I fancied a garden chair

Aug 09, 2013 7 Replies

I fancied having a bash at an Adirondack style chair, but figured it might be worth making a prototype before doing too many just in case it was not as comfortable as I had hoped.



Anyway, I found some rough plans on the web, and tweaked them a bit, then dug out all the spare bits of timber I could find laying about the workshop, and hacked together this:



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Now I have worked out what changes are needed to make it better, I might make myself a small production run (I have made templates so cutting out more is quick and easy).



Let me know if there is any interest for a set of plans on the wiki and I might draw up a set.


Could do with a bit of lumber support?

The entire thing is a support made out of lumber! :-)

It might be a bit tricky in that style of chair due to the curved back. Also the fact that you recline on it and the back kind of wraps around you means it does not seem necessary.

I've always fancied making a couple of those.

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Ditto. In fact I've had the plans on my desk for three (no: four) years!

John R: I will send 'em to you, if you'd like to see them. I have a couple of variations.

J.

Sure, the more the merrier ;-)

What we need now is some sort simulation technology so we can sit in them all and find the best!

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