2x4 Firepit Bench — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

6 boards · 19.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat and back slats — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat and back slats — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat and back slats — 48"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat and back slats — 48"
Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat and back slats — 48"
Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat and back slats — 48"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

5 boards · 14.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
45"27 3/4"21 3/4"
1. Bottom stretcher — 45"
2. Seat supports — 27 3/4"
3. Armrests — 21 3/4"
Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over
27 3/4"25"25"
1. Seat supports — 27 3/4"
2. Back supports — 25"
3. Back supports — 25"
Board 3 · 21" left over
24 5/8"24 5/8"24 3/8"

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.

2x4 Firepit Bench — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 21" left over

Board 4 · 21 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 73 1/8" left over