Pub Chairs — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

3 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
31"31"31"
1. Leg — 31"
2. Leg — 31"
3. Leg — 31"
Board 2 · 1 3/8" left over
31"16"16"15"15"
1. Leg — 31"
2. Back Support — 16"
3. Back Support — 16"
4. Foot Rail — 15"
5. Foot Rail — 15"
Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over
15"15"
1. Foot Rail — 15"
2. Foot Rail — 15"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over
20"20"
1. Wide Seat Slat — 20"
2. Wide Seat Slat — 20"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over
20"20"15"15"15"
1. Back Slat — 20"
2. Back Slat — 20"
3. Seat Front/Back Rail — 15"
4. Seat Front/Back Rail — 15"
5. Seat Left Side Rail — 15"
Board 2 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Seat Right Side Rail — 15"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over
20"20"
1. Narrow Seat Slat — 20"
2. Narrow Seat Slat — 20"

1/2" × 2"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 8% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 88 3/4" left over
3"3"
1. Filler Block — 3"
2. Filler Block — 3"

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"

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over

3/4" × 7"

Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 79 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1"

Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

1/2" × 2"

Board 1 · 88 3/4" left over