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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/4" left over
72"22 1/2"
1. Seating Frame — 72"
2. Seating Frame, cont. — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/4" left over
72"22 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/4" left over
72"22 1/2"
1. Backrest — 72"
2. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over
32"32"22 1/2"
1. Armrest — 32"
2. Armrest — 32"
3. 3 Seat Frame Boards & 4 Armrest Boards — 22 1/2"
Board 3 · 8 1/8" left over
32"32"22 1/2"
1. Armrest — 32"
2. Armrest —

3/4" × 8"

3 boards · 11.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 7/8" left over
79"
1. Decorative Slats (backrest) — 79"
Board 2 · 18 1/8" left over
25 1/2"25 1/2"25 1/2"
1. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
2. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
3. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
Board 3 · 18 1/8" left over
25 1/2"25 1/2"25 1/2"
1. Decorative Slats (Armrest) — 25 1/2"
2. 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.

1" × 6"

Board 1 · 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 1/4" left over

1" × 4"

Board 1 · 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 1/8" left over

3/4" × 8"

Board 1 · 15 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 18 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 18 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 1/2" left over