Easy, Elegant Bench – Metric — board plan

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

Buy 0 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

19" × 184"

0 boards · 66727.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Seat Slat at 1195" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Seat Slat at 1195" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 89"

0 boards · 52154.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Leg at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Side Rail at 1017" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Side Rail at 1017" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 63"

0 boards · 32587.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Bottom Rail at 387" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Bottom Rail at 387" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Seat Rail at 387" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Seat Rail at 387" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Seat Rail at 387" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Seat Rail at 387" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Stretcher at 1087" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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.