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Simple Fence Gate – Hardware Cloth & Shou Sugi Ban — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

8 boards · 41.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over

    1. Back Stiles — 70 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/8" left over

    1. Back Stiles — 70 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Front Stiles — 63 1/2"
    2. Front Rails (center) — 29"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Front Stiles — 63 1/2"
    2. Back Rails — 29"

  5. Board 5 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. (Optional) Cross Braces — 38"
    2. (Optional) Cross Braces — 38"

  6. Board 6 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. (Optional) Cross Braces — 38"
    2. (Optional) Cross Braces — 38"

  7. Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front Rails (top & bottom) — 36"
    2. Front Rails (top & bottom) — 36"

  8. Board 8 · 5/8" left over

    1. Top Cap — 36"
    2. Back Rails — 29"
    3. Back Rails — 29"

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.