Question: Cut your wood to the appropriate dimensions.
Option 0: Mark your chosen measurements on your boards in pencil and use a circular saw or miter saw to trim them to size. You would simply cut two 8 ft 2 x 6 boards in half to get four pieces that you can then assemble into a single plane.
Option 1: Mark your chosen measurements on your boards in pencil and use a circular saw or miter saw to trim them to size. You would simply cut two 8 ft 2 x 6 boards in half lengthwise to get four pieces that you can then assemble into a single plane.
Answer: 1