Double Cedar Planter Bench — board plan

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

Buy 23 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

6 boards · 21.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
48"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Bench frame rails — 48"
2. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
3. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over
48"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Bench frame rails — 48"
2. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
3. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
2. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
3. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
4. Planter legs — 22 1/2"
Board 4 · 14 1/2" left over
20"20"20"20"
1. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
2. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
3. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
4. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
Board 5 · 14 1/2" left over
20"20"20"20"
1. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
2. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
3. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
4. Planter horizontal supports — 20"
Board 6 · 18 1/2" left over
19"19"19"19"
1. Bench frame crosspieces — 19"
2. Bench frame crosspieces — 19"
3. Bench frame crosspieces — 19"
4. Bench frame crosspieces — 19"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

15 boards · 28.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
48"24"
1. Bench seat pickets — 48"
2. Planter cladding pickets — 24"
Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over
48"24"
1. Bench seat pickets — 48"
2. Planter cladding pickets — 24"
Board 3 · 22 3/4" left over
48"24"
1. Bench seat pickets — 48"
2. Planter cladding pickets — 24"
Board 4 · 22 3/4" left over

5/8" × 2 1/2" — Ripped picket or 1x3

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
1. Planter top trim — 24"
2. Planter top trim — 24"
3. Planter top trim — 24"
Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Planter top trim — 24"

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.

Double Cedar Planter Bench — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 14 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 14 1/2" left over

Board 6 · 18 1/2" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 22 3/4" left over

5/8" × 2 1/2" — Ripped picket or 1x3

Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 7 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 8 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 9 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 10 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 11 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 12 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 13 · 22 5/8" left over

Board 14 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 15 · 71 7/8" left over