Super Simple Pocket-Hole Bed Frame (Queen) — board plan

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

Buy 22 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft or stud length

3 boards · 14.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderails — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
1. Siderails — 80"
Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Footboard main board — 56"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft or stud length

6 boards · 16.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over
80"13 1/2"
1. Inner cleats — 80"
2. Footboard legs — 13 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over
80"13 1/2"
1. Inner cleats — 80"
2. Footboard legs — 13 1/2"
Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Headboard top and bottom — 56"
Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Headboard top and bottom — 56"
Board 5

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 10 ft (or 1x3, 10 ft)

12 boards · 15.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Bed slats — 60"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Bed slats — 60"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Bed slats — 60"
Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Bed slats — 60"
Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Bed slats — 60"
Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

3/8" × 61" — 1/4" to 1/2" plywood, 61" x 40-3/4"

1 board · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 1/8" left over
40 3/4"
1. Headboard back panel — 40 3/4"

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.

Super Simple Pocket-Hole Bed Frame (Queen) — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft or stud length

Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft or stud length

Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 38 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over

Board 5

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 10 ft (or 1x3, 10 ft)

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 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

3/8" × 61" — 1/4" to 1/2" plywood, 61" x 40-3/4"

Board 1 · 54 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 44 7/8" 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