Instant Furniture

Step 10 Non-Instant Ladder Chair

We've all seen Shaker "ladder-back" chairs, but howabout monastery convertible ladder chairs?

It looks like a normal but fancy chair, but it turns into a fancy but normal-looking stepladder, which...

Arwen got this from the maker who claimed it to be a copy of a chair found in an ancient monastery somewhere.

Comments

[sprockette]

my family created campfire seating out of an old staircase we took off of the cottage...
just sawed it into 3-stair pieces and attached thick planks to the backs and sides to hold it up. it works great.

[eulaliaaaa!]

I saw this in National Treasure! 

























Just saying.

[RHeimpel]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/workshop/4226197.html

This style is a benjamin franklin library chair, plans at the link above

[scafool]

Actually a library chair. Something to sit on as you read, after you got that rare book down from the top shelf. I think it is an English design. They are still made and the mass produced version sells for about $150.00.

[berserk]

I think I will try to convert an old chair to something like this step ladder chair. I'll probably use flip-top hinges so one does not have to sit on the pivot pin. (e.g. flip top hinge). Has anyone played with making or converting to this?