Simple Modern Outdoor Chair — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 9.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
27 3/4"27 3/4"24 3/4"
1. Arm rests — 27 3/4"
2. Arm rests — 27 3/4"
3. Side supports — 24 3/4"
Board 2 · 8 1/4" left over
24 3/4"20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Side supports — 24 3/4"
2. Legs — 20 1/2"
3. Legs — 20 1/2"
4. Legs — 20 1/2"
Board 3 · 33 1/8" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Legs — 20 1/2"
2. Front/back aprons — 20 1/2"
3. Front/back aprons — 20 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 33 1/8" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Seat supports — 20 1/2"
2. Seat supports — 20 1/2"
3. Seat supports — 20 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

3 boards · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 1/8" left over
25 1/2"25 1/2"25 1/2"
1. Back slats — 25 1/2"
2. Back slats — 25 1/2"
3. Back slats — 25 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over
25 1/2"25 1/2"20"20"
1. Back slats — 25 1/2"
2. Back slats — 25 1/2"
3. Seat slats — 20"
4. Seat slats — 20"
Board 3 · 34 5/8" left over
20"

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" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 33 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 33 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 18 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 34 5/8" left over