Raised Garden Bed — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

9 boards · 29.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 3 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 5 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 6 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 7 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 8 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Long side boards — 54"
2. Short side boards — 28"
Board 9 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Leg — 22"
2. Leg — 22"
3. Leg — 22"
4. Leg — 22"

1" × 3"

4 boards · 7.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
58"28"
1. Long top cap board — 58"
2. Short top cap board — 28"
Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over
58"28"
1. Long top cap board — 58"
2. Short top cap board — 28"
Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Leg and center support — 22"
2. Leg and center support — 22"
3. Leg and center support —

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.

1" × 5"

Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 9 · 6 1/2" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 50 3/4" left over