Plywood rocking chair: choosing a model and do-it-yourself manufacturing steps

The more comfortable and beautiful the furniture, the more pleasant it is to relax on it. And, by the way, some options for furniture products can significantly decorate the interior, giving it individuality and completeness. One of these types of furniture is a rocking chair. It was invented a long time ago, but so far designers have not been able to find a worthy replacement for it, characterized by the same convenience. Such a chair is by no means cheap, but you can go the other way - a DIY rocking chair made of plywood will save a lot of budget money.

DIY rocking chair made of plywood

Variety of models

Before making a rocking chair, it is useful to study the existing types of this furniture. Several concepts for manufacturing rocking chairs on runners have been developed. Based on your habits and tastes, you can choose the appropriate option or use it as the basis for your own design and design. The following models of chairs are available for sale:

• With radius runners. Rocking chairs on simple curved skis were the first to appear in everyday use. Despite their long history, they still remain a stylish element of classic and modern interiors today. Their main advantage is their simple design, which requires self-production.
• With runners of variable curvature. The main advantage of the model is its safety, since changing the curvature of the runners prevents the chair from swinging above a certain point. The design prevents accidental tipping and is suitable for people of all ages and body types.
• With a cradle. A variation of the previous version, as it is equipped with runners of variable curvature. Instead of a seat, there is a comfortable sleeping place for a baby; the chair rocks gently, without jerking.

A modern version with runners of variable curvature Source roomester.ru

• Rocking chair-nirvana (on ellipses). There are home and garden models of rocking chairs on ellipses (the latter with an awning). Elliptical runners provide smooth, relaxing rocking. But you shouldn’t get carried away: with a strong amplitude of movement, the structure can topple. The problem can be solved by installing bump stops.
• Nirvana on springs. A complicated version of the previous model, soft to sway, but quite difficult to implement on your own. For manufacturing you need high-quality wood (boxwood, teak); the work surface is finished with a rubberized strip of spring steel to protect the floor from damage.
• On arches with smooth bends (“3 in 1”). A multifunctional model (mainly produced for babies), capable of changing position. If desired, the chair turns into a lounger without losing the ability to swing. The downside is its large dimensions; it is difficult for it to find a place in a small room.

Garden rocking chair on elliptical runners Source userapi.com

• Pendulum (on bearings). The seat with supports is fixed on a fixed stand; rocking occurs not on skis, but on pendulum rods. The advantage of the design is that it operates silently and does not damage the floor. The downside is that a complex and bulky chair made of a profile pipe (or other metal) will not fit into every interior.

Styles

Any piece of furniture should not only be practical, comfortable and safe, but also harmonize with the surrounding interior. You can make a chair with your own hands in any style. But the most popular directions are:

• Loft. This style refers to industrial and industrial. It is characterized by the use of natural and safe materials.
  Therefore, the chair must be made of wood, metal or textile. For upholstery, it is recommended to use coarse fabric, such as linen or burlap in gray, white or bright colors.

  In this direction, chairs made from pallets will look harmonious, as they are distinguished by speed of production, minimal costs and exclusive appearance. Furniture made from profiled pipes also looks good in the interior.

• Provence.
  This direction came to us from sunny France. Provence is associated with wheat, poppies, and lavender fields. Natural and safe materials and simple designs are appropriate here. The frame of the chairs is made of natural solid wood. Suitable upholstery options include linen, cotton, and chintz. Their color scheme should be colorful and bright, for example green, turquoise, red, purple, or soft and neutral - the color of fresh milk, golden fields, sandy beaches. A good choice for Provence would be wicker chairs made of rattan or wicker. Forged furniture items will also look beautiful here.

Attention: in the Provence style the use of modern furniture is not allowed. It should have an aged appearance, which can be achieved with patina.

How to make the structure safe and comfortable

On specialized websites and forums you can find a variety of rocking chair designs. But, regardless of whether you use a ready-made solution or make your own drawing, you need to think through several points on which safe and comfortable use is based.

