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Folding chair #2

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Hi LumberJocks,

Here is my new folding chair. Although it is outdoor photos, it is an indoor chair. It is made from Oak and weaved with Danish Cord. Weaving is very hard on your fingers and very time consuming, but I find the result very rewarding. The seat and back pivots around a wooden dowel, so I avoided using any metal hardware.

Mads


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woodworm

8184 posts in 483 days


posted 432 days ago

Very very great chair. Congratulation! Really nice.
The weaving part, is the challange that I would not dare to take.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Dusty56

3458 posts in 580 days


posted 432 days ago

great job indeed…looks very comfortable : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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brianinpa

1365 posts in 615 days


posted 432 days ago

Looks like it would be very comfortable. I can appreciate the weaving, but do not envy you for doing it. Great build.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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Jarrod Zion Murphree

348 posts in 616 days


posted 432 days ago

Looks awesome; I like your aesthetic.

Regards, JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

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Blake

2759 posts in 767 days


posted 432 days ago

This came out great. I’d say it was well worth the time. Its very unique.

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bfd

418 posts in 699 days


posted 432 days ago

MDF,

This is absolutely beautiful. To me this is the type of modern design that transends time….an instant classic! If I may make only one recommendation. Do a limited production run and sell them on Etsy.com. I Like the oak but walnut, mahogany, and ash would also be great options as well. I can see four of these around a low slung coffee table in a very modern living room similar to how you see Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chairs or Le Corbusier’s Grand Confort LC lounge series.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

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Napaman

3483 posts in 970 days


posted 431 days ago

very nice!!!!!!!!

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

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trifern

7894 posts in 660 days


posted 431 days ago

Great design and build. The weaving is outstanding and makes the project special. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Jason

41 posts in 515 days


posted 431 days ago

Really nice.

-- Jason

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Douglas Krueger

379 posts in 616 days


posted 431 days ago

That looks like an easy chair to get into and damn hard to get out of due to the comfort factor. I especially like the woven seat and back and agree with bfd on it’s ability to be sans era.

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

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FlWoodRat

582 posts in 802 days


posted 431 days ago

This chair is awesome. Care to share the plans and weaving process details? I can envision a couple of these in my house made out of some hard maple that we have lying about.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

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jeanmarc

1751 posts in 609 days


posted 431 days ago

Great design.great job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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ND2ELK

6140 posts in 666 days


posted 431 days ago

Great looking chair. The weaving is what really makes the chair. Is there a place that would show how to do this type of weaving. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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mdf

38 posts in 868 days


posted 431 days ago

Thank you all very much for the kind words!

bfd: I like your wood suggestions. I just might do that. I do plan on selling this chair style on Etsy or some other place.

FLWoodRat: I am sorry, but I cannot share plans at this time, since I am planning to sell this chair.

FLWoodRat / ND2ELK:
The only good weaving help I have seen is on FineWoodworking.com: http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesArticle.aspx?id=29678 . The way I weave is a little different, because I weave both sides and do not use the L shaped nails. It all depends on if you are going to have both sides exposed, which you normally wouldn’t, unless it’s a folding chair. Weaving both sides is going to require close to twice as much cord.

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Cov

49 posts in 440 days


posted 430 days ago

Cool looking chair!

-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com

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Mateo

23 posts in 433 days


posted 430 days ago

Very nice. I love modern furniture and got into wood working to make my own. I like this because it is not typical. Unique, very unique.

-- Mateo

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