| Project by vidkid26 | posted 71 days ago | 413 views | 6 times favorited | 12 comments |  |
 |
After making the first chair and getting it highjacked by my wife, I decided to make another and add a little twist that maybe she would like even better. I made this one as a glider.The back, seat and arms, are made of teak. The base is made of African Mahogany because I couldn’t afford 8/4 teak ($$$ouch). I had to use some black walnut stain to get the colors to match a little better. The plans called for using screws to construct the base and chair supports. I decided to use the Domino in stead. All I can say is that baby is rock solid. The only thing left to do is plug the screw holes in the slats. I’ll use some black walnut and then add another coat of tongue oil.
Any comments would be appreciated.
12 comments so far
Jimi_C
home | projects | blog
197 posts in 131 days
posted 71 days ago
Wow, that looks amazing.
huff
home | projects | blog
1628 posts in 182 days
posted 71 days ago
Nice looking chair. Great build.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
davidroberts
home | projects | blog
243 posts in 382 days
posted 70 days ago
OMG. Beautiful, Did you put some type of insert between the seat and the backrest. It looks like a fitted piece.
-- david roberts, houston area, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but that has never been a problem for me."
a1Jim
home | projects | blog
16928 posts in 474 days
posted 70 days ago
Nice clean build in has a smooth cool look.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
vidkid26
home | projects | blog
19 posts in 213 days
posted 70 days ago
There is a piece that fits between the seat and the back. It’s a real fun one to make. It has 5 angles for the back slats and a 28 deg. bevel on the back side to compensate for the rake of the back rest. There is a pattern piece for it but still takes a lot of massaging to get it to fit right.
Napaman
home | projects | blog
3488 posts in 974 days
posted 70 days ago
really nice…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
ken90712
home | projects | blog
350 posts in 85 days
posted 70 days ago
Very nice! Is this your design or did get plans from somewhere? Would love to see the planse and make on for my wife as well. I liked your addition of the AM instead of the 8/4 teak, great idea. Woold here in So California is expensive, like other places I’m sure. Any help would be great.
Again Nice job!
Ken
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
vidkid26
home | projects | blog
19 posts in 213 days
posted 70 days ago
You can get the plans and the hardware kit from
http://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/
I used the patterns to make mdf templates, so I have them if I decide to make a few more.
kolwdwrkrsgirl
home | projects | blog
27 posts in 71 days
posted 70 days ago
I really like the looks of this one. It looks like a really comfortable chair the way you curved the seat and sloped the back…and it’s a glider too on top of that which makes it even cooler! : )
-- Life isn't about waiting for the woodchips to pass...it's about learning to dance in the sawdust : )
Scarcraig01
home | projects | blog
72 posts in 90 days
posted 67 days ago
Nice looking chair, I really like the color and the finish, nice work!
-- Craig, Springfield Ohio
batmanw2002
home | projects | blog
15 posts in 699 days
posted 53 days ago
Bet your wife is sorry she hijacked the first one. Very nice chair. I’m going to try a fold-up version so that it can be stored away for the winter. Maybe I’ll try to work in the glider idea too. Thanks for the posting.
Mark, Lavelle, PA
vidkid26
home | projects | blog
19 posts in 213 days
posted 52 days ago
Well, of course she now uses the glider (she says its a woman’s prerogative to change her mind). She said she likes it so much it’s going in the family room over the winter. Go figure.