The main thing: the structure must be ensured to be safe when swinging. You don’t have to dive into the physics of the process; It is important to understand that the chair is designed for a certain (average) weight of a person. During movement, it is in unstable equilibrium and does not turn over until the displacement of the common center of gravity (rocking chair and person) does not exceed the permissible norm for this product.

The length of the runners affects the safety of the rocking chair Source wfcdn.com

To avoid tipping over, different strategies are used, for example, making runners with a closing horizontal arc (at the back). There are other ways to make a rocking chair safe and comfortable to use. To do this, the following design elements are adjusted:

• The length and shape of the runners. You can lengthen the runners or make them closed; this will be enough to avoid capsizing. This measure is necessary if there are children in the house, because they like to swing and do not feel the need to restrain themselves.
• The height of the center of gravity. To reduce the risk of rollover, it is recommended to have a lower center of gravity (low seating position). It is important to understand that then comfort will suffer: you will sit low, and additional effort will be required to get up. And this may be inconvenient for people with problems with the musculoskeletal system.
• Width of handles. The wider the handles (within reasonable limits), the more convenient it is to lean on them when sitting down and getting up from the chair.
• The width of the runners. The wider the runners, the more stable the chair, and the fewer marks it will leave on the floor covering (the load is distributed over a larger area).

A chair with minimal risk of tipping over Source behance.net

• Type of seat. If it is hard (for example, made of wicker), then pillows will be required (to prevent them from slipping, choose products equipped with a hard padding on the back side).

The easiest to implement is considered to be a chair with radius runners. But it is not immune to capsizing when the swing limit is exceeded. The limit depends on the relative location of the two centers; the center of the circle forming the runners and the overall center of gravity. The greater the excess of the center of the circle over the center of gravity (it is always higher), the more stable the structure.

In general, when preparing a drawing for a homemade rocking chair “on radii”, you should adhere to the following principles:

• Preference is given to models with a fairly low rise.
• If you need to make a seat of normal height, there are options: increase the length of the runners (which does not always look aesthetically pleasing), provide them with a closing horizontal arc, or install bump stops. The downside of the last two options: when you reach the limit, you will feel a sharp jolt.

Model with moderate rocking ability Source dommino.ua

• You can do without bumpers if you choose a rocking chair with runners of variable curvature. It can be designed for users of different body types and for any seating height (within acceptable limits, of course).

See also: Catalog of companies that specialize in garden furniture and storage systems

DIY simple swing from an old chair

This model of a hanging chair or swing chair is good because it uses that part of the old chair that usually remains from it, namely the seat with a back, because chair legs, as a rule, are the first to deteriorate and break; restoring them is quite problematic

Of course, we sand the old part of the chair, and for aesthetics and durability we cover it with paint or stain. The most “difficult” part of making this swing chair is to make two boards with two holes in each to place our chair on and tie ropes to below. It is important immediately before attaching to center the boards under the chair so that your fifth point is in the center of gravity when sitting on the chair in a suspended state

Plywood and other materials

For those who have no experience in making furniture, it is easier to start with using plywood. Plywood sheets are easy to process; it is easy to cut parts of any shape and size from them. For work, it is recommended to choose the following varieties:

• Plywood FC. A grade of medium moisture resistance, obtained by gluing veneers with carbamide adhesives. The moisture-resistant qualities are low, so it is better not to place a chair made of FC plywood in the open air.
• FSF plywood. It is characterized by high moisture resistance, mechanical strength and wear resistance due to the use of glue based on phenol-formaldehyde resins in the production. Considering the low environmental friendliness, it is better to leave such plywood for garden furniture.

A rocking chair model with a sophisticated design Source stroy-podskazka.ru
If the rocking chair is intended for home use, it is better to use birch plywood. If it will stand on a terrace or veranda, it is more logical to choose pine: coniferous wood is less susceptible to rotting. It is possible to make a rocking chair from other materials:

• Wood. A significant part of rocking chairs are made from hardwood (oak, walnut, ash); the finished products are coated with a finishing protective compound. This is a classic version of furniture, characterized by a long service life and pleasant appearance.
• Metal. Metal processing requires experience and certain skills; in addition, the metal product has significant inertia, which is why the rocking turns out to be sharp and uncomfortable.
• Natural materials. A person with weaving skills can make a stylish designer product from wicker or rattan. The only difficulty is finding quality material. The wicker chair turns out to be lightweight, it is easy to move it from home to street and back.

