Anyone else do this?

Diomedes Industries

Diomedes Industries

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Whenever I am making a project out of wood - especially pine - I make extra spindles and fire boards out of the left overs to give away. I just cannot stand to waste wood.

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Here are a BUNCH of different length spindles and a handful of potential hearth's for gifts.

Here was the project - well four of them - but they are ready for sanding, staining, and poly.

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They are portable and the seat pan fits into the back of the back so that you can carry it.



TF
 
Wow, looks good. I need to learn how to make one of those.

Never can waste the wood, whenever I decide to give my try at woodwork. I'd feel to bad wasting it.
 
The Game - it is very easy - the hardest part is making the legs - but when you have a template as I did - it was very easy - just time consuming.

TF
 
Thats a slick little chair.

I used to have a ton of scrap wood that I found all kinds of uses for but I left it all in my last house because I didn't want to pay to move it. I hope the new tenants will fiind a good use for it.
 
Awesome work ... there certainly is a sense of satisfaction when creating something with one's own hands
 
Looks great. I should teach myself how to do this. I bet I could find some buyers around here.
 
I would say, the way I built it, could cost about 25 to 30 dollars per chair to build, I think the plans above look a little neater and could save some money in lumber costs.

TF
 
You could save money by milling the lumber out of bigger stock. gene.
 
Good point Gene,

I think if I were to do this again - I might get three slats out of a 1 X 6 and simply space them apart a little bit.

TF
 
I recommend adding a bit of time and labour to the project and laminating the legs also..even making them 2 layers (3 is better)..instead of one..I believe you can get twice the life out of these chairs. Gene
 
Thats a good idea with the scraps. I usually just throw them in an empty bin so I have them lying around if need be. Maybe I will take some and make them into fireboards and bow drills.
 
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