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Easy Modern Outdoor Sofa — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 6"

2 boards · 9.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 100% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Seating Frame — 72"
    2. Seating Frame, cont. — 22 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 1/4" left over

    1. Seating Frame — 72"
    2. Seating Frame, cont. — 22 1/2"

1" × 4"

4 boards · 11.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Backrest — 72"
    2. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over

    1. Armrest — 32"
    2. Armrest — 32"
    3. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 8 1/8" left over

    1. Armrest — 32"
    2. Armrest — 32"
    3. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"
    2. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"
    3. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"
    4. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 8"

3 boards · 11.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 15 7/8" left over

    1. Decorative Slats (backrest) — 79"

  2. Board 2 · 18 1/8" left over

    1. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
    2. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
    3. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 18 1/8" left over

    1. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
    2. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
    3. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"

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.