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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over
60"9"9"
1. Back Leg — 60"
2. Riser — 9"
3. Riser — 9"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back Leg — 60"
Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over
48"44"
1. Long Top Slat — 48"
2. Short Top Slat — 44"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Long Top Slat — 48"
Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Long Top Slat — 48"
Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Front Top Slat — 48"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 9.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"
2. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"
2. Top/Bottom Side Rails — 44"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
34"34"22"
1. Front Leg — 34"
2. Front Leg — 34"
3. Top Stretcher — 22"
Board 4 · 6 3/8" left over

3/4" × 9"

1 board · 4.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
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.

1" × 5"

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 6 3/8" left over

3/4" × 9"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 62 3/4" left over