Making a wicker rocking chair from wicker Source ytimg.com

• From profile. A rocking chair made from a profile pipe is durable; Properly designed, it will last for many years. The only drawback is the weight, so it is preferable to make separate parts from the profile, connecting them by welding. For the frame, pipes with a cross-section in the shape of an ellipse are better suited.
• Plastic pipes. The advantages of polypropylene are light weight, low cost and ease of processing. The furniture is light and practical for garden conditions. To increase the rigidity of the structure, it is designed and assembled from small parts. Minus: a chair made of plastic does not tolerate heavy loads.

Rules of care

Caring for rocking chairs of various modifications comes down to the following mandatory procedures:

• when using a product with soft covers, it is necessary to promptly remove dust or dirt from them using a household vacuum cleaner or a damp rag;
• in case of heavy contamination, you should try to remove the stains with the same rag soaked in a soapy water solution, and then allow the wet areas to dry completely;
• It is not recommended to leave chairs made of willow in open sunlight (it is advisable to choose shaded places protected from precipitation for their placement).

Removable covers made of various fabrics (suede) are recommended to be washed in soapy water, after which they should be thoroughly rinsed and dried in the open air. In addition to regular wiping with a damp cloth, it is advisable to cover expensive leather upholstery with a layer of glycerin or stearin ointment at least once a year.

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Nuances of choosing plywood

Plywood sheets are selected based on the specifics of the project. In this case, you can adhere to the following recommendations:

• For large and visible (external) parts, elite grades of plywood that do not have visible flaws are suitable. Quality will guarantee that chips and cracks will not appear during cutting.
• If you are going to laminate or paint the chair, the luxury material can be replaced with 1st grade plywood. There are a small number of pin-shaped, fused and/or falling knots on its surface; edge defects and closed cracks are possible.

A creative approach to the design of a rocking chair Source kayabaparts.ru

Recommendations

Here are some useful tips that will make it even easier to make a chair from wood with your own hands. To begin with, let's say that before creating any structure made of wood, you should carefully think about how it will roughly look and what you want to see it as. This will allow you to at least approximately determine how much of a particular material you need.

Another important aspect is that you should not neglect such a thing as drawings. For some reason, many people do not pay enough attention to them, which is why they end up with crooked chairs and armchairs. In this matter, everything should be thought through to the smallest detail and the parameters of each detail should be checked. It would not be superfluous to say that it would be better to use a circular saw for cutting longitudinal parts, and a jigsaw for transverse parts.

Another important issue concerns the connection of the chair elements. Everything is quite simple here. In connections where the main load occurs, it is better to use self-tapping screws or self-tapping screws. But in other cases, you can use adhesive or chopsticks made of wood. Choppers can also be used to secure the upper parts.

An important point will be the selection of materials for processing. But here everything will depend on how high-quality the wood is used. If it is “clean” and has no defects, then it will be enough to treat it with stain and apply varnish. But if there are stains on it and there are some defects, then you should putty them, then cover them with a primer and only then paint. Another important point is that you should not paint the wood right away. It must be pre-treated with drying oil. Otherwise, it will quickly be absorbed into the surface. Then there will be bald spots, which will ruin the appearance of the chair.

Tools and materials

Before you make a rocking chair yourself, prepare your workplace. To work you will need the following tools:

• Hand saw or (better) electric jigsaw.
• Measuring tape, pencil, scissors.
• Screws, self-tapping screws, thin nails.
• Screwdriver or drill.
• Sandpaper for sanding parts.

You also need to prepare materials:

• Sheets of plywood of the required quality and thickness.
• Thick cardboard for making patterns.
• Wood glue.
• For final processing: stain, paint, varnish.
• Optional: upholstery material and filler (for example, foam rubber).

Making a rocking chair-bed

This version of the rocking chair can be placed in the garden and used for comfortable relaxation in the fresh air on a warm summer day.

