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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Leg — 31"
    2. Leg — 31"
    3. Leg — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/8" left over

    1. Leg — 31"
    2. Back Support — 16"
    3. Back Support — 16"
    4. Foot Rail — 15"
    5. Foot Rail — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

    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"

  2. Board 2 · 79 7/8" left over

    1. Seat Right Side Rail — 15"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 88 3/4" left over

    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.