Large Modern Porch Swing Couch — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

5 boards · 18.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 0" left over
69"25 3/4"
1. Seat frame front and back — 69"
2. Seat frame sides — 25 3/4"
Board 2 · 0" left over
69"25 3/4"
1. Seat frame front and back — 69"
2. Seat frame sides — 25 3/4"
Board 3 · 3 7/8" left over
30 1/4"30 1/4"30 1/4"
1. Back supports — 30 1/4"
2. Back supports — 30 1/4"
3. Back supports — 30 1/4"
Board 4 · 9 7/8" left over
30 1/4"27 1/4"27 1/4"
1. Back supports — 30 1/4"
2. Arm rests — 27 1/4"
3. Arm rests — 27 1/4"
Board 5 · 16 1/2" left over
22 3/4"22 3/4"16 1/4"16 1/4"
1. Seat frame center supports — 22 3/4"
2. Seat frame center supports — 22 3/4"
3. Arm rest front supports — 16 1/4"
4. Arm rest front supports — 16 1/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

8 boards · 19.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat, back, and arm slats — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat, back, and arm slats — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat, back, and arm slats — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat, back, and arm slats — 72"
Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Seat, back, and arm 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.

Large Modern Porch Swing Couch — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 0" left over

Board 2 · 0" left over

Board 3 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 9 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 16 1/2" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 22 7/8" left over