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DIY Bench With Attached Side Table — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 12"
    2. Legs — 12"
    3. Legs — 12"
    4. Legs — 12"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 3/8" left over

    1. Countertop — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 8"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over

    1. Back rest — 58"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Long rails — 55"
    2. Side rails — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Long rails — 55"
    2. Side rails — 21"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

4 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Bench slat supports — 46"
    2. Bench slat supports — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
    2. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
    3. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
    4. Bench slats — 22 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
    2. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
    3. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
    4. Bench slats — 22 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 73 7/8" left over

    1. Countertop support — 21"

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.