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Outdoor chair design help needed for Grandparents.

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I am looking to build a chair for the Grandparents to sit outside on. I was thinking along the lines of an Adirondack "style" chair that pivots just under the seat so they can lean back. Please don't confuse that with a rocking chair as that is not what they want.

I have Googled looking for plans but can't seem to find any. Does anybody know of a set of plans or have ideas as to how I can make this kind of chair?

Any help would be appreciated….Thank you

Bill
 
#2 ·
Something like a Norm Abram Adirondack sitting on a giant Lazy Larry? Just how big can you get one of those bearings for a LL? There's got to be a reasonable solution for this.
 
#4 ·
Not quite what I mean. If you look at an office chair, they can pivot from under the seat. So, the seat and back pivots as one unit, while the legs remain stationary. I thought it would be nice to have a chair as comfortable as an Adirondack that pivots like an office chair, but for outdoor use.

If there is anything like that, you guys would know.
 
#5 ·
oh…I may have forgot to mention a spring loaded return. I'm thinking that an elderly person once leaning back might need a little assistence getting back upright. Hence the spring loaded design to help sit them streight. Maybe an Adirondack chair won't work at all?
???

What do you think?
 
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