Portable Two-Piece Beach Chair — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2 furring

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
30"30"26"8"
1. Back frame legs — 30"
2. Back frame legs — 30"
3. Seat frame legs — 26"
4. Seat frame support — 8"
Board 2 · 68 7/8" left over
26"
1. Seat frame legs — 26"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 furring

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 1/4" left over
14 1/4"14 1/4"
1. Back frame supports — 14 1/4"
2. Back frame supports — 14 1/4"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 1/8" left over
14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"
1. Decking slats — 14 1/4"
2. Decking slats — 14 1/4"
3. Decking slats — 14 1/4"
4. Decking slats — 14 1/4"
5. Decking slats — 14 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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2 furring

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 68 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 furring

Board 1 · 66 1/4" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 23 1/8" left over