Kids Cedar Picnic Set — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 4"

6 boards · 16.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
48"40"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
2. Bench Top Boards — 40"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
48"40"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
2. Bench Top Boards — 40"
Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over
48"40"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
2. Bench Top Boards — 40"
Board 4 · 6 3/4" left over
48"40"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
2. Bench Top Boards — 40"
Board 5 · 6 3/4" left over
48"40"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
2. Bench Top Boards — 40"
Board 6 · 6 3/4" left over
48"40"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
2. Bench Top Boards — 40"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 10.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
28"28"28"10"
1. Table Legs — 28"
2. Table Legs — 28"
3. Table Legs — 28"
4. Bench Top Supports — 10"
Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over
28"22"22"21"
1. Table Legs — 28"
2. Table Leg Supports — 22"
3. Table Leg Supports — 22"
4. Table Top Supports — 21"
Board 3 · 1 3/8" left over

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.

Kids Cedar Picnic Set — board plan

1" × 4"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 6 3/4" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 1 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 5 1/8" left over

Board 5 · 20 1/8" left over