make a chair from a tree

[powder jack]

Thoght maybe some woodworkers would like this site, www.greenwoodworking.com also there is a good article about chair making in the first Fox Fire book. The second chair I made is a lot more comfortable than the first. :hmm:

 

[longshot47]

All good info, thanks.
[found the piece about the 'ideal' chairmaking bit especially helpful] :thumbsup:

 

[BillinOregon]

Totally awesome Web site. Thanks for the link!

 

[rabjr]

Wheres the wheels?? :idunno:

 

[BillinOregon]

Swampy: Just wondering, but have you looked into colonial-era wheelies? Doubt they were anywhere near as user friendly as the modern ones.

 

[powder jack]

Found one with wheels at www.alaphaomegawf.com under benches. Looks like a Teddy Rooseavelt model as in rough rider. Rustic furniture makers list is worth looking at also.

 

[rabjr]

Found one with wheels at www.alaphaomegawf.com under benches. Looks like a Teddy Rooseavelt model as in rough rider. Rustic furniture makers list is worth looking at also.

Nothing comes up for me.

But I think the first ones had the big wheels in front with one or two smaller ones in the back. The opposite of wheelchairs today. I know very little about the history of them and no idea when someone sat down and came up with the idea. But yeah, I'm sure they were on the rough side compared to todays models. Weight was probably a killer and those fisrt guys probably had good upper arm strength because of that.

I'll stick to Titanium and Aircraft Aluminum, a lot lighter. :thumbsup: :wink:

 

[powder jack]

Try this one www.alpha-omegawf.com I left out the dash.

 

[rabjr]

Wow, they do nice work. :thumbsup: