Planter Box with Attached Trellis — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

1 board · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over
25"25"12 3/8"12 3/8"
1. Base rails, long — 25"
2. Base rails, long — 25"
3. Base rails, short — 12 3/8"
4. Base rails, short — 12 3/8"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 45 1/8" left over
22"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Top trim, front/back — 22"
2. Top trim, sides — 13 3/4"
3. Top trim, sides — 13 3/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 1/8" left over
51 1/2"15"15"
1. Trellis uprights — 51 1/2"
2. Trellis cross braces — 15"
3. Trellis cross braces — 15"
Board 2 · 43 3/8" left over
51 1/2"
1. Trellis uprights — 51 1/2"
Board 3 · 43 3/8" left over
51 1/2"
1. Trellis uprights — 51 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Trellis slats — 22"
2. Trellis slats — 22"
3. Trellis slats — 22"
4. Trellis slats — 22"
Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over
22"19 1/4"19 1/4"11"11"
1. Trellis slats — 22"
2. Side connectors, long — 19 1/4"
3. Side connectors, long — 19 1/4"
4. Side connectors, short —

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar board

3 boards · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
20 3/4"20 3/4"13"13"13"13"
1. Planter bottom boards — 20 3/4"
2. Planter bottom boards — 20 3/4"
3. Planter side boards — 13"
4. Planter side boards — 13"
5. Planter side boards — 13"
6. Planter side boards — 13"
Board 2 · 3 1/8" left over
13"13"13"

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" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 45 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 13 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 43 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 43 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar board

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 81 7/8" left over