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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 54"
    2. Shelves — 20"
    3. Shelves — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 54"
    2. Shelves — 20"
    3. Shelves — 20"

  3. Board 3 · 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 54"
    2. Shelves — 20"
    3. Shelves — 20"

  4. Board 4 · 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 54"
    2. Shelves — 20"
    3. Shelves — 20"

  5. Board 5 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 54"
    2. Frame Sides — 18"
    3. Frame Sides — 18"

  6. Board 6 · 6 3/8" left over

    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"

  7. Board 7 · 2 1/8" left over

    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"

  8. Board 8 · 72 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    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.