Barn Bird House and Feeder — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence board

2 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
15 1/4"11 1/2"11 1/2"8 3/4"8 3/4"8 3/4"8 3/4"6 3/4"6 3/4"4 5/8"1 1/2"
1. A — base panel — 15 1/4"
2. D — roof-slope side panels — 11 1/2"
3. D — roof-slope side panels — 11 1/2"
4. E — wall panels — 8 3/4"
5. E — wall panels — 8 3/4"
6. I — wall panels — 8 3/4"
7. I — wall panels — 8 3/4"
8. J — hinged roof/door panels — 6 3/4"
9. J — hinged roof/door panels — 6 3/4"
10. B — back panel — 4 5/8"
11. H — small wall panel — 1 1/2"
Board 2 · 91 7/8" left over
3"
1. F — small wall panel — 3"

5/8" × 4" — Cedar fence board

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 67 1/4" left over
6"6"6"6"1 1/2"1 1/2"
1. C — corner pieces — 6"
2. C — corner pieces — 6"
3. C — corner pieces — 6"
4. C — corner pieces — 6"
5. G — small end panels — 1 1/2"
6. G — small end panels — 1 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.

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence board

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 91 7/8" left over

5/8" × 4" — Cedar fence board

Board 1 · 67 1/4" left over