Outdoor Sectional Ottoman / Accent Table — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft, cedar or outdoor rated

3 boards · 11.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Seat frame, long — 22"
2. Seat frame, long — 22"
3. Tabletop boards — 22"
4. Tabletop boards — 22"
Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Tabletop boards — 22"
2. Tabletop boards — 22"
3. Tabletop boards — 22"
4. Tabletop boards — 22"
Board 3 · 2 1/4" left over
19"19"13 1/2"13 1/2"13 1/2"13 1/2"
1. Seat frame, short — 19"
2. Seat frame, short — 19"
3. Legs — 13 1/2"
4. Legs — 13 1/2"
5. Legs — 13 1/2"
6. Legs — 13 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 50 in

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 44 3/4" left over
25"25"
1. End trim — 25"
2. End trim — 25"

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" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft, cedar or outdoor rated

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 2 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 50 in

Board 1 · 44 3/4" left over