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Queen Size Modern Farmhouse Bedframe — board plan

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

Buy 25 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

7 boards · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Rail Supports — 80"
    2. Supports (vertical pieces) — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Rail Supports — 80"
    2. Supports (vertical pieces) — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Supports — 63"
    2. Supports (vertical pieces) — 9"
    3. Supports (vertical pieces) — 9"
    4. Supports (vertical pieces) — 9"

  4. Board 4 · 31 7/8" left over

    1. Supports — 63"

  5. Board 5 · 31 7/8" left over

    1. Supports — 63"

  6. Board 6 · 31 7/8" left over

    1. Supports — 63"

  7. Board 7 · 31 7/8" left over

    1. Supports — 63"

3/4" × 7 1/4"

2 boards · 7.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Bed Rails — 82"

  2. Board 2 · 12 7/8" left over

    1. Bed Rails — 82"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

8 boards · 16.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  2. Board 2 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  3. Board 3 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  4. Board 4 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  5. Board 5 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  6. Board 6 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  7. Board 7 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

  8. Board 8 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Planks — 62"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

6 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 1/8" left over

    1. Headboard Legs — 50"
    2. Footboard Legs — 2"
    3. Footboard Legs — 2"
    4. Footboard Legs — 2"
    5. Footboard Legs — 2"
    6. Footboard Legs — 2"
    7. Footboard Legs — 2"

  2. Board 2 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Legs — 50"

  3. Board 3 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Legs — 50"

  4. Board 4 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Legs — 50"

  5. Board 5 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Legs — 50"

  6. Board 6 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Headboard Legs — 50"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

2 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Top Caps — 69"

  2. Board 2 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Top Caps — 69"

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.