Rustic X Hall Tree — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8, 8 ft

2 boards · 8.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat boards — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Seat boards — 48"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

6 boards · 20.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over
72 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Back legs — 72 1/2"
2. Front legs — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over
72 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Back legs — 72 1/2"
2. Front legs — 16 1/2"
Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over
51"41"
1. Top/header — 51"
2. Horizontal tie-ins, 2x4 — 41"
Board 4 · 1/8" left over
41"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over
44"41"
1. X pieces — 44"
2. Horizontal tie-ins, 2x2 — 41"
Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over
41"41"
1. Horizontal tie-ins, 2x2 — 41"
2. Horizontal tie-ins, 2x2 — 41"
Board 3 · 62 3/4" left over
16"16"
1. Seat end trim — 16"
2. Seat end trim — 16"

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.

Rustic X Hall Tree — board plan

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8, 8 ft

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 62 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 69 3/4" left over