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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over

    1. End rail — 48"
    2. Front leg — 11"
    3. Back leg — 2"
    4. Back leg — 2"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. End rail — 48"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

7 boards · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 5/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"
    2. Top filler — 8"
    3. Top filler — 8"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"

  3. Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"

  5. Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"

  6. Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"

  7. Board 7 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Slat — 48"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

3 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Back rail — 48"
    2. Back slat — 45"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Back rail — 48"
    2. Back slat — 45"

  3. Board 3 · 46 1/4" left over

    1. Brace — 8"
    2. Brace — 8"
    3. Brace — 8"
    4. Brace — 8"
    5. Back brace — 8"
    6. Back 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.