Fence Picket Bench Planter — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Fence picket

3 boards · 7.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 0" left over
26"26"22 1/2"20"
1. Outside back legs — 26"
2. Outside back legs — 26"
3. Box bottom, front, and back — 22 1/2"
4. Inside back slats — 20"
Board 2 · 7" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"20"
1. Box bottom, front, and back — 22 1/2"
2. Box bottom, front, and back — 22 1/2"
3. Box bottom, front, and back — 22 1/2"
4. Inside back slats — 20"
Board 3 · 13 1/4" left over
14"14"14"14"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Front legs — 14"
2. Front legs — 14"
3. Arms — 14"
4. Arms — 14"
5. Box ends — 12 1/2"
6. Box ends — 12 1/2"

5/8" × 1 1/2" — Ripped picket scrap or 1x2

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 51 5/8" left over
20"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Back slat support — 20"
2. Box bottom supports — 11 1/2"
3. Box bottom supports — 11 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.

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Fence picket

Board 1 · 0" left over

Board 2 · 7" left over

Board 3 · 13 1/4" left over

5/8" × 1 1/2" — Ripped picket scrap or 1x2

Board 1 · 51 5/8" left over