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Entryway Hall Tree Bench — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 8"

2 boards · 22.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top & Bottom Pieces — 26"
    2. Bench Top & Bottom Pieces — 26"
    3. Bench Top & Bottom Pieces — 26"

  2. Board 2 · 3/8" left over

    1. Bench Top & Bottom Pieces — 26"
    2. Bench Side Pieces — 17"
    3. Bench Side Pieces — 17"
    4. Bench Side Pieces — 17"
    5. Bench Side Pieces — 17"

1" × 16"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over

    1. Bench Top Seat — 31"

1" × 14"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over

    1. Bench Cubby Divider — 14"

1" × 8"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 29"

1" × 4"

3 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Tree Hall Frame Sides — 58"
    2. Tree Hall Frame Pieces — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Tree Hall Frame Sides — 58"
    2. Tree Hall Frame Pieces — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Tree Hall Frame Pieces — 22"
    2. Tree Hall Frame Pieces — 22"

1/4" × 29"

1 board · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Tree Hall Backing — 76"

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.