Classic A-Frame Picnic Table — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Cedar

11 boards · 52.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 6 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat boards — 72"
Board 7 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat boards — 72"
Board 8 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat boards — 72"
Board 9 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat boards — 72"
Board 10 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Legs — 36"
2. Legs — 36"
Board 11 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Legs — 36"
2. Legs — 36"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

3 boards · 8.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
60"30"
1. Seat cross braces — 60"
2. Top cross braces — 30"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
60"30"
1. Seat cross braces — 60"
2. Top cross braces — 30"
Board 3 · 64 7/8" left over
30"
1. Center brace — 30"

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" — Cedar

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 11 · 22 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 64 7/8" left over