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Porch Bed Swing — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

6 boards · 19.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Front and back frame — 56"
    2. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Front and back frame — 56"
    2. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"

  3. Board 3 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"
    2. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"
    3. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"

  4. Board 4 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"
    2. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"
    3. Side frame and mattress supports — 28"

  5. Board 5 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Side rails — 21"
    2. Side rails — 21"
    3. Side rails — 21"
    4. Side rails — 21"

  6. Board 6 · 32 1/2" left over

    1. Side rails — 15 1/2"
    2. Side rails — 15 1/2"
    3. Side rails — 15 1/2"
    4. Side rails — 15 1/2"

1" × 3"

6 boards · 11.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom rope hangers — 70"
    2. Bottom side support — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom rope hangers — 70"
    2. Bottom side support — 21"

  3. Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Top back support — 59"
    2. Top side support — 29"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom back support — 53"
    2. Top side support — 29"

  5. Board 5 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Decorative slats — 14"
    2. Decorative slats — 14"
    3. Decorative slats — 14"
    4. Decorative slats — 14"
    5. Decorative slats — 14"
    6. Decorative slats — 14"

  6. Board 6 · 38 1/2" left over

    1. Decorative slats — 14"
    2. Decorative slats — 14"
    3. Decorative slats — 14"
    4. Decorative slats — 14"

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.