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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over
21"21"
1. Back Legs — 21"
2. Back Legs — 21"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
15"15"14"14"14"14"8"
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"
Board 2 · 75 3/4" left over
11"8"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/4" left over
15"15"14"14"14"14"
1. Arms — 15"
2. Arms — 15"
3. Seat Slats — 14"
4. Seat Slats — 14"
5. Seat Slats — 14"
6. Seat Slats — 14"
Board 2 · 38 1/2" left over
14"14"14"14"
1. Seat Slats — 14"
2. Seat Slats — 14"
3. Seat Slats — 14"
4. Seat Slats —

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" × 3"

Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

1" × 1"

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 75 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 8 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 38 1/2" left over