Angled Adirondack Footstool — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft or stud length

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Stringers — 23 1/2"
2. Stringers — 23 1/2"
3. Legs — 13 3/4"
4. Legs — 13 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 12 ft

2 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Top boards — 22 1/2"
2. Top boards — 22 1/2"
3. Top boards — 22 1/2"
4. Top boards — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 72 3/8" left over
22 1/2"
1. Top boards — 22 1/2"

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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft or stud length

Board 1 · 20" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 12 ft

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 72 3/8" left over