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Modern Outdoor Bench — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

10 boards · 21.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Long Slats — 67"
    2. Box Part A — 19"
    3. Block — 8"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Long Slats — 67"
    2. Box Part A — 19"
    3. Block — 8"

  3. Board 3 · 1/2" left over

    1. Short Slats — 48"
    2. Box Part A — 19"
    3. Box Part A — 19"
    4. Block — 8"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Short Slats — 48"
    2. Box Part B — 18"
    3. Box Part B — 18"
    4. Block — 8"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Short Slats — 48"
    2. Box Part B — 18"
    3. Box Part B — 18"
    4. Block — 8"

  6. Board 6 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Short Slats — 48"
    2. Box Part C — 16"
    3. Box Part C — 16"
    4. Block — 8"
    5. Filler — 4"

  7. Board 7 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Short Slats — 48"
    2. Box Part C — 16"
    3. Box Part C — 16"
    4. Filler — 4"
    5. Filler — 4"
    6. Filler — 4"

  8. Board 8 · 6 1/8" left over

    1. Box Part C — 16"
    2. Box Part C — 16"
    3. Leg — 16"
    4. Leg — 16"
    5. Leg — 16"
    6. Filler — 4"
    7. Filler — 4"

  9. Board 9 · 1/4" left over

    1. Leg — 16"
    2. Leg — 16"
    3. Leg — 16"
    4. Leg — 16"
    5. Box Part D — 15"
    6. Box Part D — 15"

  10. Board 10 · 19 3/8" left over

    1. Box Part D — 15"
    2. Box Part D — 15"
    3. Box Part D — 15"
    4. Box Part D — 15"
    5. Box Part D — 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.