Modern Angle Chair — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4" left over
28"28"17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Back legs — 28"
2. Back legs — 28"
3. Front legs — 17 1/4"
4. Front legs — 17 1/4"
Board 2 · 82 3/4" left over
6"6"
1. Back rest uprights — 6"
2. Back rest uprights — 6"

3/4" × 18" — pine panel

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over
18"
1. Seat — 18"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Back rest bottom rail — 15"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34" left over
15 1/4"15 1/4"15"15"
1. Side aprons — 15 1/4"
2. Side aprons — 15 1/4"
3. Front/back aprons — 15"
4. Front/back aprons — 15"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Back rest top rail — 15"

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" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 4" left over

Board 2 · 82 3/4" left over

3/4" × 18" — pine panel

Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 34" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over