Floating Bench for a Nook or Alcove — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 1/4" left over
48"13 3/4"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Back frame piece — 48"
2. Side frame pieces — 13 3/4"
3. Side frame pieces — 13 3/4"
4. Center support — 13 3/4"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Front frame piece — 48"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

3 boards · 4.7 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 top boards — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat top boards — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat top boards — 48"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Front trim — 48"

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" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over