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DIY Counter Height Adirondack Chair – Free Project Plan — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 5% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 90 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom back support — 4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Front legs — 30"
    2. Front legs — 30"
    3. Back legs — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

    1. Back legs — 30"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 5% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 90 3/4" left over

    1. Seat side supports — 2"
    2. Seat side supports — 2"

3/4" × 4 1/2"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 86 3/4" left over

    1. Foot rest — 4"
    2. Middle back support — 4"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

2 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Foot rest rails — 30"
    2. Foot rest rails — 30"
    3. Arm rest — 27"
    4. Back stretcher — 4"

  2. Board 2 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Arm rest — 27"
    2. Top back support — 19"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

3 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Back slats — 31"
    2. Back slats — 31"
    3. Back slats — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 3/8" left over

    1. Back slats — 30"
    2. Back slats — 30"
    3. Back slats — 28"
    4. Foot rest front apron — 4"
    5. Arms — 2"

  3. Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Back slats — 28"
    2. Arms — 2"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 41 3/8" left over

    1. Seat slats — 4"
    2. Seat slats — 4"
    3. Seat slats — 4"
    4. Seat slats — 4"
    5. Seat slats — 4"
    6. Seat slats — 4"
    7. Seat slats — 4"
    8. Seat slats — 4"
    9. Seat slats — 4"
    10. Seat slats — 4"
    11. Seat slats — 4"
    12. Seat slats — 4"
    13. Seat slats — 4"

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.