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Horseshoe Pit Frame — board plan

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

Buy 21 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 5"

2 boards · 15.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Backstop legs — 21"
    2. Backstop legs — 21"
    3. Backstop legs — 21"
    4. Backstop legs — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Backstop legs — 21"
    2. Backstop legs — 21"

1" × 3"

19 boards · 37.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Frame front/back — 71"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Frame front/back — 71"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Frame front/back — 71"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  4. Board 4 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Frame front/back — 71"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  5. Board 5 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Backstop top — 71"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  6. Board 6 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Backstop top — 71"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  7. Board 7 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"
    3. Frame back slat — 8"

  8. Board 8 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"
    3. Frame back slat — 8"

  9. Board 9 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  10. Board 10 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  11. Board 11 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  12. Board 12 · 9 3/4" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"
    2. Frame side slats — 16"

  13. Board 13 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"

  14. Board 14 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Frame sides — 69"

  15. Board 15 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Frame pit back — 33"
    2. Frame pit back — 33"
    3. Backstop slats — 27"

  16. Board 16 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Backstop slats — 27"
    2. Backstop slats — 27"
    3. Backstop slats — 27"

  17. Board 17 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Backstop slats — 27"
    2. Backstop slats — 27"
    3. Backstop slats — 27"

  18. Board 18 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Backstop slats — 27"
    2. Backstop slats — 27"
    3. Backstop slats — 27"

  19. Board 19 · 40 3/4" left over

    1. Backstop slats — 27"
    2. Backstop slats — 27"

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.