Outdoor Loveseat (Modern Comfort Collection) — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 14.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/4" left over
54 1/2"31"
1. Back base — 54 1/2"
2. Arm supports, 2x6 — 31"
Board 2 · 13 1/4" left over
50 1/2"31"
1. Bases — 50 1/2"
2. Arm supports, 2x6 — 31"
Board 3 · 44 3/8" left over
50 1/2"
1. Bases — 50 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

5 boards · 17.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/4" left over
50 1/2"34"
1. Back rail — 50 1/2"
2. Armrests — 34"
Board 2 · 5 7/8" left over
34"31"23 3/4"
1. Armrests — 34"
2. Arm supports, 2x4 — 31"
3. Back slats — 23 3/4"
Board 3 · 16 1/8" left over
31"23 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Arm supports, 2x4 — 31"
2. Back slats — 23 3/4"
3. Back slats —

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 40 3/8" left over
54 1/2"
1. Seat cleats — 54 1/2"
Board 2 · 40 3/8" left over
54 1/2"
1. Seat cleats — 54 1/2"
Board 3 · 44 3/8" left over
50 1/2"
1. Back rest top — 50 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

2 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
2. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
3. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
4. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/2" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
2. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
3. Seat slats — 23 1/2"
4. Seat slats — 23 1/2"

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.

Outdoor Loveseat (Modern Comfort Collection) — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 9 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 13 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 44 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 5 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 16 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 40 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 40 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 44 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 28 5/8" left over