Large Outdoor Bench with X-Back — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

4 boards · 17.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 1/2" left over
64 3/8"
1. Seat slats — 64 3/8"
Board 2 · 30 1/2" left over
64 3/8"
1. Seat slats — 64 3/8"
Board 3 · 30 1/2" left over
64 3/8"
1. Seat slats — 64 3/8"
Board 4 · 30 1/2" left over
64 3/8"
1. Seat slats — 64 3/8"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

6 boards · 21.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over
61 3/8"26"
1. Seat framing, front and back — 61 3/8"
2. Arms — 26"
Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over
61 3/8"26"
1. Seat framing, front and back — 61 3/8"
2. Arms — 26"
Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over
57 3/8"23 1/2"
1. Back horizontal boards — 57 3/8"
2. Seat framing, ends — 23 1/2"
Board 4 · 13 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over
22 5/8"22 5/8"22 5/8"16"
1. X-lattice, long pieces — 22 5/8"
2. X-lattice, long pieces — 22 5/8"
3. X-lattice, long pieces — 22 5/8"
4. Decorative back verticals — 16"
Board 2 · 9 7/8" left over
16"11 3/8"11 3/8"11 3/8"11 3/8"

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 Outdoor Bench with X-Back — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 30 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 30 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 30 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 30 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 13 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 7 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 6 1/2" left over