Rustic Double-X Bench — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
17 1/8"17 1/8"17 1/8"17 1/8"17 1/8"
1. Outside legs — 17 1/8"
2. Outside legs — 17 1/8"
3. Outside legs — 17 1/8"
4. Outside legs — 17 1/8"
5. Inside legs — 17 1/8"
Board 2 · 77 3/4" left over
17 1/8"
1. Inside legs — 17 1/8"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

2 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Seat top — 54"
Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over
54"
1. Seat top — 54"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Side aprons — 23 1/2"
2. Side aprons — 23 1/2"
3. Side aprons — 23 1/2"
4. Side aprons — 23 1/2"
Board 2 · 42 1/2" left over
9 3/4"9 3/4"9 3/4"7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Stretchers — 9 3/4"
2. Stretchers — 9 3/4"
3. Stretchers —

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over
12"12"12"12"
1. Cross supports — 12"
2. Cross supports — 12"
3. Cross supports — 12"
4. Cross supports — 12"

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

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 77 3/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 40 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 40 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 42 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over