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Farmhouse Outdoor Glider Bench — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

15 boards · 54.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Front Leg — 24"
    3. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Front Leg — 24"
    3. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Arm Rest — 20 1/2"
    3. Base — 12"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Arm Rest — 20 1/2"
    3. Base — 12"

  5. Board 5 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Bench Brace — 20"
    3. Base — 12"

  6. Board 6 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Bench Brace — 20"
    3. Base — 12"

  7. Board 7 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Slat — 60"
    2. Bench Brace — 20"
    3. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  8. Board 8 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Back Rest Stretcher — 60"
    2. Bench Brace — 20"
    3. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  9. Board 9 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Back Rest Stretcher — 60"
    2. Bench Brace — 20"
    3. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  10. Board 10 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 54"
    2. Back Leg — 35"

  11. Board 11 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 54"
    2. Back Leg — 35"

  12. Board 12 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Base — 20"
    2. Base — 20"
    3. Base — 20"
    4. Base — 20"
    5. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  13. Board 13 · 1/4" left over

    1. X — 18"
    2. X — 18"
    3. Arm Stretcher — 16"
    4. Arm Stretcher — 16"
    5. Arm Stretcher — 16"
    6. Back Rest Slat — 10"

  14. Board 14 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Arm Stretcher — 16"
    2. Arm Stretcher — 16"
    3. Arm Stretcher — 16"
    4. Base — 16"
    5. Base — 16"
    6. X — 8"

  15. Board 15 · 70 5/8" left over

    1. X — 8"
    2. X — 8"
    3. X — 8"

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.