Outdoor Storage Bench — Vertical Slat Design — board plan

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

Buy 20 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

14 boards · 26.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
47"47"
1. Bottom — 47"
2. Bottom — 47"
Board 2 · 3/4" left over
47"47"
1. Bottom — 47"
2. Bottom — 47"
Board 3 · 3/4" left over
47"47"
1. Bottom — 47"
2. Bottom — 47"
Board 4 · 3 1/4" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"20"
1. Top slats — 23 3/4"
2. Top slats — 23 3/4"
3. Top slats — 23 3/4"
4. Legs — 20"
Board 5 · 3 1/4" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"20"
1. Top slats — 23 3/4"
2. Top slats — 23 3/4"
3. Top slats — 23 3/4"
4. Legs — 20"
Board 6 · 3 1/4" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"20"
1. Top slats — 23 3/4"
2. Top slats — 23 3/4"
3. Top slats — 23 3/4"
4. Legs — 20"
Board 7 · 3 1/4" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"20"
1. Top slats — 23 3/4"
2. Top slats — 23 3/4"
3. Top slats — 23 3/4"
4. Legs — 20"
Board 8 · 2 5/8" left over
23 3/4"17"17"17"17"
1. Top slats — 23 3/4"
2. Side slats — 17"
3. Side slats — 17"
4. Side slats — 17"
5. Side slats — 17"
Board 9 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Side slats — 17"
2. Side slats — 17"
3. Side slats — 17"
4. Side slats — 17"
5. Side slats — 17"
Board 10 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Side slats — 17"
2. Side slats — 17"
3. Side slats — 17"
4. Side slats — 17"
5. Side slats — 17"
Board 11 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Side slats — 17"
2. Side slats — 17"
3. Side slats — 17"
4. Side slats — 17"
5. Side slats — 17"
Board 12 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Side slats — 17"
2. Side slats — 17"
3. Side slats — 17"
4. End panel slats — 17"
5. End panel slats — 17"
Board 13 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. End panel slats — 17"
2. End panel slats — 17"
3. End panel slats — 17"
4. End panel slats — 17"
5. End panel slats — 17"
Board 14 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. End panel slats — 17"
2. End panel slats — 17"
3. End panel slats — 17"
4. End panel slats — 17"
5. End panel slats — 17"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

4 boards · 4.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Side frame top/bottom — 45 1/2"
2. Side frame top/bottom — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Side frame top/bottom — 45 1/2"
2. Side frame top/bottom — 45 1/2"
Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Top frame supports — 45 1/2"
2. Top frame supports — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 7/8" left over
45 1/2"11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Top frame supports — 45 1/2"
2. Side frame ends — 11 1/4"
3. Side frame ends — 11 1/4"
4. Side frame ends — 11 1/4"
5. Side frame ends — 11 1/4"

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.

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 8 · 2 5/8" left over

Board 9 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 10 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 11 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 12 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 13 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 14 · 9 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 45 7/8" left over