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DIY Outdoor Lutyens Bench — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 7"

1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Bench Top Pieces — 32"
    2. Bench Top Pieces — 32"

1" × 5"

2 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Legs — 29"
    2. Bench Legs — 29"
    3. Bench Legs — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Bench Legs — 29"

1" × 3"

2 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Seat Supports — 52"
    2. Side and Middle Seat Supports — 16"
    3. Side and Middle Seat Supports — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Seat Supports — 52"
    2. Side and Middle Seat Supports — 16"
    3. Side and Middle Seat Supports — 16"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 45 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical Back Slat (middle) — 19"
    2. Vertical Back Slats (outsides) — 15"
    3. Vertical Back Slats (outsides) — 15"

3/4" × 3"

4 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 55"

  2. Board 2 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 55"

  3. Board 3 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 55"

  4. Board 4 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 55"

3/4" × 1"

5 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Arm Slats — 16"
    2. Arm Slats — 16"
    3. Arm Slats — 16"
    4. Arm Slats — 16"
    5. Arm Slats — 16"
    6. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 1/4" left over

    1. Arm Slats — 16"
    2. Arm Slats — 16"
    3. Arm Slats — 16"
    4. Arm Slats — 16"
    5. Arm Slats — 16"
    6. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"

  3. Board 3 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Arm Slats — 16"
    2. Arm Slats — 16"
    3. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"
    4. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"
    5. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"
    6. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"

  4. Board 4 · 2 7/8" left over

    1. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"
    2. Horizontal Back Slats (outside) — 14"
    3. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    4. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    5. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    6. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    7. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    8. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    9. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"

  5. Board 5 · 49 3/8" left over

    1. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    2. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    3. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    4. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"
    5. Horizontal Back Slats (middle) — 9"

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.