Harriet Higher Chair — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
21 5/16"21 5/16"21"21"9"
1. Back legs — 21 5/16"
2. Back legs — 21 5/16"
3. Front legs — 21"
4. Front legs — 21"
5. Back base — 9"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
19"19"12"12"10 1/16"10 1/16"8 1/4"
1. Back supports — 19"
2. Back supports — 19"
3. Front support/apron — 12"
4. Front support/apron — 12"
5. Back leg mids — 10 1/16"
6. Back leg mids — 10 1/16"
7. Back leg feet — 8 1/4"
Board 3 · 86 5/8" left over
8 1/4"
1. Back leg feet — 8 1/4"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Seat — 15"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Backrest — 15"

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" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 86 5/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over