DIY Freestanding Outdoor Towel Rack — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

8 boards · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
55"33"
1. Long sides — 55"
2. Long sides - 4 — 33"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
55"33"
1. Long sides — 55"
2. Long sides - 4 — 33"
Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over
43"43"
1. Long sides -2 — 43"
2. Long sides -2 — 43"
Board 4 · 4 1/2" left over
29"29"20"12"
1. Long sides -3 — 29"
2. Long sides -3 — 29"
3. Long aprons — 20"
4. Short aprons — 12"
Board 5 · 2 3/8" left over
20"20"20"20"12"
1. Long aprons — 20"
2. Long aprons — 20"
3. Long aprons — 20"
4. Long aprons — 20"
5. Short aprons — 12"
Board 6 · 2 3/8" left over
20"20"20"20"12"
1. Long aprons — 20"
2. Long aprons — 20"
3. Long aprons — 20"
4. Long aprons — 20"
5. Short aprons — 12"
Board 7 · 2 3/8" left over
20"20"20"20"12"
1. Long aprons — 20"
2. Long aprons — 20"
3. Long aprons — 20"
4. Long aprons — 20"
5. Short aprons — 12"
Board 8 · 34 5/8" left over
20"20"20"
1. Long aprons — 20"
2. Long aprons — 20"
3. Long aprons — 20"

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"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 6 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 7 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 5/8" left over