Stick Chair

I really like these chairs and yours came out really nice.

-- --- Richard Jackson

Nice job. The redwood looks fantastic & I like the mods/upgrades.

-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow!

thats a great build jdtorque i like the clamp ,looks a lot better than the staples too. what a great gift :) thank you for the mention also

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for got welcome to lumber jocks , great site here all skill leavels and a lot of wood craft master that love to share the craft

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Nice work jdtorque. And welcome to LJs.

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Gorgeous!

Wire rope? Clamps? Sounds interesting, could you eloborate a little bit?

Where did you find them?

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Nice job on the chair. I favorited the first one and this one. I am also interested in knowing where/what kind of wire rope and clamps you used on this project.
Thanks for sharing.
Well done.

-- Central Ohio, Still got 9 and 15/16 fingers!

Salor and Enoelf; I used 1/8”x50’ Uncoated – Galvanized Wire Rope. It was really easy to work with and I only used about 25’ of the rope so I have more for future projects. You can purchase at any hardware store but I got it at HomeDepot.

I then used 1/8” Aluminum Ferrules for the clamps. This worked really well because I made this chair more of a permanent piece of furniture in my patio rather than a foldable “put away” chair so I was looking for something longlasting and more sturdy than the staples the directions call for.

Thank you all so much for your feedback!

I am intrigued. favorite

I really like your chair and the modifications you made. I have bookmarked both yours and Eddie’s. I do have a question though, since you only used 1/8” wire rope did you reduce the size of the holes or did you drill the 1/4” holes the plans call for?

-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green

I kept to the 1/4” drill hole. It fit nice and snug which is what I was going for. If you want to make it into a foldable chair like the directions were made for I would reccomend getting a smalling diameter wire rope or a slightly larger drill hole. Hope this helps!

I also followed the same plan and made one. No photos to share at this time, but made the following changes as well: Rounded all edges, including front of seat slats and top of back slats, plus the little connector pieces. I used galvanized wire, threaded each end and secured with crown nuts. Where each leg meets the ground I cut angles so the entire slat is flush down. I used WRC and it looks pretty good; haven’t put any finish on yet. But, mine doesn’t really fold up too well. When you draw together the back and seat slats they become too tight to fold up flat, so it’s kind of a “partial” fold. It is, however, deceptively comfortable to sit in!

Very Nice Project! Thanks for Posting!

Rick

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WOW, I love the chair. It looks great to set in too.

Arlin

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I ve been making that chair for over twenty years . I found if you make it out of redwood it will not last the wood is to soft to take the stress of in and out sitting.. Red oak or alder is the cheapest for that chair.

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