Double Outdoor Chaise Lounger — board plan

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

Buy 21 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

5 boards · 18.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7" left over
76 1/2"11 1/4"
1. Frame sides — 76 1/2"
2. Legs — 11 1/4"
Board 2 · 7" left over
76 1/2"11 1/4"
1. Frame sides — 76 1/2"
2. Legs — 11 1/4"
Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over
44 1/2"44 1/2"
1. Frame front/back and supports — 44 1/2"
2. Frame front/back and supports — 44 1/2"
Board 4 · 5 3/4" left over
44 1/2"44 1/2"
1. Frame front/back and supports — 44 1/2"
2. Frame front/back and supports — 44 1/2"
Board 5 · 19 1/8" left over
11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"10"10"10"
1. Legs — 11 1/4"
2. Legs — 11 1/4"
3. Legs — 11 1/4"
4. Legs — 11 1/4"
5. Prop-up spacers — 10"
6. Prop-up spacers — 10"
7. Prop-up spacers — 10"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over
43 1/2"43 1/2"3"3"
1. Backrest supports — 43 1/2"
2. Backrest supports — 43 1/2"
3. Stop blocks — 3"
4. Stop blocks — 3"
Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over
43 1/2"43 1/2"3"3"
1. Backrest supports — 43 1/2"
2. Backrest supports — 43 1/2"
3. Stop blocks — 3"
4. Stop blocks — 3"
Board 3 · 40 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

13 boards · 21.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 3/8" left over
79 1/2"
1. Long deck pieces — 79 1/2"
Board 2 · 15 3/8" left over
79 1/2"
1. Long deck pieces — 79 1/2"
Board 3 · 15 1/4" left over
49 1/2"30"
1. Center deck pieces — 49 1/2"
2. Back slats — 30"
Board 4 · 15 1/4" left over
49 1/2"30"
1. Center deck pieces — 49 1/2"
2. Back slats — 30"
Board 5 · 15 1/4" left over

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 Outdoor Chaise Lounger — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 7" left over

Board 2 · 7" left over

Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 19 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 40 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 15 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 15 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 8 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 9 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 10 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 11 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 12 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 13 · 15 1/4" left over