Hall Tree — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11"

3 boards · 13.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Main Leg — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Main Leg — 72"
Board 3 · 29 3/4" left over
33"32"
1. Large Box Bottom — 33"
2. Seat Lid — 32"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over
35"33"17"
1. Top — 35"
2. Box Front — 33"
3. Seat Leg — 17"
Board 2 · 11 5/8" left over
33"33"17"
1. Box Back — 33"
2. Seat Rail — 33"
3. Seat Leg — 17"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 3/4" left over
33"14"
1. Small Box Bottom — 33"
2. Box Brace — 14"

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Frame Stile — 54"
2. Frame Rail — 28"
Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over
54"28"
1. Frame Stile — 54"
2. Frame Rail — 28"
Board 3 · 66 7/8" left over
28"
1. Hook Rail — 28"

1/4" × 32"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Back Panel — 54"

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.

3/4" × 11"

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 29 3/4" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 47 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 66 7/8" left over

1/4" × 32"

Board 1 · 40 7/8" left over