Our Favorite Folding Camping Chair & Table

Step 1 Get some commercial wood sticks or small birch tree stock

For this project I chose pre-cut dimensional pine stock that a local stair manufacturer threw away. I was lucky to pass by and notice them sticking out of his  freebee box. The next set (chair & table ) will be made from Birch that I will have to cut and season for a year. Another instructable to come! You can have the lumber yard guy cut these for you at no charge, from stock he has!

Chair Cutting stock list 
(6)  1" x 1" by 29 " long for the Back
(2)  1" x 1"  by 35 " long for the Back Legs
(6)  1" x 1"  by 15" long for the  Seat
(2)  1" x 1" by  35" long for the legs of seat
(9)  1" x 1"  by  7"  long for the seat middle

* you can use 1 1/4" x 3/4" or whatever size stock you chose, just use the same size for each section, back, seat or middle so the sitting and back will be level !

 ** This is a good time to sand all rough surfaces and any sharp edges, you will not like splinters in your skin!

Comments

[cklug2]

If you forget to thread on the nut you can take the all-thread to the grinder and chamber the rod to grind off the damaged threads. This technique works great if you have a long screw you have to thread into a non-visible hole by allowing the bold to sink into the hole without the need to thread it at the same time..

[Cotb]

Do the appropriate back slats (looks like the third ones in from either side) rest on the long seat boards that make the long legs?

I'm a tad over your suggested weight limit, so I'm looking for weak spots that I'd need to reinforce. If I lean back I'd be driving the back into the seat-legs at that pressure point, for example.

[triumphman]

I just sat on the table by mistake! Of course the rawhide lace snapped. I'm replacing the rawhide with the 1/4" threaded steel rod. Everyone should do the same for safety sake!

[ppage]

Sorry read it wrong.

[triumphman]

No worries mate!

[triumphman]

Its good for BILLABONG camping!

[ppage]

U might be able to put 1/4 nuts on 1/2 rod but I can't.

[triumphman]

where do you see any 1/2 " rod mentioned, take another look

[triumphman]

The contest is " The Summer Camping Challenge" Please vote for my intrsuctable! Thanks everyone!

[dimntd]

The lengths are in the Chair Cutting stock list:
(6) 1" x 1" by 29 " long for the Back
(2) 1" x 1" by 35 " long for the Back Legs
(6) 1" x 1" by 15" long for the Seat
(2) 1" x 1" by 35" long for the legs of seat
(9) 1" x 1" by 7" long for the seat middle

[triumphman]

Thanks for pointing out my stock numbers. Please vote for my instr. in the Summer Contest thingy!

[cestes1]

So it looks as if your parts list is incomplete. You have 8- 1x1x35" pieces for the back and 8- 1x1x15" pieces for the seat, but looking at your pictures it appears that there are 2 longer back pieces and 2 longer seat pieces that act as legs. What are the measures of these longer leg pieces or what's the length of the shorter seat & back pieces?

[triumphman]

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[natcrazz]

How long are the two pieces that extended from the back of the chair, the ones that are extensions of the 15-in. seat pieces?