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Freestanding Birdbath — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 38" left over

    1. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    2. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    3. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    4. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    5. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    6. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    7. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"
    8. Top octagon, 2x4 — 7"

1" × 2"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Leg, 2x3 — 23"
    2. Leg, 2x3 — 23"
    3. Leg, 2x3 — 23"
    4. Leg, 2x3 — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 67 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom center, 2x3 — 15"
    2. Bottom side, 2x3 — 6"
    3. Bottom side, 2x3 — 6"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 66 5/8" left over

    1. Top support center, 1x4 — 16"
    2. Top support sides, 1x4 — 6"
    3. Top support sides, 1x4 — 6"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46" left over

    1. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    2. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    3. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    4. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    5. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    6. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    7. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"
    8. Lower top octagon, 1x2 — 6"

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.