Tall Panel Headboard (Queen) — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine or fir

6 boards · 15.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Legs — 72 1/2"
Board 2 · 22 3/8" left over
72 1/2"
1. Legs — 72 1/2"
Board 3 · 27 7/8" left over
67"
1. Top cap — 67"
Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Top header — 56"
Board 5 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Front panel trim — 56"
Board 6 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Front panel trim — 56"

3/4" × 48" — Plywood

1 board · 16.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 38 7/8" left over
56"
1. Center panel — 56"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 7/8" left over
41"
1. Center panel trim — 41"

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 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine or fir

Board 1 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 27 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 38 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 38 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 38 7/8" left over

3/4" × 48" — Plywood

Board 1 · 38 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 53 7/8" left over