Lemonade Stand — Cedar Fence Pickets and 2x4s — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 12 ft (or 3 @ 8 ft or stud length)

3 boards · 9.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over
60"24"
1. Back legs — 60"
2. Front legs — 24"
Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over
60"24"
1. Back legs — 60"
2. Front legs — 24"
Board 3 · 36 1/2" left over
14 1/2"14 1/2"14 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Inner supports — 14 1/2"
2. Inner supports — 14 1/2"
3. Inner supports — 14 1/2"
4. Inner supports — 14 1/2"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence pickets, 5-1/2" wide, 72" long

5 boards · 11.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over
35"35"17 1/2"
1. Front, top, and sign panels — 35"
2. Front, top, and sign panels — 35"
3. Side panels — 17 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 1/8" left over
35"35"17 1/2"
1. Front, top, and sign panels — 35"
2. Front, top, and sign panels — 35"
3. Side panels — 17 1/2"
Board 3 · 7 1/8" left over
35"

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.

Lemonade Stand — Cedar Fence Pickets and 2x4s — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 12 ft (or 3 @ 8 ft or stud length)

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 36 1/2" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence pickets, 5-1/2" wide, 72" long

Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 7 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 7 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 5 · 25 5/8" left over