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Porch Swing with Pergola — board plan

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

Buy 28 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

13 boards · 68.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Posts — 81"
    2. Swing Arm Posts — 7 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Posts — 81"
    2. Swing Arm Posts — 7 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over

    1. Posts — 81"

  4. Board 4 · 13 7/8" left over

    1. Posts — 81"

  5. Board 5 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Top Middle Beam — 66"
    2. Swing Arms — 21"

  6. Board 6 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Top Supports — 66"
    2. Swing Arms — 21"

  7. Board 7 · 8 1/4" left over

    1. Top Supports — 66"
    2. Swing Back Posts — 20 1/2"

  8. Board 8 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 48"
    2. Swing Back Rail — 41"

  9. Board 9 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Base — 48"
    2. Swing Back Posts — 20 1/2"
    3. Angled Top Supports — 20 1/2"

  10. Board 10 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Base — 48"
    2. Angled Top Supports — 20 1/2"
    3. Angled Top Supports — 20 1/2"

  11. Board 11 · 8 1/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Base — 48"
    2. Angled Top Supports — 20 1/2"
    3. Swing Seat Base — 18"

  12. Board 12 · 10 3/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Base — 18"
    2. Swing Seat Base — 18"
    3. Swing Seat Base — 18"
    4. Angled Base Supports — 15"
    5. Angled Base Supports — 15"

  13. Board 13 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Angled Base Supports — 15"
    2. Angled Base Supports — 15"

2" × 2"

5 boards · 12.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 42"
    2. Top Slats — 42"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 42"
    2. Top Slats — 42"

  3. Board 3 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 42"
    2. Top Slats — 42"

  4. Board 4 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 42"
    2. Top Slats — 42"

  5. Board 5 · 44 3/4" left over

    1. Top Side Supports — 25"
    2. Top Side Supports — 25"

1" × 6"

3 boards · 11.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Top Trim — 84"

  2. Board 2 · 10 7/8" left over

    1. Top Trim — 84"

  3. Board 3 · 32 1/4" left over

    1. Top Trim — 31 1/4"
    2. Top Trim — 31 1/4"

1" × 3"

7 boards · 11.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"
    2. Swing Back Slats — 15"
    3. Swing Back Slats — 15"
    4. Swing Back Slats — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"
    2. Swing Back Slats — 15"
    3. Swing Back Slats — 15"
    4. Swing Back Slats — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"
    2. Swing Back Slats — 15"
    3. Swing Back Slats — 15"
    4. Swing Back Slats — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"

  5. Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"

  6. Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"

  7. Board 7 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Swing Seat Slats — 48"

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.