Vintage Pew Bench — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 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 supports — 36"
2. Back supports — 36"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

3 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12" left over
36"36"5 1/4"5 1/4"
1. Legs — 36"
2. Legs — 36"
3. Leg braces — 5 1/4"
4. Leg braces — 5 1/4"
Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Legs — 36"
2. Legs — 36"
Board 3 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Back bottom and front support — 36"
2. Back bottom and front support — 36"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

2 boards · 6.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over
36"32 1/4"
1. Seat panel — 36"
2. End panels — 32 1/4"
Board 2 · 62 5/8" left over
32 1/4"
1. End panels — 32 1/4"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over
35 3/4"
1. Drawer face — 35 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

2 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over
36"34 1/4"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Front apron — 36"
2. Drawer front and back — 34 1/4"
3. Drawer sides — 11 1/2"
4. Drawer sides — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over
34 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Drawer front and back — 34 1/4"
2. End decorative trim — 11 1/4"
3. End decorative trim — 11 1/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 1/4" left over
11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. End decorative caps — 11 1/4"
2. End decorative caps — 11 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 26 1/8" left over
36"16 1/4"16 1/4"
1. Seat back trim — 36"
2. Front decorative trim — 16 1/4"
3. Front decorative trim — 16 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 5/8" left over
36"35"12"
1. Seat trim, front — 36"
2. Back top rail — 35"
3. Drawer slides (wood) — 12"
Board 2 · 82 7/8" left over
12"
1. Drawer slides (wood) — 12"

1/4" × 35 3/4" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 13% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 83 3/8" left over
11 1/2"
1. Drawer bottom — 11 1/2"

1/4" × 33 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 42% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over
39"
1. Back panel — 39"

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" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 12" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 22 3/4" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 62 5/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

Board 1 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 72 1/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 26 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 11 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 82 7/8" left over

1/4" × 35 3/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 83 3/8" left over

1/4" × 33 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over