Child's Bench with Arbor — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Cedar

4 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over
48"33"
1. Legs — 48"
2. Seat back base — 33"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Legs — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Legs — 48"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Legs — 48"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

3 boards · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
1. Seat and backrest slats — 16"
2. Seat and backrest slats — 16"
3. Seat and backrest slats — 16"
4. Seat and backrest slats — 16"
5. Seat and backrest slats — 16"
Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

4 boards · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Seat supports and top rail — 52"
Board 2 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Seat supports and top rail — 52"
Board 3 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Seat supports and top rail — 52"
Board 4 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Seat supports and top rail — 52"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Cedar

5 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over
36"24"24"
1. Seat back support — 36"
2. Flower pot base / top trellis slats — 24"
3. Flower pot base / top trellis slats — 24"
Board 2 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
1. Flower pot base / top trellis slats — 24"
2. Flower pot base / top trellis slats — 24"
3. Flower pot base / top trellis slats — 24"
Board 3 · 22 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Cedar

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 1/2" left over
33"16"16"16"
1. Seat back top — 33"
2. Side trellis rails — 16"
3. Side trellis rails — 16"
4. Side trellis rails — 16"
Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over
16"16"16"
1. Side trellis rails — 16"
2. Side trellis rails — 16"
3. Side trellis rails — 16"

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.

Child's Bench with Arbor — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 42 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 42 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 42 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 13 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 63 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 70 7/8" left over