So, it was the day before Mothers Day. My wife had taken the kids out for the day and I had a chance to catch up on some things. I was looking at the wood that I have sitting in the garage and remembered that I had seen an old wooden beach chair that a friend had and wanted to copy it. I had some cherry wood that has been sitting around that I obtained from the local wood shops scrap pile and it looked like it might be just enough. I did not really have any plans written down but I started to build it anyways. I wanted to make it a hammock type chair but wanted it small enough to be portable. I glued it with water proof glue and assembled it with stainless screws. It has been oiled with teak oil. The seat was sewn with some cloth that I had around. It is sturdy, and comfortable. The way that it is built means that the fabric needs to be removable in order for the chair to fold up. I made some cutouts so that this was possible using dowels to support the weight of the person sitting in the chair. I quite like this chair and am tempted to build more but would need to purchase some wood. Anyways, my wife has a new beach chair for mothers day and I have a happy wife. All is good in the world.
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Upcycled Beach Chair
So, it was the day before Mothers Day. My wife had taken the kids out for the day and I had a chance to catch up on some things. I was looking at the wood that I have sitting in the garage and remembered that I had seen an old wooden beach chair that a friend had and wanted to copy it. I had some cherry wood that has been sitting around that I obtained from the local wood shops scrap pile and it looked like it might be just enough. I did not really have any plans written down but I started to build it anyways. I wanted to make it a hammock type chair but wanted it small enough to be portable. I glued it with water proof glue and assembled it with stainless screws. It has been oiled with teak oil. The seat was sewn with some cloth that I had around. It is sturdy, and comfortable. The way that it is built means that the fabric needs to be removable in order for the chair to fold up. I made some cutouts so that this was possible using dowels to support the weight of the person sitting in the chair. I quite like this chair and am tempted to build more but would need to purchase some wood. Anyways, my wife has a new beach chair for mothers day and I have a happy wife. All is good in the world.
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