I wasn't trying to save money particularly -- I'm not that much of a cheapskate :-) I'm quite prepared to buy a set of plans if I can find what I am looking for.
But I hadn't, at the time, seen any designs or plans that are anything like approaching what I was looking for whether for sale or otherwise.
I have now seen a Monk's Chair for sale in a local store which is the sort of design I had been searching for. So I have measured it up (on the pretext that I was checking its size to see if it would fit). It's not exactly what I had in mind but the proportions are perfect and I now have all the dimensions I need to make a set of working drawings which I can adapt to suit my own ideas.
Many thanks for all the help from everyone in this excellent newsgroup.
Malcolm Webb
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I'm not sure what you are asking, but if it is can you save a little money by using plans someone else has paid for, then you should go to another newsgroup. Compared to the price of wood and supplies, as well as your valuable time in making the subject item, the price of a plan is minuscule.