Outdoor Sofa — Modern Comfort Collection — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2"

4 boards · 19.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 3/8" left over
79 1/2"
1. Back base — 79 1/2"
Board 2 · 19 3/8" left over
75 1/2"
1. Bases — 75 1/2"
Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over
75 1/2"
1. Bases — 75 1/2"
Board 4 · 32 3/4" left over
31"31"
1. Arm supports, 2x6 — 31"
2. Arm supports, 2x6 — 31"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

6 boards · 21.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 3/8" left over
75 1/2"
1. Back rail — 75 1/2"
Board 2 · 2 7/8" left over
34"34"23 3/4"
1. Arm rests — 34"
2. Arm rests — 34"
3. Back slats — 23 3/4"
Board 3 · 8 7/8" left over
31"31"23 3/4"
1. Arm supports, 2x4 — 31"
2. Arm supports, 2x4 — 31"
3. Back slats — 23 3/4"
Board 4 · 1 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

3 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 3/8" left over
79 1/2"
1. Seat slat cleats — 79 1/2"
Board 2 · 15 3/8" left over
79 1/2"
1. Seat slat cleats — 79 1/2"
Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over
75 1/2"
1. Back rest top — 75 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% 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"
Board 3 · 47 3/4" left over

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 Sofa — Modern Comfort Collection — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2"

Board 1 · 15 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 32 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 19 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 2 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 1 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 15 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 15 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 47 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 26 7/8" left over