This chair is a fairly simple build, although it does take a fair amount of time to cut the parts and drill the holes in all of them, but after that's done it's pretty simple. The design sparked my interest and I figured I would make one or two of them, I'm glad I did, they turned out great!
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There are plans for this chair in a few places online, some will cost you some will be free but are difficult to understand or navigate through due to ads and whatnot. I hope to provide you with a straight forward and easy to follow how to guide!
Have a look at my short video to get the what all the project entails and understand how everything works. You will find the details and dimensions of the pieces below the video.
All of the pieces are cut out of 2x4 stock, they are all 1 1/4" x 1 1/2".
All holes are drilled on the wider 1 1/2" side of each piece and also centered across the piece.
6 comments:
In your video you said that all the pieces were made from 2x4s but they look much smaller. Then your directions said that the holes were cut on the 1 1/2" (Wider) side. Would you please clearly state the lumber dimensions in the directions? Thank you.
Kyle, sorry I didn't make it clearer I will add that to the text in the blog. I know sometimes things get missed in videos but I believe I mentioned the size of the pieces at about 0:45 in the video. I hope you chair turns out well if you decide to built one!
Very good tutorial. i will follow for my folding chair I think though the text is missing the picture of the chair, and you left in the text the word "draft";) in the beginning (I'm not yet a perfectionist but I am guided by one). Good luck with your projects and tutorials.
Sweet! This was a fun build for this first-time woodworker. Can't wait to do more projects. I also found out from this build that 2x4s are NOT "2x4"!!! Lol.
So I was happy to not have to cut down to 1 1/2" but surprised when the 3rd 1 1/4" strip looked smaller than the other two. Hah hah.
I'll go back to the drawing board and probably use a 2x6 next time.
Thanks again for sharing =P
Just FYI for others ...
here's what I ended up using:
(7')- 1/8" plastic covered WIRE ROPE
(16)- 5/8" insulated staples
(2)- 2x4x8
(1)- 2x4x4
(1)- 2x4x3
Like I said previously, I didn't realize I'd only be able to get (2) 1 1/4" strips from the 2x4s. Luckily I had some scraps at home.
I think (1) 2x6x12 will get you everything needed for this build with a couple feet extra.
And I'd rather the staples be longer if I were to use them again. They were only $1.30 for a 20 pack. But the fasteners shown in the video were $5 for 2 at my Home Depot.
I think next time I'll try to use nuts and bolts. There's enough space in the drilled hole for the Wire Rope and a bolt. The tighter the fit the better I think.
I'll try to recess the nut into the wood on the inside. Then I'll use a washer on the outside to hold the Wire Rope.
We'll see if it works. I experimented with a metal screw and washer but I can see how it can prematurely loosen because of the plastic. Whether it degrades or just tears and shreds from the screw digging into it.
Anyways =P
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