A homemade chair is beneficial not only from an economic point of view. If you try, it will turn out beautiful and unique. If you implement new material for this project, it will turn out to be cheaper by half, and if you recycle the old, it will be even more profitable. It’s easy to create an exclusive version. There will also be great savings.
In addition, it is worthwhile at the planning stage to understand that a stool is different from a chair. And in general, the first option for a living room or just an apartment does not fit - better pouf. It is a homemade chair that can become the face of the interior, because it is of great importance and even more important than the table. There are people who determine the position of a person precisely by such furniture and its condition in the house.
When a person has a little construction experience, a desire to make a chair, then you only need to show imagination, arm yourself with useful information and proceed. Of course, there are complex designs that not everyone can do. But having tried, it’s easy to solve any problem.
What does a chair consist of?
In general, such furniture is divided into a living room and a dining room. And the distinctive features are small in the seat. In addition, sometimes the height of the elements is different. It:
- Rear and front czars.
- Back.
- Seat.
- Side king.
- The pronezhka.
- Front leg.
All these parts must be dimensioned so that the stability of the entire structure is not impaired. Today there are few people who have a division of chairs into dining and living rooms. There are many photos of homemade chairs, in this article they are also given. When the chair has straight legs, this is a saving of material, as well as increased comfort for the seated person. If a person has little experience working with basic tools, then coping with a tree is not difficult.
As a basis, you need to take a drawing of a homemade chair, and already guide on it. Many create it themselves or find it ready. This is not so difficult to do. It is good when this furniture is created in batches. Only in this way will it be possible to fulfill them the same. Billets are made immediately and stacked so that after there is no confusion. This is an organizational moment, but do not miss it.
A chair is not a stool
Many people think that a chair is a stool with a back. It is this distinctive feature that is an important element of the whole structure, and not the decor. At the stool, the main load is on the seat, but at the chair - on the legs and back. They rest on the latter and even fall apart. For decoration, you can choose any material - varnish, paint, upholstery, etc. Distinctive features of a piece of furniture:
- Certain compounds.
- Selection of wood.
- Assembly technique.
- Creating a soft seat.
How to make tree connections?
To make a homemade chair with your own hands, you will have to understand what a spike groove is. For aesthetics, do not use bolts and nuts. Remember that nails are never used at all. Because the chairs are fixed on the spike-groove joints invisible to the eye. To make the construction reliable, use glue or wedging. Do not make removable legs - so the design loses strength. Masters believe that the use of wedges makes the design reliable, but it is not so simple to perform.
Not everyone can do such work. But if you look, there will be no difficulty. A chisel is most often used, although if there is a wood milling cutter, the process will not take much time. Carefully with the edges of the hole to make them smoother and more accurate. Roundness allows to increase the term of operation.
Oddly enough, but it is difficult to make the spikes. Gently saw off the leg and not injure the spike, not everyone succeeds, but if this happens, it is a marriage that is not allowed during operation. Again, if you do not finish and just remove the flange, then the spike becomes convex, and it will not be possible to insert it. Therefore, it is better to use a milling cutter. With him, everything will be faster and better.
How to pick up a tree?
Coniferous trees are definitely not suitable. And this is not just so, because such a material is single-layer and cannot withstand the load that occurs on the chair. Yes, and it will be difficult to work with him without masterful experience. Although just for a seat, this is quite a suitable option. Here is what works best:
These are the strongest breeds and they have a dense foundation. Birch is also often used, especially for folding options, because it is soft. But the preparation of the material is the same as for wood - drying (only not in special installations), impregnation with harmless compounds to extend the service life.
When at home there is an additional tool - a grinder, then the whole material is taken and dissolved on it. This is a way to save. Although you can always find anything on sale, one question remains - is the price. Often there may be a defect in a tree, it will not work to assemble quality furniture with it.
Phased assembly
Homemade chairs and tables assemble in a few steps. Assembly is performed twice. At first, everything is assembled and adjusted, only then glued or filled with wedges. The rear structure is assembled and then everything else is adjusted to it. There is one feature - the method of inserting spikes into the front legs. This is done in equal spikes, as in a stool. But the drawers do not crash, as the level of strength will decrease.
How to make a wireframe?
It is worth making the whole structure of solid wood, because often people join elements and such furniture does not last long. If it happens that there is not much material, it is better to carve with a shift. If this is a dining construction, then the czar should be curved.
But the main question is how to design the spikes? Worth the time and work on the spikes. If there are beveled parts, then the spikes are straight. It is not that difficult. After that, a homemade wooden chair will need to be milled. Everything is done in batches. A mandrel with the required angle is used for this. First, fold the long side and only then the short side. But the corners of the spikes need to be made rounded.
