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DIY Outdoor Bar – Outdoor Bar Project Plan — board plan

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

Buy 32 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5"

7 boards · 18.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Front Bar — 58"
    2. Wide Face Slat — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Shelf Slat — 47"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Shelf Slat — 47"

  4. Board 4 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Shelf Slat — 47"

  5. Board 5 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Shelf Slat — 47"

  6. Board 6 · 5/8" left over

    1. Wide Face Slat — 35"
    2. Wide Face Slat — 35"
    3. Side Bar — 24"

  7. Board 7 · 35 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Face Slat — 35"
    2. Side Bar — 24"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 66 1/8" left over

    1. Bracket — 4"
    2. Bracket — 4"
    3. Bracket — 4"
    4. Bracket — 4"
    5. Bracket — 4"
    6. Bracket — 4"
    7. Bracket — 4"

3/4" × 2"

23 boards · 23.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Stile — 47"
    2. Shelf Stile — 47"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Stile — 47"
    2. Shelf Stile — 47"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Stile — 47"
    2. Shelf Stile — 47"

  4. Board 4 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Front Rail — 42"
    2. Front Rail — 42"
    3. Filler — 5"

  5. Board 5 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Front Rail — 42"
    2. Back Rail — 42"

  6. Board 6 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Back Rail — 42"
    2. Back Rail — 42"

  7. Board 7 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Front Stile — 35"
    2. Front Stile — 35"
    3. Side Rail — 20"

  8. Board 8 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Side Stile — 35"
    2. Side Stile — 35"
    3. Side Rail — 20"

  9. Board 9 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Side Stile — 35"
    2. Side Stile — 35"
    3. Side Rail — 20"

  10. Board 10 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Side Rail — 20"

  11. Board 11 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Side Rail — 20"

  12. Board 12 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Side Rail — 20"

  13. Board 13 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  14. Board 14 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  15. Board 15 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  16. Board 16 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  17. Board 17 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  18. Board 18 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  19. Board 19 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  20. Board 20 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  21. Board 21 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    2. Narrow Face Slat — 35"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"

  22. Board 22 · 5 1/2" left over

    1. Back Stile — 30"
    2. Back Stile — 30"
    3. Shelf Rail — 18"
    4. Center Stile — 11"

  23. Board 23 · 61 5/8" left over

    1. Center Stile — 11"
    2. Center Stile — 11"
    3. Center Stile — 11"

1/4" × 23"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

    1. Tile Backer — 47"

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.