Slipper Chair — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
31"31"19"
1. Back legs (A) — 31"
2. Back legs (A) — 31"
3. Back apron (B) — 19"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 1/8" left over
19"13 1/2"13 1/2"6"6"6"6"
1. Top of back (C) — 19"
2. Front legs (H) — 13 1/2"
3. Front legs (H) — 13 1/2"
4. Seat supports (G) — 6"
5. Seat supports (G) — 6"
6. Seat supports (G) — 6"
7. Seat supports (G) — 6"

3/4" × 20 1/2" — 3/4 in MDF

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 74 3/8" left over
20 1/2"
1. Seat platform (I) — 20 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over
22"22"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Seat sides (F) — 22"
2. Seat sides (F) — 22"
3. Seat front/back (E) — 20 1/2"
4. Seat front/back (E) — 20 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 41% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over
19"19"
1. Back supports (D) — 19"
2. Back supports (D) — 19"

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 · 13 5/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 24 1/8" left over

3/4" × 20 1/2" — 3/4 in MDF

Board 1 · 74 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over