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Convertible Picnic Table and Bench — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

8 boards · 24.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  4. Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  5. Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  6. Board 6 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  7. Board 7 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

  8. Board 8 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Wide top — 60"
    2. Leg — 18"

1" × 3"

7 boards · 14.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow top — 60"
    2. Table top support — 16"
    3. Table top support — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow top — 60"
    2. Table top support — 16"
    3. Table top support — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 1/2" left over

    1. Narrow top — 60"
    2. Bench top support — 13"
    3. Bench top support — 13"
    4. Leg spacer A — 8"

  4. Board 4 · 1/2" left over

    1. Narrow top — 60"
    2. Bench top support — 13"
    3. Bench top support — 13"
    4. Leg spacer A — 8"

  5. Board 5 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Stretcher — 53"
    2. Arm rest — 12"
    3. Arm rest — 12"
    4. Arm rest — 12"
    5. Leg spacer B — 3"

  6. Board 6 · 1 1/4" left over

    1. Stretcher — 53"
    2. Arm rest — 12"
    3. Leg spacer A — 8"
    4. Leg spacer A — 8"
    5. Riser — 6"
    6. Riser — 6"

  7. Board 7 · 48 7/8" left over

    1. Riser — 6"
    2. Riser — 6"
    3. Arm support — 6"
    4. Arm support — 6"
    5. Arm support — 6"
    6. Arm support — 6"
    7. Leg spacer B — 3"
    8. Leg spacer B — 3"
    9. Leg spacer B — 3"

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.