Fire Pit Chair — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

2 boards · 6.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1" left over
24 1/4"24 1/4"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Base sides — 24 1/4"
2. Base sides — 24 1/4"
3. Back legs — 22 1/2"
4. Back legs — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 25 1/2" left over
20 3/4"20 3/4"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Base front and back — 20 3/4"
2. Base front and back — 20 3/4"
3. Front legs — 13 3/4"
4. Front legs — 13 3/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 71 1/8" left over
23 3/4"
1. Backrest rail — 23 3/4"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

2 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"17 3/4"
1. Seat slats — 23 3/4"
2. Seat slats — 23 3/4"
3. Seat slats — 23 3/4"
4. Back slats — 17 3/4"
Board 2 · 41 3/8" left over
17 3/4"17 3/4"17 3/4"
1. Back slats — 17 3/4"
2. Back slats — 17 3/4"
3. Back slats — 17 3/4"

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" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 1" left over

Board 2 · 25 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 71 1/8" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 41 3/8" left over