Step 1. First of all, you need to purchase everything you need - a sheet of plywood 30 mm thick, a hand router, a grinder, a screwdriver, a jigsaw, and various measuring tools.

What you need for work

Step 2. Next you need to mark the parts on a sheet of plywood. The first step is to cut out a rectangle measuring 1820x1500 mm, and find the center on it.

Marking of structural parts

Step 3. Now you need to draw the shape of the side parts of the chair, focusing on the drawing. Curved lines can be drawn using a tape measure with the ability to insert a pencil into it, or a rope of the required length with a pencil tied at the end. It turns out to be a kind of compass.

Pencil inserted into tape measure

The shape of the side parts is drawn

Another photo of the process

Step 4. Next you need to make holes in the plywood so that you can make cuts for the internal radii of the parts.

A hole is being drilled

Step 5. Then you need to cut out the side elements of the rocking chair using a jigsaw.

Side elements are cut out

Jigsaws are used

Step 6. Using the first part as a template, you can make the second without unnecessary movements.

The part is used as a template

Step 7. The finished parts of the rocking chair need to be sanded well using a sanding machine.

Sanding parts

Step 8. Now you can start making the seat slats. They need to be cut from plywood.

For slats you will need plywood

Cutting slats

Step 9. You also need to chamfer the side parts.

Chamfering

Step 10. Using a Forstner drill, you need to make recesses for the jumpers between the side parts of the chair. On both parts they should be located clearly opposite each other.

Creating recesses for jumpers

Step 11. The elements of the chair can be painted with a water-based stain and dried well before further work.

Applying stain

Step 12. On the slats for installing the seat, you need to attach metal corners along the edges, on which they will be held between the side elements.

Fastening metal corners

Step 13. The two side elements of the chair need to be connected using jumpers, round in cross-section. They must be securely fixed.

Connection of side parts

Step 14. Next, it’s time to screw the seat slats. They need to be fixed using the corners previously screwed to the slats on the side elements.

Slats for seating are attached

Step 15. This chair has a small roof that will protect the resting person from the scorching sun. You can secure the material (and this is fabric) using a construction stapler.

The fabric is secured with a stapler

Step 16. To make lying on the rocking chair comfortable, you can lay a thin mattress or foam rubber on the slats. The rocking chair is ready.

Rocking chair

It turned out quite beautiful

Drawing

A drawing of a future rocking chair is a necessary component for the manufacture of a reliable, functional and aesthetic piece of furniture. With its help, you will be able to control the process, eliminate errors and perform all procedures as quickly and accurately as possible.

Before making a rocking chair, prepare a drawing; it can be obtained in three ways:

• Select a ready-made drawing from those offered on the Internet and, if necessary, modify it.
• Draw your own version using a specialized application.

Overall dimensions of a low rocking chair Source pinimg.com

• Draw a drawing by hand, calculate proportions and put down dimensions.

When choosing the design of your future rocking chair, give preference to models with a small number of parts. A plywood sheet is essentially a multi-layer gluing. If we compare plywood with solid materials, then dynamic loads affect it more strongly, and the destructive effect appears more strongly at the joints. Therefore, the fewer parts, the more reliable and long-lasting the operation.

Kinds

In everyday practice, the following product options are very popular:

• glider-type swinging chair;
• rocking chair for the garden;
• chair for nursing mothers;
• rocking chairs with recliner.

Each model deserves to be part of the interior.

Glider

The modification of rocking chairs is an improved model, the prototype of which was invented back in the 20th century. Its basis is wooden runners, on which the pendulum swinging mechanism is rigidly fixed. At the same time, the chair continuously moves back and forth, which is accompanied by an additional rocking effect. You can stop the process using a special lever, through which the movement is completely blocked (stopped).

For nursing mothers

The devices are equipped with a swinging mechanism, which is optimal for caring for infants. The design includes an anatomical backrest that follows the contours of the body, as well as a mechanism for changing the angle of inclination, which completely relieves tension from the spinal muscle.

In addition to traditional armchairs, there are models equipped with a round-shaped pillow. They are mounted on a wooden frame and provide coziness and comfort to mothers. Products can be equipped not only with runners, but also with special spring mechanisms.

