Counter-Height Bar Stool — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Back legs — 45"
2. Back legs — 45"
Board 2 · 7/8" left over
24"24"15 1/2"15 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Front legs — 24"
2. Front legs — 24"
3. Bottom rails, sides — 15 1/2"
4. Bottom rails, sides — 15 1/2"
5. Bottom rails, front/back — 14 1/2"
Board 3 · 80 3/8" left over
14 1/2"
1. Bottom rails, front/back — 14 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over
18 1/2"18 1/2"18 1/2"18 1/2"18 1/2"
1. Seat slats — 18 1/2"
2. Seat slats — 18 1/2"
3. Seat slats — 18 1/2"
4. Seat slats — 18 1/2"
5. Seat slats — 18 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 1/4" left over
15 1/2"15 1/2"14 1/2"14 1/2"14 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Top rails, sides — 15 1/2"
2. Top rails, sides — 15 1/2"
3. Rails, front and back — 14 1/2"
4. Rails, front and back — 14 1/2"
5. Rails, front and back — 14 1/2"
6. Rails, front and back — 14 1/2"
Board 2 · 65 3/4" left over
14 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Rails, front and back — 14 1/2"
2. Rails, front and back —

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 80 3/8" left over
14 1/2"
1. Seat trim, back frame — 14 1/2"

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" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 80 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 65 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 80 3/8" left over