Beginner Farm Table Bench — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

2 boards · 9.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat boards — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat boards — 72"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 9.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 0" left over
66"16 1/2"7 1/2"4 1/2"
1. Long aprons — 66"
2. Legs — 16 1/2"
3. End aprons and stretchers — 7 1/2"
4. Middle support — 4 1/2"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
66"16 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Long aprons — 66"
2. Legs — 16 1/2"
3. End aprons and stretchers — 7 1/2"
Board 3 · 46 1/2" left over
16 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" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 0" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 1/2" left over