Jake's Chair

Very comfortable looking Josh. Looks like a nice view to sit down and take in.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Good job Josh. I like the looks of the chair.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

That’s a nice one. Do you still have a link for the plans?

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

Thanks for the comments guys.

here is the link for those who are interested:

http://www.internetwoodworking.com/w5/chair.html I modified the plans slightly to suit my needs and improve on the ergonomics.

All curved pieces were done by making a template out of 1/4” MDF and then flush trimming on the router table.

One word of !! if you attempt to build this one:

I do most of my assembly and finishing in the basement. Once the chair was done i go to bring it outside and it is too big to get out the basement door!!! Luckily i had not yet glued the pieces and was able to take the arms and arm supports off to get it out of the house. If i had glued already i wouldve had some nice basement seating.

Nice work Josh
I,ll take a set of six please. lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

josh you are not alone, I’ve done the same thing in my basement workshop!!

the chair looks great.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

Thanks, Josh. My “shop” has a garage door, so I don’t think I’ll have your problem.

Here at the university where I worked, I saw our carpenters do the same thing. They built an enormous storage cabinet for musical instruments. The foreman was smart enough to measure the shop door to make sure they’d be able to get it out. What he forgot was that as soon as it came out of the shop door, it had to go through a smaller door to get out of the building. Oops. They had to take a saw to it and cobble it back together on site.

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

great chair…my shop wont have this issue…but I recently hired a tractor to come in and pull out major roots and dig out all the crab grass to begin our back yard makeover…we left a fence between us and neighbors down for 4 months so when we came in he could go through that side…then in the end because of a carport in my neighbors back yard he couldnt come through…and i had to sawzall my other fence/gate on the other side of the house…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

I’ve seen pictures of the Jakes Chair, whats the major difference between Jakes and a regular Anarondack chair. Nice chair by the way, thanks for the link. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Mike,

To be honest, other than the fact that it can fit a REALLY big person, i dont know. I think the website i mentioned has a little write up with some information on what the benefits of this specific chair are.

Nice chair. How is the poplar holding up in the weather?

-- Jesus is Lord!

Jockmike2,
The Jakes chair is 27” across the front. This gives the seat slats a little extra springiness. Conforms nicely to the, uh, uh, weight distribution.

I just finished my first one (today!) and have the material already cut to make another. However, I will be modifying the design in a number of small ways to better suit my needs.

I used 1-by CWP (“Cheap Wood, might be Pine) from the Borg and have so far applied two coats of oil based sealer. Next up are two coats of oil-based enamel. This was a learning exercise for me. To make any money with these I’m pretty certain I would have to make up several jigs. It takes too long to line parts up and drill them.

I learned something interesting about my basement stairs, too. They are wider at the bottom than the top.

DAMHIKT

Fortunately, I had already had some mis-givings and had not glued the back slats on.

-- http://nmwoodworks.com (pens & bowls, mostly)

The poplar was only in the rain for a few days before i moved it into my covered porch. no problems so far.

Looks great!

-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)

Josh … a fine looking project! I posted the finished pic of mine on Lumberjocks a few minutes ago and also on my website.

-- http://nmwoodworks.com (pens & bowls, mostly)

A great chair! I have to build one of these…or 10.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Is Jake going to want it back? JK. Great job, looks nice.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Hi Josh:

Way to keep working the craft. I was glad to see you took on another challenge!! You are really into this and it’s great to see. Keep pushing!

Good job man….........Neil

Hi – I’m considering building a Jake’s Chair using composite decking (Trex-like) materials. Composite decking only comes in 5/4” x 6” dimensions (almost any length is available).

Do you think it would work to build it with composite decking? Can you foresee any pitfalls?

Thanks

Great chair!

I made a pair of these as my first project a few years ago using some reclaimed plywood from an old shed. Everyone that has sat in them is amazed at how comfortable they are.

-- -- Brian, Seattle

well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon