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DIY Modern Outdoor Chair — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

5 boards · 27.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 20 5/8" left over

    1. Arm Boards — 25"
    2. Arm Boards — 25"
    3. Seat Back Supports — 24"

  2. Board 2 · 1/2" left over

    1. Seat Back Supports — 24"
    2. Seat Back Supports — 24"
    3. Seat Back Supports — 24"
    4. Arm Boards — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 1/2" left over

    1. Seat Supports — 24"
    2. Seat Supports — 24"
    3. Seat Supports — 24"
    4. Arm Boards — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 1/2" left over

    1. Seat Supports — 24"
    2. Arm Boards — 24"
    3. Arm Boards — 24"
    4. Side Supports — 22"

  5. Board 5 · 24 5/8" left over

    1. Arm Boards — 24"
    2. Arm Boards — 24"
    3. Side Supports — 22"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Seat Board Supports — 22"
    2. Seat Board Supports — 22"

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.