In modern furniture stores you can find chairsin a large assortment, but it is not always possible to find what you need. That is why you can , which will not only cost less and have the required dimensions, but also fit the interior style. The easiest way will be to make a chair based on laminated chipboard. If you do not plan to mass-produce chairs for sale, then it is not advisable to purchase a whole sheet.
Drawing of a wooden chair.In addition to other materials, the work will require a soft edging of 18 mm, which has a U-shape. To fix it, you will need Moment glue. As fasteners, you should use confirmats with dimensions of 5x70. Self-tapping screws with dimensions of 4x16 mm will also be needed. In the process of sawing, it is recommended to use a jigsaw equipped with finishing saws for working on laminated chipboard. The saws should be narrow, designed for making curly cuts. The basis of the chair will be 18 mm laminated chipboard, from which it is necessary to saw out blanks with the following dimensions, each of which should be prepared in the amount of 2 pieces:
- 850х450 (for sidewalls);
- 500х450 (for the seat, the lower rim and the backrest).
This number of blanks will be needed to make 1 chair with your own hands.
Tools and materials
Tools for making a wooden chair.
- edging;
- glue;
- Chipboard;
- confirmations;
- metal furniture corners;
- self-tapping screws;
- a jigsaw;
- drill-screwdriver;
- roulette;
- pencil;
- construction right angle;
- primer.
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Preparatory work
The most interesting thing about the described chair model isis that you can independently choose the design of the sidewalls, which are also the legs. To do this, you need to draw them by hand, giving them any shape. After that, you can start cutting out the elements with a jigsaw. In order for the sidewalls to be the same, you should first cut out one of them, using it as a template for preparing the other. In the process of sawing, you should not be afraid that chips may appear on the ends, since the edging will decorate them.
Assembly diagram of a wooden chair.When making a chair with your own hands, you must adhere to the following dimensions: the height of the seat from the floor surface within 420-450 mm, the backrest tilt at 10° from the vertical, the step from the seat to the bottom of the backrest - 200 mm. From the bottom of the seat to the arch that forms the legs, there should be at least 150 mm. The lower side rail will be installed at this distance. The legs should not be less than 100 mm wide. The seat tilt should be equal to 5° from the horizontal. In this case, the slope should be backwards. You can also make a chair with such dimensions with your own hands from plywood. However, its thickness should be 16 or 18 mm, otherwise you will have to process the ends, which is very troublesome. When using plywood as a material, you can make the legs thinner, since this material is more durable. The width of the seat, side rail and backrest should be equal to 500 mm. The roundings of the named elements can be drawn on a traditional hula hoop. One blank should be used to make the seat, the other will become the basis for the back and the lower frame. The first one will have a width of 260 mm (in the wide part), the second one will have 145 mm at the edges. Return to the table of contents</a>
The process of manufacturing a chair
Figure 1.A folding chair is a very convenient part of the interior, as it is easy to transport and store. Through holes should be made in the sides, each with a diameter of 8 mm. These holes will be needed to install confirmats. It is more convenient to mark 1 side, and on the 2nd make holes according to 1, this will ensure complete coincidence of the elements. In the ends of the internal blanks, it is necessary to drill holes with a diameter of 5 mm, while the minimum depth is 60 mm. The structure should be pulled together with confirmats, fixing the seat from below with corners. If the width of the structure of 500 mm is too small, then more corners can be installed from below. Before snapping the edging, the ends of the elements should be primed. The most suitable composition is an emulsion, which should not be confused with traditional PVA office glue. As soon as the emulsion dries, Moment glue should be applied along the axis of the end and the edging snapped. In this case, the structure must be laid on its side. The edge joint will not be visible at the top of the arch. Laminated chipboard has many pros and cons, but its use eliminates the need for painting and other processing operations after the structure has been manufactured. Such a chair will last a long time if it is not subjected to excessive mechanical loads and moisture. Return to contents</a>
Technology of manufacturing stool
Figure 2.Scheme of dimensions and elements of a folding stool. A stool is no less useful in the household than a chair. You can make it yourself. And it can look like the one shown in Fig. 1. For the work you will need:
- manual frezer;
- electric jigsaw;
- Screwdriver;
- grinding machine;
- Clamps;
- roulette;
- pencil.
Furniture can be used as a material for the structureshield. In Fig. 2 you can see a diagram with the dimensions of the elements. The legs in the upper part should be sawed, giving them an angle of 30 °. The crossbars located between the legs should be installed using dowels, planted on glue. All adjacent surfaces should be carefully treated with glue, a drop of which should get into the holes intended for installing dowels. The components of the legs should be pulled together using clamps and left until the glue dries, its excess should be disposed of. The folding stool should be assembled, observing the dimensions indicated in the diagram. This will eliminate the occurrence of problems with the described design. The hinges should be screwed on using self-tapping screws with dimensions of 3.5 x 16 mm. The scrap that remains from the shield can be used to prepare a tube covering the middle of the hairpin. If the master has a small lathe in his arsenal, then this workpiece can be made with a round cross-section. However, you can also do with a plane, which will allow you to make the tube multifaceted, this will not spoil the appearance of the element. It is not enough to just make a stool or chair with your own hands, it is important that it is also beautiful. To do this, you can make the color of the structure even more saturated, emphasizing the natural texture of the wood. To do this, the surface of the chair and all its elements should be treated with fine-grained sandpaper (x300), as a final step, you can cover the surface of the structure with a tinting varnish, doing this at least in 2 approaches. This will allow you to get a comfortable and elegant piece of furniture. Such a stool can be used not only in the interior space, but also outside it, installing, for example, in the garden. Due to the fact that the described stool is folding, it will easily fit in the trunk of a car. This will allow you to easily transport it for a comfortable pastime outside the city.
