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Kid’s Stepping Stool — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 8"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 13% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 83 7/8" left over

    1. Pine Stair Tread- Top Step — 11"

1" × 3"

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34" left over

    1. Pine- Top & Bottom Box Frame Long Side — 9"
    2. Pine- Top & Bottom Box Frame Long Side — 9"
    3. Pine- Top & Bottom Box Frame Long Side — 9"
    4. Pine- Top & Bottom Box Frame Long Side — 9"
    5. Pine- Bottom Box Frame Short Side — 7"
    6. Pine- Bottom Box Frame Short Side — 7"
    7. Pine- Top Box Side Support — 5"
    8. Pine- Top Box Side Support — 5"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 73 3/8" left over

    1. Pine Stair Tread- Bottom Step — 9"
    2. Pine- Back Legs — 3"
    3. Pine- Back Legs — 3"
    4. Pine- Front Legs — 3"
    5. Pine- Front Legs — 3"

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.