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This is a bent arm morris chair. The dimensions are from a good friend of mine. It is for meditating. the side rails are elongated for leg crossing and the top is about 8” taller than normal so you can rest your head back. It is made from reclaimed barn wood (white oak) and curly red oak. The cushions are a micro fiber over viscoelastic foam.
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23 comments so far
tenontim
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posted 541 days ago
Very nice use for reclaimed wood. Would be nice even if it wasn’t reclaimed. Thanks for the post.
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Big_Bob
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posted 541 days ago
Rhett:
I like your version of the Morris chair. All of the Morris chairs I have see use some type of slats on the side. This looks cleaner and definitely custom. I have been looked at many versions of the Morris chair because I would like to build one. Your design is fantastic.
Do you have any more of that “barn wood”?
-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker
bruingt
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posted 541 days ago
Nice job! That’s a great looking chair. I’m wondering how/where you did the cushions?
Bradford
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Nice job! I agree with BigBob, you design is definitely a custom build.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
GaryK
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posted 541 days ago
Looks like a good chair for thinkin’
Nice job!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
dennis mitchell
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posted 541 days ago
I could take a nap in it! Very nice.
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Quebecnewf
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posted 541 days ago
I really like your morros chair. I made one for my daughter but it had slats. It turned out quite nice and she is very pleased with it but yours is more clean ie no slats
Are there plans out there anywhere for the chair
Quebecnewf
Rob
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posted 541 days ago
I second the interest for these plans. The changes you made are nice improvements on an already good design. Nice work.
scottb
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posted 541 days ago
great chair. Looks great, and with the cushions and design mods it sounds really comfortable.
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Napaman
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posted 541 days ago
this is beautiful…I wanna build one!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
trifern
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posted 541 days ago
That is one gorgeous chair. I love the figuring in the legs. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Woodhacker
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posted 541 days ago
Wow that is really nice!...Great job.
-- Martin, Kansas
ChrisBabayco
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posted 541 days ago
That is a very nice chair- has a wonderful mix of the classic chair and clean modern lines. Great job!
dozer15
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posted 541 days ago
I don’t meditate but i sure would not mind having a chair like that. Great work and great use of reclaimed lumber.
-- i cut it twice and it is still to short
Grumpy
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posted 541 days ago
looks very comfortable Rhett
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stanley2
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posted 541 days ago
Now that’s a chair to curl up in – nice job Rhett
-- Phil in British Columbia
Scott Bryan
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posted 541 days ago
This is a nice chair. And you did a wonderful job on the barn wood. I like the look of classical arts and crafts furniture but this is a nice variation on that style.
Well done!!
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Kane
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posted 540 days ago
Another vote for the slatless look – very very nice :)
rhett
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posted 540 days ago
Thanks for all the kind words. It is extra sweet when fellow woodworkers make them. I will be making these chairs to sell in the near future, so giving out exact plans and dimensions would not be in MY best interest.
-- http://www.efcabineture.com/ You can be tired, or you can be broke, but you should never be tired and broke.
jeanmarc
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posted 478 days ago
Nice job! great chair
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toxicoval56
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posted 288 days ago
I love these chairs and this one is one-of-a-kind. It is very nice.
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RobinM
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posted 29 days ago
All the Morris chairs I’ve seen before were nice but with a bit too much going on. Yours has a clean look with some nice curves…I love it!
a1Jim
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posted 28 days ago
A great Morris chair and super wood
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