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Upholstered Daybed — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

7 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Slat support — 75"

  2. Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Slat support — 75"

  3. Board 3 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Slat support — 75"

  4. Board 4 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Outer frame horizontal pieces — 38"
    2. Outer frame horizontal pieces — 38"

  5. Board 5 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Outer frame horizontal pieces — 38"
    2. Outer frame horizontal pieces — 38"

  6. Board 6 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Outer frame legs — 28"
    2. Outer frame legs — 28"
    3. Outer frame legs — 28"

  7. Board 7 · 66 7/8" left over

    1. Outer frame legs — 28"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Bed frame — 75"

  2. Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

    1. Bed frame — 75"

3/4" × 2"

9 boards · 8.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Side top pieces — 42"
    2. Side top pieces — 42"

  2. Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  3. Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  4. Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  5. Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  6. Board 6 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  7. Board 7 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  8. Board 8 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

  9. Board 9 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 39"
    2. Slats — 39"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/8" left over

    1. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    2. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    3. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    4. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    5. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    6. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    7. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 6" left over

    1. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    2. Inner frame vertical pieces — 14"
    3. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    4. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    5. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    6. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    7. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    8. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"

  3. Board 3 · 44 3/8" left over

    1. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    2. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    3. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    4. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"
    5. Inner frame horizontal pieces — 10"

1/2" × 30"

1 board · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 20 7/8" left over

    1. Plywood back — 74"

1/2" × 14"

1 board · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Plywood insets — 38"
    2. Plywood insets — 38"

1/4" × 11"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 1/4" left over

    1. Beadboard insets — 12"
    2. Beadboard insets — 12"
    3. Beadboard insets — 12"
    4. Beadboard insets — 12"
    5. Beadboard insets — 12"
    6. Beadboard insets — 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.