Simple Stackable Outdoor Chairs — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x4

2 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 1/8" left over
30"30"19 1/2"
1. Chair backs (legs) — 30"
2. Chair backs (legs) — 30"
3. Chair back supports — 19 1/2"
Board 2 · 39 1/8" left over
19 1/2"18"18"
1. Chair back supports — 19 1/2"
2. Chair front legs — 18"
3. Chair front legs — 18"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

2 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over
19"19"19"19"15"
1. Seat boards — 19"
2. Seat boards — 19"
3. Seat boards — 19"
4. Seat boards — 19"
5. Back boards — 15"
Board 2 · 15 3/8" left over
19"15"15"15"15"
1. Seat boards — 19"
2. Back boards — 15"
3. Back boards —

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25" left over
18"17 1/2"17 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Back apron — 18"
2. Side aprons — 17 1/2"
3. Side aprons — 17 1/2"
4. Front apron — 16 1/2"

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" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 15 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 39 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 15 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 25" left over