Wood Seesaw (Teeter-Totter) — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 12.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over
36"36"12"
1. Long base — 36"
2. Long base — 36"
3. Handle supports — 12"
Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over
24"24"24"12"
1. Uprights — 24"
2. Uprights — 24"
3. Short base — 24"
4. Handle supports — 12"
Board 3 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Short base — 24"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

0 boards · 8.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Beam boards at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Beam boards at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

1 board · 1.3 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. Seats — 15"
2. Seats — 15"

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" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 70 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over