DIY Octagon Picnic Table — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft

16 boards · 91.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

1. Board 1 · 1 13/16" left over

   36 3/4"36 3/4"19 5/16"
   1. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   2. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   3. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"

2. Board 2 · 1 13/16" left over

   36 3/4"36 3/4"19 5/16"
   1. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   2. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   3. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"

3. Board 3 · 1 13/16" left over

   36 3/4"36 3/4"19 5/16"
   1. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   2. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   3. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"

4. Board 4 · 1 13/16" left over

   36 3/4"36 3/4"19 5/16"
   1. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   2. Seat boards, parallel — 36 3/4"
   3. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"

5. Board 5 · 4 1/2" left over

   32 15/16"32 15/16"24 1/4"
   1. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   2. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"

6. Board 6 · 4 1/2" left over

   32 15/16"32 15/16"24 1/4"
   1. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   2. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"

7. Board 7 · 4 1/2" left over

   32 15/16"32 15/16"24 1/4"
   1. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   2. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"

8. Board 8 · 4 1/2" left over

   32 15/16"32 15/16"24 1/4"
   1. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   2. Tabletop boards, longest — 32 15/16"
   3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"

9. Board 9 · 2 1/16" left over

   31 13/16"31 13/16"24 1/4"4 9/16"
   1. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
   2. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
   3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"
   4. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"

10. Board 10 · 2 1/16" left over

    31 13/16"31 13/16"24 1/4"4 9/16"
    1. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
    2. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
    3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"
    4. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"

11. Board 11 · 2 1/16" left over

    31 13/16"31 13/16"24 1/4"4 9/16"
    1. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
    2. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
    3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"
    4. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"

12. Board 12 · 2 1/16" left over

    31 13/16"31 13/16"24 1/4"4 9/16"
    1. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
    2. Seat boards, angled — 31 13/16"
    3. Tabletop boards, long — 24 1/4"
    4. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"

13. Board 13 · 2 11/16" left over

    19 5/16"19 5/16"19 5/16"19 5/16"14 7/16"
    1. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"
    2. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"
    3. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"
    4. Tabletop boards, medium-long — 19 5/16"
    5. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"

14. Board 14 · 2 15/16" left over

    14 7/16"14 7/16"14 7/16"14 7/16"14 7/16"14 7/16"4 9/16"
    1. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    2. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    3. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    4. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    5. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    6. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    7. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"

15. Board 15 · 3 7/16" left over

    14 7/16"9 1/2"9 1/2"9 1/2"9 1/2"9 1/2"9 1/2"9 1/2"9 1/2"
    1. Tabletop boards, medium — 14 7/16"
    2. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    3. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    4. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    5. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    6. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    7. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    8. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"
    9. Tabletop boards, short — 9 1/2"

16. Board 16 · 80 15/16" left over

    4 9/16"4 9/16"4 9/16"
    1. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"
    2. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"
    3. Tabletop boards, shortest — 4 9/16"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

6 boards · 25.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

• Seat framing, center spoke at 95" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

1. Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

   62"30 1/2"
   1. Table framing, center spoke — 62"
   2. Table framing, half spokes — 30 1/2"

2. Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

   46 3/4"46 3/4"
   1. Seat framing, half spokes — 46 3/4"
   2. Seat framing, half spokes — 46 3/4"

3. Board 3 · 1 7/8" left over

   46 7/16"46 7/16"
   1. Seat framing, point spokes — 46 7/16"
   2. Seat framing, point spokes —