Greyhoundman
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Decided I wanted a chair. But went for zero cash outlay. Built from scrap bin collection. I used to run a small woodworking shop several years back. Next will be a small reflector.
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Greyhoundman
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Here is a close shot of the main parts.
The wood is cherry. The seat covering is camera bellows material. And the foam was from a camera shipment. It is based on a modified Harford design.
http://www.harfordastro.org/izar/izar_chair/izar_chair.html
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Edited by Greyhoundman (06/16/08 12:32 PM)
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rnabholz
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Congrats on a fine looking project - love the cherry wood.
After the scope and eyepieces, a chair is my #1 observing accessory.
Well done.
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Trondur
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Beautiful job. Your scraps are definitely more upscale than mine, though.
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Greyhoundman
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Thank you both.
I'm a constant scrounger.  I've collected a lot of wood over the years. Most would have been burned if I had not grabbed it. The cherry was free cutoffs from a local sawmill.
Watch for my low buck reflector. 
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rboe
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Very nicely none Sir. 
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o1d_dude
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Quote:
Very nicely none Sir.
What Ron said except substitute "done" for "none". LOL!
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rboe
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Dang fingers! 
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JohnH
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Very nice. A worthy project for wood you can get from the scrap heap.
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Adventurer
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wood!!!!
I love woodworks and I love your chair too 
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half meter
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You did a nice job with your scrap cherry! I'd hate to sit in a chair made from scrap pallet wood. 
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StarStuff1
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Last Summer my 3 grandsons were hanging around in my hammock. The hammock just fell apart for no particular reason. It could not have been any fault of theirs!
Well, the hammock was 6 years old and starting to wear so...
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StarStuff1
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..so I recycled the wood part of the hammock into an extra observing chair. A little more scrap lumber and aluminum. Did have to buy a couple of 3/4-in dowels. Darn, should have used old broom sticks and made it into a total salvage job.
BTW, the grandsons are banned from using the new hammock my wife got me for Christmas.
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StarStuff1
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Here is an earlier one I made although it is a little bit more worn now. The rope holes in the hammock frame made it a natural to sort of copy the original idea.
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rboe
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Looks pretty sweet to me.
Does that mean the chair has a built in snooze monster? 
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StarStuff1
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Not only a snooze monster but she is also a viscious attack dog as long as it's small birds she is chasing.
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jcjr
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Ya'll got me inspired. Had some spare sticks of pressure-treated pine and a couple of old broomsticks.
Mine doesn't have to fold up to travel to the back yard, and wanted it rigid cause I weigh almost an eighth of a ton. Figured it could also come in handy as a shop stool.
It is adjustable from 11 inches to 34 inches.
Had in mind a 'rustic design', but it turned out looking kinda midieval. Perhaps some minor mods could do double duty as a miniature seige catapult (grin).
The pressure-treated pine has a green color, and perhaps the pressure-treat process exaggerates the grain. I like grain.
Since the PT lumber had a green color, thought it might be a hoot to stain it Colonial Maple, which has a strong reddish cast. Unexpected contrast. Then lots of glossy floor polyurethane finish.
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rboe
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How do you like that round seat? I've been thinking along those lines on my next chair - good to see you went and did it.
Can you post more details on how the seat locks into the frame? Looks like something worth stealing.
If you go with a half lap or bridle joint at the top you can avoid the extra piece of wood. I think you could do with a smaller rear foot (strictly as weight savings) too unless you have real soft ground.
You have some very nice ideas going on there.
But be warned - once you build one chair it's not too long after and you start thinking about an "improved" version. There is no end in sight. 
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Fiske
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GrayHound:
Nice job on the chair. I would say you have a well-stocked "scrap bin." I guess you loosely based this on the Denver Observer chair plan? I like the seat position adjustment detail.
I built a Denver chair years ago and it has served me well, though I plan to build a better chair in the near future. One problem I have had with the chair is that the connection between the front foot and the upright beam gets a lot of torque. I bolted mine on, and regularly have to tight then bolts. They are like 3/8-inch, I think. Three of them.
From the pictures it seems like your front foot is connected with four wood screws. Did you glue it, too? I would be interested to know how the joint holds up over time.
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Greyhoundman
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I used a construction glue that stays just a bit pliable after hardening. I've used it before with good results in such situations.
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