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Slatted Outdoor Sofa — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 3/4" left over

    1. Back Leg — 31"
    2. Back Leg — 31"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Seat Frame — 60"
    2. Arm — 24"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Seat Frame — 60"
    2. Arm — 24"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Back Frame — 57"
    2. Back Frame — 22"
    3. Seat Frame — 14"

  4. Board 4 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Back Frame — 22"
    2. Front Leg — 21"
    3. Front Leg — 21"
    4. Back Frame — 20"

  5. Board 5 · 32 1/2" left over

    1. Back Frame — 20"
    2. Seat Frame — 14"
    3. Seat Frame — 14"
    4. Seat Frame — 14"

3/4" × 2"

12 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  2. Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  3. Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  4. Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  5. Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  6. Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  7. Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  8. Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  9. Board 9 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  10. Board 10 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  11. Board 11 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

  12. Board 12 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Seat and Back Slats — 60"

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.