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Modern Deck Chairs — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5"

2 boards · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Side Pieces — 32"
    2. Side Pieces — 32"

  2. Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Side Pieces — 32"
    2. Side Pieces — 32"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 20"
    2. Seat Slats — 20"
    3. Seat Slats — 20"
    4. Seat Slats — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 3 3/8" left over

    1. Seat Slats — 20"
    2. Front Apron — 20"
    3. Back Slats — 17"
    4. Back Slats — 17"
    5. Back Slats — 17"

  3. Board 3 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Back Slats — 17"
    2. Back Slats — 17"

1 1/2" × 2 3/4"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Side Pieces — 32"
    2. Side Pieces — 32"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Back Side Pieces — 20"
    2. Back Side Pieces — 20"

3/4" × 3 1/4"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Back Trim — 20"
    2. Back Trim — 20"

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.