Work on the back of the structure
It can be any - integral, typesetting, soft, rigid. If it is rigid and made of a whole material, it is made in the form of a curved part. They outline and cut out the same way as the tsars, in a curved pattern. If a prefabricated design, then a spike groove is used. No screws or bolts are needed.
If the back is soft, then you need to prepare the bar even shape. It can consist of a straight upper bar and support. Under the base, you can use plywood of small thickness. For softness take foam or felt. The role of the fastener is glue, but you should not bring it to the edge of about 20 millimeters. A decorative addition is made in the form of a pocket and is worn on the back (attached at the bottom). Install it in the grooves in the upper bar, as well as on the hind legs. Then it goes like this:
- Create the left and right part of the apron in a single whole, not forgetting the rear tsar, the upper bar with the dry run.
- Fixing the back, but it does not always exactly get up.
- Installing the rear leg with all the components.
- The front component is hooked to the apron.
- Once everything is checked, they are fixed for evenness on the adhesive composition. The sequence does not change.
Work on the seat
On the stool the upholstery is quickly worn away. On the chair, it is not so fixed and therefore does not ride. It depends on the design features. The foundation is plywood. Upholstery should be covered with felt. It is not necessary to fix as much as possible - you can simply fix it on a stapler or glue it. To do this, there is a drawing of a makeshift chair. According to it, the sequence of all the work becomes clear.
There are a lot of interesting fabric on sale today for a close-fitting; it runs over the entire surface, cutting corners. Sometimes skin is chosen. It serves for a long time, but you need to work with it carefully. If the seat is simply laid on top of the created frame, then the reliability will not be maximum. To do this, a lodgement is created, which is created by the tsars. This is how homemade wood chairs are made .
Fishing chair
Summer is a time of relaxation and enjoyment of nature. Everyone is trying to spend a pleasant time somewhere, for men fishing is an interesting hobby. Everyone tries to catch his big fish and then make his trophy into history. It is a homemade fishing chair that becomes an indispensable thing. But can you create it yourself? Oddly enough, this process is not complicated, and with instructions at hand, it is easy to do.
Homemade fishing chair should be folding. So it is more convenient to use in the process. To do this, you need to perform only three main parts, and the folding system is created without the use of hinges and other details. Therefore, you do not need to purchase extra spare parts.
There is always a drawing according to which work is being carried out. Many people try to create a homemade folding chair so that when assembled, it enters the backpack. But everyone can change the sizes at their discretion. To implement the project, you need to perform a drawing, which is then transferred to the material and the process itself is performed. This will require chipboard or plywood. So that the cost is not high, you can take any material, even already used. But the main thing is that there are no cracks or other serious damages on the material.
In total, there are two main pieces of material in the work, the thickness should be no more than 18 millimeters, and the dimensions should be 500 to 400 millimeters. Again, they may well change, depending on what you want to get as a result. For the seat itself, a cloth is taken, some choose tarpaulin or something like that. Size - 400 by 450 millimeters. To get the correct and even lines, a jigsaw is used. In this case, the parts should fit tightly to each other without gaps.
To make the chair beautiful, its legs are painted. One design is made in the form of the letter "P" - the upper bar is 400 millimeters, the side bars are 500. Between the legs there are letters 200 mm, and the cap is 300. The second part is in the form of the letter "T", but the leg is in the form of a trapezoid. They neatly connect, and then a seat is attached to them. Self-tapping screw or glue is used. When the chair is unfolded, the fabric seat helps not to fold. Homemade folding chairs are reliable and durable. They can be used not only in nature, but also at home.
Various chair designs
Now everyone can make an elementary construction of a chair. But there are many such pieces of furniture, and they are diverse. Oddly enough, it is the folding design that is in great demand. The main plus is that the chair will not take up much space. It is suitable not only for fishing, but also at home. And for the summer season, every summer resident dreams of such a design. On it you can not only relax, but also do work.
For this, plywood 10 mm thick is taken, a back is made, as well as two main parts and a seat. It is important that the support is reliable - it is on it that most of the load will come. More holes are made on the sides to adjust the back. Many believe that such a design is elementary.
Option for children
What about children? Of course, for them you can create something special, but do not forget that this furniture has its own nuances. Two main areas - functionality and strength.
For children they take birch or the same plywood as a material. The details will be shorter, so the cross section does not play a big role. It is good if such a design is quickly disassembled and assembled.
Conclusion
So, we figured out how to make this design yourself. There are many options for making chairs with your own hands, you just need to choose what will be suitable for the home. Each has its own style and preferences. If something does not work out, do not stop - a little experience will open all the doors.