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Rustic Sliding/Barn Door — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

4 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Stiles — 84"

  2. Board 2 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Stiles — 84"

  3. Board 3 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Top/Bottom Frame Rails — 34"
    2. Top/Bottom Frame Rails — 34"

  4. Board 4 · 60 7/8" left over

    1. Middle Frame Rail — 34"

3/4" × 6"

4 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Full-Width Panels — 41"
    2. Bottom Full-Width Panels — 41"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Full-Width Panels — 41"
    2. Bottom Full-Width Panels — 41"

  3. Board 3 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Top Full-Width Panels — 34"
    2. Top Full-Width Panels — 34"

  4. Board 4 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Top Full-Width Panels — 34"
    2. Top Full-Width Panels — 34"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Left Panel — 41"
    2. Bottom Right Panel — 41"

  2. Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Top Left Panel — 34"
    2. Top Right Panel — 34"

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.