Raised-bed board cut list
Plan stacked boards for a rectangular bed with butt-jointed ends.
How this works
Each layer uses two full outside-length boards and two width-minus-two-thickness boards.
Example
Using the example inputs, cut pieces required is 8 pieces.
- Outside length
- 2.4 m
- Outside width
- 1.2 m
- Board thickness
- 0.04 m
- Board face height
- 0.2 m
- Desired wall height
- 0.4 m
- Cut pieces required
- 8 pieces
Scope and assumptions
Cut list only; excludes saw kerf, stock optimization, joints, fasteners, and structural design.
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