Kids Lounge Bench — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

8 boards · 9.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over
33"33"19"
1. 1x3 seat front/back — 33"
2. 1x3 seat front/back — 33"
3. 1x3 back slats — 19"
Board 2 · 11 1/8" left over
33"31 1/2"19"
1. 1x3 seat front/back — 33"
2. 1x3 long rails — 31 1/2"
3. 1x3 back slats — 19"
Board 3 · 6" left over
31 1/2"19"19"19"
1. 1x3 long rails — 31 1/2"
2. 1x3 back slats — 19"
3. 1x3 back slats — 19"
4. 1x3 back slats — 19"
Board 4 · 1/8" left over
19"19"19"19"18 1/4"
1. 1x3 back slats — 19"
2. 1x3 back slats — 19"
3. 1x3 back slats — 19"
4. 1x3 back slats — 19"
5. 1x3 uprights — 18 1/4"
Board 5 · 1 5/8" left over
19"19"18 1/4"18 1/4"18 1/4"
1. 1x3 back slats — 19"
2. 1x3 back slats — 19"
3. 1x3 uprights — 18 1/4"
4. 1x3 uprights — 18 1/4"
5. 1x3 uprights — 18 1/4"
Board 6 · 3 3/4" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. 1x3 side pieces — 17 1/4"
2. 1x3 side pieces — 17 1/4"
3. 1x3 arm parts — 15 3/4"
4. 1x3 arm parts — 15 3/4"
5. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
6. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
Board 7 · 8 3/8" left over
12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
2. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
3. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
4. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
5. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
6. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
7. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
Board 8 · 70 1/4" left over
12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"
2. 1x3 seat slats — 12 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

3 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over
36 1/2"33"15 3/4"
1. 1x2 back support — 36 1/2"
2. 1x2 top rails — 33"
3. 1x2 side supports — 15 3/4"
Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over
33"31 1/2"15 3/4"
1. 1x2 top rails — 33"
2. 1x2 seat supports — 31 1/2"
3. 1x2 side supports — 15 3/4"
Board 3 · 63 3/8" left over
31 1/2"
1. 1x2 seat supports — 31 1/2"

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" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 9 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 6" left over

Board 4 · 1/8" left over

Board 5 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 8 3/8" left over

Board 8 · 70 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 63 3/8" left over