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The devices provide maximum comfort to its user. Their name comes from the English recline, which means “thrown back.” The mechanism built into the chair allows you to transform it into a comfortable chaise lounge at the touch of a button. With its help, it is possible to ensure complete relaxation of the body in its various positions (lying, reclining and sitting).

Manufacturing stages

The rocking chair is assembled in the following order:

• Patterns are being prepared. The details of the diagram are transferred onto cardboard (you can take graph paper) from the drawing, observing the dimensions and scale.
• Mark the plywood. The patterns are laid out on a plywood sheet in such a way as to reduce waste to a minimum. You may have to try several options to find the best one.
• Cut out the sheet. An electric jigsaw gives the best results. After it, you get a smooth and neat cut line, which cannot be said about working with a regular file. It leaves behind rough edges, which will take extra time to polish.

An electric jigsaw will help you cut plywood without chipping Source briobit.ro

Useful tips

Making furniture with your own hands is a very exciting activity. If the process is happening for the first time, make the simplest chair with clear lines and simple geometry. It will be easier to work, and the result will be neat.

Having experience in carpentry, you can surprise your family and friends with unusual shapes. The handcrafted round chair is effective and practical in any setting. Another easy way is to make a chair out of a car seat left in the garage.

By being creative and following the instructions, you can make a chair with your own hands that will be used for its intended purpose for many years. In addition, a product made with your own hands will become a source of pride for the owners and a source of pride for friends.

Subtleties of balancing

A novice master is able to accurately reproduce the shape of a rocking chair; but making a dynamic design yourself comfortable the first time is not easy. If the resulting chair does not rock well and leans back too much when landing, then it needs additional balancing.

In order for the chair to swing well, they resort to weighting the rear overhang (the back of the runners). This can be done by connecting the rear ends of the arcs with a transverse part: a wooden beam or pipe with a load (a recess is made in the bottom of the beam for the load, the load is placed inside the pipe).

The size of the load cannot be guessed right away, so balancing is performed in several approaches. If the rocking chair falls backwards, the load is attached to the front overhangs, forming it in the form of a footrest.

Garden rocking chairs with soft seat Source thdstatic.com

What if there is no carpentry?

Although shavings and sawdust are not dirt at all, wood processing is quite a garbage business. At the same time, modern materials and cutting methods make it possible to create printed garments that hold their shape under load without a frame. This is perhaps the main reason that frameless upholstered furniture is gaining increasing popularity among craftsmen and amateur craftswomen. The most common are embroidered chairs, because... the whole essence of a home chair is soft elasticity and, in general, it doesn’t need a functional frame.

Construction of a frameless bean bag chair

The structure of a sewn chair is shown in Fig. The purpose of the double cover, the choice of fabric and filling are described above; Here we only note that there is absolutely no need to put a zipper on the inner cover. Both covers are sewn inside out and the last seam of the inner one after filling in the filler is sewn up with the scar facing outwards. It’s easier, cheaper and more reliable, and the scar is still not visible. Before sewing the last seam or installing the fastener, the cover is turned inside out.

The last (detachable) seam of the outer cover should be 0.8-1 m long, because through it you will have to put the outer cover on the inner one that has taken shape. If the filling is solid (foam rubber, neoprene block), 2 half-length zippers are placed on the detachable seam, fastened towards each other, otherwise the inner bag will get stuck in the asymmetrical cut.

Homemade grommet

If the zipper is replaced with lacing, the allowances along the edges of the split seam are folded and ironed before turning the cover inside out, a thick, strong braid is inserted into the lapel, and the wings of the lapel are quilted. Then, using a hole punch, holes for the cord are punched in increments of 4-6 cm and framed with eyelets. In extreme cases, the holes are cut with petals, a ring of wire or durable plastic is applied, the petals are folded through it and glued with PVA; then the grommet is tightly covered with a harsh thread (see figure on the left) and glued again. Several types of chairs fit into this general design and sewing scheme.

Note: processing allowances are everywhere within 15-30 mm.

