Squared2 Chair — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Back legs — 36"
2. Back legs — 36"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"16"16"16"
1. Front legs — 17 1/4"
2. Front legs — 17 1/4"
3. Seat back and aprons — 16"
4. Seat back and aprons — 16"
5. Seat back and aprons — 16"
Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over
16"16"16"
1. Seat back and aprons — 16"
2. Seat back and aprons — 16"
3. Seat back and aprons — 16"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over
19"19"19"19"
1. Seat boards — 19"
2. Seat boards — 19"
3. Seat boards — 19"
4. Seat boards — 19"
Board 2 · 75 7/8" left over
19"
1. Seat boards — 19"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5/8" left over
16"6 7/8"6 7/8"6 7/8"6 7/8"6 1/2"6 1/2"3 1/4"3 1/4"3 1/4"3 1/4"3 1/4"3 1/4"

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 · 22 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 75 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 5/8" left over