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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over
12"12"12"12"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 3/8" left over
22 1/2"
1. Countertop — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 8"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over
58"
1. Back rest — 58"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over
55"21"
1. Long rails — 55"
2. Side rails — 21"
Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over
55"21"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over
46"46"
1. Bench slat supports — 46"
2. Bench slat supports — 46"
Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
2. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
3. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
4. Bench slats — 22 1/2"
Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 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"

Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over

3/4" × 12"

Board 1 · 72 3/8" left over

3/4" × 8"

Board 1 · 36 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 73 7/8" left over