Balcony Bar — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over
48"11"2"2"
1. End rail — 48"
2. Front leg — 11"
3. Back leg — 2"
4. Back leg — 2"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. End rail — 48"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

7 boards · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 5/8" left over
48"8"8"
1. Slat — 48"
2. Top filler — 8"
3. Top filler — 8"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Slat — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Slat — 48"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Slat — 48"
Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over
48"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

3 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
48"45"
1. Back rail — 48"
2. Back slat — 45"
Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over
48"45"
1. Back rail — 48"
2. Back slat — 45"
Board 3 · 46 1/4" left over
8"8"8"8"8"8"
1. Brace — 8"
2. Brace — 8"

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.

Balcony Bar — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2"

Board 1 · 30 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 46 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 46 7/8" left over