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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20 5/8" left over
25"25"24"
1. Arm Boards — 25"
2. Arm Boards — 25"
3. Seat Back Supports — 24"
Board 2 · 1/2" left over
24"24"24"22"
1. Seat Back Supports — 24"
2. Seat Back Supports — 24"
3. Seat Back Supports — 24"
4. Arm Boards — 22"
Board 3 · 1/2" left over
24"24"24"22"
1. Seat Supports — 24"
2. Seat Supports — 24"
3. Seat Supports — 24"
4. Arm Boards — 22"
Board 4 · 1/2" left over
24"24"24"22"
1. Seat Supports — 24"
2. Arm Boards — 24"
3. Arm Boards — 24"
4. Side Supports — 22"
Board 5 · 24 5/8" left over
24"24"22"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over
22"22"
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.

2" × 4"

Board 1 · 20 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 24 5/8" left over

1" × 1"

Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over