Iraq'n Chair

Brilliant design and use of materials, Kyle!

And thanks for your service.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

You rock, Kyle. The chair is pretty cool, but it’s awesome what you’re doing for all of us. Thank you for your service.

-- Premium firewood created daily.

I guess sergeants have no sense of priority!

Nice work on the chair with limited everything!

Thanks for being there and keep your head down.

rich

-- Talent on Loan from God - Rush Limbaugh ----------www.genesiswoodworks.com----------

I actually really like the design of the chair! I can see tweaking it for asthetics and making it outa real wood!

it would make a neat patio chair!

Be careful about lead posioning! Good luck.

-- POST NUBILA SOL - After clouds sunshine

Nice work there Kyle.

As far as drawing the webbing, I would keep it simple. If you draw the webbing as crossing faces, it won’t look right at any sort of a distance. I’ll make an example of a way to do it.

Thank you for doing what you do.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Kyle, Thanks for your service!!! And I wouldn’t change a thing on that chair. It looks perfect. I have the feeling that won’t be the only chair you make!

-- Rick

Great looking chair! I agree that it would make a good patio chair. Thank you for your sacrifices and all that you risk on our behalf.

-- jstegall

Kyle, That’s a GREAT CHAIR! IS there anything we could do stateside to help you with these? As echoed above, thank you for all you do for us and God Bless!

Kyle, I hope you don’t me posting this here.

Here’s a way to depict a woven seat without drawing it out.

I drew a rectangle to the size of the seat, pulled it up to the height of the seat rails. Then I put a small, low-segment count arc on a corner and ran Follow Me around the top.

Straight above the seat I drew a rectangle. On that I laid out for the webbing. I used guidelines to aid in that and drew the edges of the openings on the edges and the little squares. I used Push/Pull to push the faces representing the opening through the seat. After running an Intersect, I deleted the unwanted geometry.

Next I drew in a few lines to represent the edges of the web straps. I only drew in a few and then made linear arrays with Ctrl+Move and then *n Where n equals the number of copies.

Finally, I applied a material. I rotated the material for the webbing running one direction so that it looks like it’s running the right way. You only need to rotate the material once. Then sample the rotated material and paint that in the other rectangles where it should match.

I could have made the surface run under the edges of the seat rails. I didn’t hoping for more clarity in the image.

Hope that helps.

I’ll answer your other question via PM.

Dave

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Very clever for your limited materials. I really like how it came out.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Kyle this is a cool chair. I can see this as a great coffee break chair for me in my shop. It would get a lot of use.

Thanks for your service and be safe.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

Kyle,
Great chair. I know how you feel though. i was there in 03-04 as a MP. also ended up being a woodworker, electrician and jack of all trades for my company. Thank you for your service! Keep your butt as low as your head. Stay safe brother. If you need anything let some of us know and i am sure we will all look for/ find a way to get it to you.

-- I came, I sawed I fixed it. (well sort of)

The nerve of the guy. Can’t he see you have talent.
Great chair, great design. It looks comfortable. I agree with the above post. This design would look good on a patio.

Thanks for your service. It’s men like you that let us worry about our hobbies instead of other things.

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

Great design and use of material. Those 5000 lb capacity straps look reassuring :)

Thank you for all the kind comments. I’m already thinking about building an ottoman to go along with it. As for my sergeant, I don’t really want to get stuck on post so I’ll let him think he is getting his way. :)

DaveR – Thanks for the help on SketchUp. I learn a lot from you.

Viktor – I am hoping that 5,000 lb is going to be enough capacity. It will encourage me to keep my weight down. :)

-- Kyle Shipp, http://battleshipp.blogspot.com

Sorry. I see I double-posted.

-- Kyle Shipp, http://battleshipp.blogspot.com

I’m so impressed! Really well made with such simple tools and materials at your disposal. You’re making me feel extra bad about slacking in my shop :)

Be safe, and thanks for posting!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Platoon Sgt’s are like that. One track mind! Great resourcefulness and great talent. Keep it up and as always ALL of you have my undieing support and my prayers are with you all for a safe return home.

-- There are three signs of old age. The first is loss of memory. I forgot the other two!

You should make another for the CSM, then you’ll definately make a 1 over 1 on your next NCOER!!! Can I get a Hooah?

-- “If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting” - Jack Handey

nice chair, especially under limited conditions

-- Jeff,

Great Chair

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com