6-Board Leopold Bench — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 9 1/4" — 2x10

1 board · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over
45"
1. Seat — 45"

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

2 boards · 9.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
35"35"18"
1. Long legs — 35"
2. Long legs — 35"
3. Short legs — 18"
Board 2 · 76 7/8" left over
18"
1. Short legs — 18"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Backrest — 48"

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 1/2" × 9 1/4" — 2x10

Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 76 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over