DIY Storage Sofa — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 4x4

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 22% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 74 1/2" left over
5"5"5"5"
1. Sofa feet — 5"
2. Sofa feet — 5"
3. Sofa feet — 5"
4. Sofa feet — 5"

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — Pine 2x10

3 boards · 24.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Base sides — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Base sides — 72"
Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Base cross members — 27"
2. Base cross members — 27"
3. Base cross members — 27"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine 2x6

3 boards · 11.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Back frame bottom — 72"
Board 2 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
1. Back frame legs, tapered — 24"
2. Back frame legs, tapered — 24"
3. Back frame legs, tapered — 24"
Board 3 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Back frame legs, tapered — 24"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
72"22"
1. Back frame top — 72"
2. Back frame cross supports — 22"
Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over
22"22"
1. Back frame cross supports — 22"
2. Back frame cross supports — 22"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

2 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over
65"28 1/2"
1. Base aprons, long — 65"
2. Base aprons, short — 28 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over
65"28 1/2"
1. Base aprons, long — 65"
2. Base aprons, short — 28 1/2"

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood

2 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat panels (top and bottom) — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat panels (top and bottom) — 72"

1/4" × 17 5/8" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Back panel (lower, plywood) — 72"

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.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 4x4

Board 1 · 74 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — Pine 2x10

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine 2x6

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 70 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

1/4" × 17 5/8" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over