Build a Stick Chair in 1 Hour!!

by bpoulton

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Intro: Build a Stick Chair in 1 Hour!!

I used this 1 hour contest to challenge myself to see if I could actually make this chair in 1 hour and I did it and had 40 seconds remaining on my timer!! This is why I love Instructables it gives me ideas and fun contest to enter and maybe even win something along the journey!!

STEP 1: Cut Material

Cut list and hole location

drilled at 1.5" and 25" centered on the Board

2- 42"
2- 29 1/4"
4-31 1/2"

drilled at 1.5" and 12" centered on the Board

2-35"
6-15"

Drilled at 1.25" and 1.25 inches on each end centered on the Board

STEP 2: Cut the Rod to Length

I used my angle grinder with a cutting wheel to speed the process up. I cut mine at 25 inches but come time to tighten the nuts I regretted this and wished I would have taken more time to get close to the exact length because tightening the nuts took a lot of my time at the end

STEP 3: Assembly Time.

This took a lot longer than I wanted it to I got real nervous I wasn't going to make the 1 hour mark.

Here is the order of the assembly

42 31.5 29 31.5 31.5 29 31.5 42 these connect at the top with the 1.5 hole
9 15 9 35 9 15 9 15 9 15 9 15 9 35 9 15 9

the 9s connect the 2 together make sure the 29s go under the 42 section

I got a rude looking drawing I made to make sure I stayed on track.

STEP 4: Add Hardware

Add the 1/4 20 nuts with a washer on each end and make them tight! the wood will shrink over time depending on how wet the wood is.

STEP 5: Grind Off the Treaded Rod

Cut the rod as close to the nut as possible and then use a file to knock down any sharp edges left.

STEP 6: Finished

According to the timer I had 40 seconds remaining that included the introduction that I later changed.

hope you enjoyed this inscrutable. And hit the Heart and give me a Vote!!

7 Comments

wagedu 4 years ago

Wonderful project!
Just a question: you'd say the sticks are what, about 2 x 1 1/4 inches? I am guessing since it looks like you made them out of 2x4s cut into three.
Also, it seems the 9 - 9 1/8 are missing from the end of the "Cut list and hole location"
Again, awesome 'able :)

bpoulton 4 years ago

2 and 1/8 take into acount for the saw blade

wagedu 4 years ago

Do you mean 1 1/8? Cutting 4" into 3 can't be 2 1/8...

CaoimhinC 4 years ago

I saw this last week in France sold in a shop for about 200 EURO.

indestructable 4 years ago

I remember my father making this chair in the late '70s or very early '80s. I wonder where the original design came from?

bartworker 4 years ago

Awesome project, might be making this one of these! Just one question, how's it holding up? Those tiny legs seem a bit fragile for an average 80 kilos person, no?