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Here is a cedar chaise lounge build for a friend at work. It is 26” wide 12” off the ground and 78” long. The hardest part was the adjustment supports that support the back rest at the different positions. The decorative part in the centre of the seat was due to a miscalculation at the lumber yard. The 1×4’s that make up the cross supports that are to be cut at 24” only came in 14’ lengths and would not fit in my van. No problem I just had the lumber yard attendant cut tem in half. Oops, 14” divided by 2 is seven feet and therefor I had a bunch of 12” pieces that were totally useless and left me with not enough lumber to complete the chairs. The solution is to turn them 90 degrees and glue them to 24” support pieces and install them that way. I thought it actually made the project better in the end.
There was no finish applied to these chairs as the new owner wanted them to age naturally. Hope you like and questions and comments are more than welcome.
-- Adam, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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kolwdwrkrsgirl
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#1 posted 693 days ago
These turned out really nicely! The miscalculation at the lumber yard and the way you ended up useing the smaller pieces there looks like more of a cool design bonus. Way to turn what could have been an expensive mistake into a plus! :-) Thanks for sharing…
-- Heidi :) “The only source of knowledge is experience”
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#2 posted 693 days ago
My wife was just commenting yesterday that we never use the lounges we have becuase the cushions are always dirty, and the springs on the straps are rusting. I didn’t even think about going to a wooden surface we could lay directly on, but I think this is the answer – Thanks!
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#3 posted 693 days ago
These look great!
(Never admit to a “miscalculation” when you can claim it as a design feature.) :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
will delaney
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#4 posted 693 days ago
Miscalculation turned into a real plus. Love the look.
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#5 posted 692 days ago
Well done and nice save on the lumber.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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