Slatted Four-Post Farmhouse Bed (Queen) — board plan

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

Buy 26 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

4 boards · 28.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Posts — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Posts — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Posts — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Posts — 72"

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — 2x10

3 boards · 24.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Side rails — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Side rails — 80"
Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Footboard bottom rail — 58"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 11.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard/footboard rails — 58"
Board 2 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard/footboard rails — 58"
Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Headboard/footboard rails — 58"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

14 boards · 36.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Cleats — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Cleats — 80"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress slats — 60"
Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress slats — 60"
Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Mattress slats — 60"
Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

2 boards · 9.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 1/4" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"12"
1. Headboard slats — 23 3/4"
2. Headboard slats — 23 3/4"
3. Headboard slats — 23 3/4"
4. Footboard slats — 12"
Board 2 · 34 3/4" left over
23 3/4"12"12"12"
1. Headboard slats — 23 3/4"
2. Footboard slats — 12"
3. Footboard slats — 12"
4. Footboard slats — 12"

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.

Slatted Four-Post Farmhouse Bed (Queen) — board plan

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — 2x10

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 36 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 36 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 11 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 34 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 11 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 12 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 13 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 14 · 34 7/8" left over