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Built-To-Last Potting Bench — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

6 boards · 14.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Back Leg — 60"
    2. Riser — 9"
    3. Riser — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Back Leg — 60"

  3. Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Top Slat — 48"
    2. Short Top Slat — 44"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Long Top Slat — 48"

  5. Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Long Top Slat — 48"

  6. Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Front Top Slat — 48"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 9.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"
    2. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"

  2. Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"
    2. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"

  3. Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Front Leg — 34"
    2. Front Leg — 34"
    3. Top Stretcher — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 6 3/8" left over

    1. Top Stretcher — 22"
    2. Bottom Stretcher — 17"
    3. Bottom Stretcher — 17"
    4. Top End Rail — 16"
    5. Top End Rail — 16"

  5. Board 5 · 62 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom End Rail — 16"
    2. Bottom End Rail — 16"

3/4" × 9"

1 board · 4.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf — 44"
    2. Shelf — 44"

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.