DIY Rustic X Bench With Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

8 boards · 42.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5/8" left over
54"20"20"
1. Bench Top — 54"
2. Shelves — 20"
3. Shelves — 20"
Board 2 · 5/8" left over
54"20"20"
1. Bench Top — 54"
2. Shelves — 20"
3. Shelves — 20"
Board 3 · 5/8" left over
54"20"20"
1. Bench Top — 54"
2. Shelves — 20"
3. Shelves — 20"
Board 4 · 5/8" left over
54"20"20"
1. Bench Top — 54"
2. Shelves — 20"
3. Shelves — 20"
Board 5 · 4 5/8" left over
54"18"18"
1. Bench Top — 54"
2. Frame Sides — 18"
3. Frame Sides — 18"
Board 6 · 6 3/8" left over
18"18"18"18"16"
1. Frame Sides — 18"
2. Frame Sides — 18"
3. Frame Sides — 18"
4. Frame Sides — 18"
5. Large X-Legs (make all angled cuts on the 2" side - see cut list and plans for details) — 16"
Board 7 · 2 1/8" left over
16"16"16"11"11"11"11"
1. Large X-Legs (make all angled cuts on the 2" side - see cut list and plans for details) — 16"
2. Large X-Legs (make all angled cuts on the 2" side - see cut list and plans for details) — 16"
3. Large X-Legs (make all angled cuts on the 2" side - see cut list and plans for details) — 16"
4. Frame Tops/Bottoms — 11"
5. Frame Tops/Bottoms — 11"
6. Frame Tops/Bottoms — 11"
7. Frame Tops/Bottoms — 11"
Board 8 · 72 3/4" left over
11"11"
1. Frame Tops/Bottoms — 11"
2. Frame Tops/Bottoms — 11"

2" × 2"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over
20"20"20"20"
1. Braces — 20"
2. Braces — 20"
3. Braces — 20"
4. Braces — 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.

2" × 4"

Board 1 · 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 6 3/8" left over

Board 7 · 2 1/8" left over

Board 8 · 72 3/4" left over

2" × 2"

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over