Adirondack Chair — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

2 boards · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
36"36"21"
1. Rear legs / seat supports — 36"
2. Rear legs / seat supports — 36"
3. Front legs — 21"
Board 2 · 73 7/8" left over
21"
1. Front legs — 21"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 38 3/4" left over
28"28"
1. Arms — 28"
2. Arms — 28"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

5 boards · 8.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over
32"32"22"
1. Back slats — 32"
2. Back slats — 32"
3. Seat slats — 22"
Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over
32"32"22"
1. Back slats — 32"
2. Back slats — 32"
3. Seat slats — 22"
Board 3 · 8 5/8" left over
32"32"22"
1. Back slats —

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.

Adirondack Chair — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 73 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 38 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 28 5/8" left over