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Gardeneer · March 5, 2019

Bill,
Ozark is using standard cedar fencing lumber that comes in 6ft length. By cutting it in half you get 3ft length for the ends. You end up having 6ft by 3ft bed, at thle most economical way, roughly under $15 per bed. With no scraps. I could make 3 of them in one day.
Yeah , you can make them 4ft wide but you will waste 33% of the lumber. in Dollars terms,it will cost an extra 4 bucks per bed, that is to make 6x4 beds. But it will be also 33% bigger in area.

March 5, 2019	#15
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Bill, Ozark is using standard cedar fencing lumber that comes in 6ft length. By cutting it in half you get 3ft length for the ends. You end up having 6ft by 3ft bed, at thle most economical way, roughly under $15 per bed. With no scraps. I could make 3 of them in one day. Yeah , you can make them 4ft wide but you will waste 33% of the lumber. in Dollars terms,it will cost an extra 4 bucks per bed, that is to make 6x4 beds. But it will be also 33% bigger in area. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !