Nature Inspired Floor Lamp — board plan

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

Buy 2 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
69"11 1/2"9 1/2"
1. Upright — 69"
2. Arm end piece — 11 1/2"
3. Arm center piece — 9 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 1/4" left over
18 1/2"18 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"6"6"
1. Base long pieces — 18 1/2"
2. Base long pieces — 18 1/2"
3. Base angled medium pieces — 10 1/2"
4. Base angled medium pieces — 10 1/2"
5. Base angled short pieces — 6"
6. Base angled short pieces — 6"

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 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 24 1/4" left over