Vintage Bar Stool — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

3 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Back legs — 45"
2. Back legs — 45"
Board 2 · 4" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"16"16"
1. Front legs — 29 1/4"
2. Front legs — 29 1/4"
3. Front/back stretchers — 16"
4. Front/back stretchers — 16"
Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over
15"15"
1. Side stretchers — 15"
2. Side stretchers — 15"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
18"18"18"18"18"3 1/2"
1. Seat slats — 18"
2. Seat slats — 18"
3. Seat slats — 18"
4. Seat slats — 18"
5. Seat slats — 18"
6. Seat slat end caps — 3 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 1/8" left over
16"16"15"15"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over
15"15"
1. Backrest apron pieces — 15"
2. Backrest apron pieces — 15"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 32 5/8" left over
15"8"8"8"8"7 1/4"7 1/4"
1. Backrest top rail — 15"
2. Backrest slats — 8"
3. Backrest slats — 8"
4. Backrest slats — 8"
5. Backrest slats — 8"
6. Backrest sides — 7 1/4"
7. Backrest sides — 7 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" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4" left over

Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 7 1/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 32 5/8" left over