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Platform Bed — board plan

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

Buy 25 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Rail Cleat — 75"
    2. End Cleat — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Rail Cleat — 75"
    2. End Cleat — 10"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6" left over

    1. Leg — 11"
    2. Leg — 11"
    3. Leg — 11"
    4. Leg — 11"
    5. Leg — 11"
    6. Leg — 11"
    7. Back Leg — 11"
    8. Back Leg — 11"

3/4" × 5"

21 boards · 47.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over

    1. Center Support — 88"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 87"
    2. Center Post End — 7"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 87"
    2. Center Post End — 7"

  4. Board 4 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Side Cap — 80"
    2. Center Post Side — 8"

  5. Board 5 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Side Cap — 80"
    2. Center Post Side — 8"

  6. Board 6 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Head/Foot Cap — 71"
    2. Headboard Support — 21"

  7. Board 7 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Head/Foot Cap — 71"
    2. Headboard Support — 21"

  8. Board 8 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Head/Foot Rail — 69"
    2. Headboard Support — 21"

  9. Board 9 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Head/Foot Rail — 69"

  10. Board 10 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  11. Board 11 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  12. Board 12 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  13. Board 13 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  14. Board 14 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  15. Board 15 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  16. Board 16 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  17. Board 17 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 67"

  18. Board 18 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Slat — 60"

  19. Board 19 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Slat — 60"

  20. Board 20 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Slat — 60"

  21. Board 21 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Slat — 60"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Top — 60"

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.