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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  3. Board 3 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  5. Board 5 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  6. Board 6 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  7. Board 7 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  8. Board 8 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Long side boards — 54"
    2. Short side boards — 28"

  9. Board 9 · 6 1/2" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Long top cap board — 58"
    2. Short top cap board — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Long top cap board — 58"
    2. Short top cap board — 28"

  3. Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Leg and center support — 22"
    2. Leg and center support — 22"
    3. Leg and center support — 22"
    4. Leg and center support — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Leg and center support — 22"
    2. Leg and center support — 22"

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.