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 11 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 12 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 13 · 34 3/8" left over