Extra-Tall Bar Stool — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 1/4" left over
13"13"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Side seat rests — 13"
2. Side seat rests — 13"
3. Backrest boards — 12 1/2"
4. Backrest boards — 12 1/2"
5. Backrest boards — 12 1/2"
6. Seat rest — 12 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over
50"33"
1. Back legs — 50"
2. Front legs — 33"
Board 2 · 11 3/4" left over
50"33"
1. Back legs — 50"
2. Front legs — 33"
Board 3 · 81 7/8" left over
13"
1. Front footrest — 13"

1/2" × 14" — 1/2" solid wood or plywood

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over
14"
1. Seat — 14"

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 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3

Board 1 · 18 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 11 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 81 7/8" left over

1/2" × 14" — 1/2" solid wood or plywood

Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over