Simple Modern Outdoor Sectional — 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

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

Board 1 · 11 1/8" left over
28 1/2"27 1/2"27 1/2"
1. Corner top — 28 1/2"
2. Back legs — 27 1/2"
3. Back legs — 27 1/2"
Board 2 · 1" left over
27 1/2"27 1/2"25"13 1/2"
1. Corner legs — 27 1/2"
2. Corner legs — 27 1/2"
3. Back top rail — 25"
4. Front legs — 13 1/2"
Board 3 · 1" left over
24"24"23 1/2"22"
1. Seat frame, long — 24"
2. Seat frame, long — 24"
3. Corner seat and apron — 23 1/2"
4. Seat frame, short — 22"
Board 4 · 5" left over
23 1/2"22"22"22"
1. Corner seat and apron — 23 1/2"
2. Seat frame, short — 22"
3. Seat slats — 22"
4. Seat slats — 22"
Board 5 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Seat slats — 22"
2. Seat slats — 22"
3. Seat slats — 22"
4. Seat slats — 22"
Board 6 · 59 1/4" left over
22"13 1/2"
1. Seat slats — 22"
2. Front legs — 13 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 44 3/4" left over
25"25"
1. Seat trim — 25"
2. Seat trim — 25"

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 · 11 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1" left over

Board 3 · 1" left over

Board 4 · 5" left over

Board 5 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 6 · 59 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 44 3/4" left over