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Kids Slatted Outdoor Chairs — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Back Legs — 21"
    2. Back Legs — 21"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/8" left over

    1. Front Legs — 15"
    2. Front Legs — 15"
    3. Seat Frame — 14"
    4. Seat Frame — 14"
    5. Back Frame — 14"
    6. Back Frame — 14"
    7. Seat Frame — 8"

  2. Board 2 · 75 3/4" left over

    1. Back Frame — 11"
    2. Seat Frame — 8"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 1/4" left over

    1. Arms — 15"
    2. Arms — 15"
    3. Seat Slats — 14"
    4. Seat Slats — 14"
    5. Seat Slats — 14"
    6. Seat Slats — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 38 1/2" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 14"
    2. Seat Slats — 14"
    3. Seat Slats — 14"
    4. Seat Slats — 14"

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.