Pillows

Who, as a child, did not lie on a pillow placed upside down? The simplest sewn chair is a large pillow. But it’s only good for fun, but it’s not good for relaxation: either there’s no back, or there’s something sticking out between the legs. It also easily wrinkles and falls to the side. Therefore, the cushion chair is made only to look like a pillow under the head, but in fact it is quite ergonomic and stable.

Patterns of armchairs-pillows

The easiest way is to pattern a cushion chair according to pos. and on the left in Fig. There are only 2 parts with a bend, and even then a simple radius one. Filler – foam rubber. But this “pillow” looks angular and doesn’t really look like the real thing. To get a more elegant chair that looks more like a real rumpled pillow, pos. b, you need to reduce the bottom, narrow the back, and trim the remaining parts obliquely by 5 cm, as shown in Fig. In this case, the filler is foam or neoprene.

Ottoman

Structurally and in terms of material consumption, a chair-cushion is similar to a chair-pouf, like a footprint. rice. It is more difficult to tailor, but pouffe chairs have an important advantage: they are suitable as a play and recreational children’s chair “from zero to school.” But not a working chair, a high chair, or other functional children's furniture! Having got used to falling apart on something soft, the child runs a great risk of ruining his posture!

Bean bags for children

Pouf chairs are most often sewn according to a pattern of 3 parts: shell (ring sidewall), seat, bottom. But in operation it turns out that the only vertical seam (or zipper) soon separates or breaks. Therefore, it is best to sew a pouffe chair from 5 parts with an insert at the front, as shown in Fig. The liner works similar to the stitching on the toes of work or military boots. It doesn’t look good on weekend shoes, but the chair liner can be made decorative, and there won’t be any extra seams on the shell.

Sack and pear

It’s not far from a pouffe chair to a bean bag chair with a higher back. The simplest bean bag chair can be sewn from 3 parts, as on the left in Fig. The front vertical seam, due to the support of the rider on the back, is less loaded and quite reliable.

Patterns of a bean bag chair and a pear chair

A simple bean bag chair has its drawbacks: the filling, especially foam, tends to spread out, and the back does not provide full support. You won't fall apart in such a chair with all your heart; your back will be damaged. The pear-shaped chair on the right in Fig. is free from these ailments. Option of cutting the bottom (bottom) No. 2 allows you to save approximately 0.5 m of fabric with a width of 1.44 m, because When marking the cut, parts according to option No. 2 can be squeezed between the wedges. In any case, the zipper is located along the diameter of the bottom.

Ball

An excellent option for a sporty child or adult is a ball chair, see fig. Cutting fabric for it is not so difficult if you use not the dimensions from the network, which are most often incorrect and not tied to anything, but the radius of the generatrix and the central angle of the polygon. In Fig. they are given for a ball chair with a diameter of 80 cm; for a diameter of 60 cm it will be 165 and 128 mm, respectively, at the same angles.

Ball Chair Element Templates

Sewing a ball chair has some features:

• Because The detachable seam is short, the cover will have to be sewn single from antistatic fabric.
• To prevent errors from accumulating during sewing, which will negate all the work, the polygon templates are carefully checked, applying sides to each other. All sides of both templates must be the same length to within 0.5 mm; for an 80 cm ball – 100 mm. Unusual for cutting work, right? But when sewing, the error accumulates. For 20 6-gons + 12 5-gons, the discrepancy can reach 0.5x32 = 16 mm and then the corners cannot be reduced by any tightening.
• The filler is poured into the cover through a rolled-up cardboard pipe with a diameter of 60 mm. You can use a piece of plastic.
• If the ball is laced, the split seam is made with a valve, like in old leather soccer balls, so that the filling does not spill out.

Note: the filling volume for the described chair-cushions and 80 cm ball is about 250 l, and for the bag and pear about 350 l. The internal volume is filled completely, then washed.

Like real

Here in Fig. – frameless chair with foam filling, simulating a cabinet chair. Armrests, if needed, are sewn like a backrest. The entire product can serve as a module from which a sofa, chair-bed, etc. can be assembled. The base is foam rubber slabs of grade (density) 40-45, 10 cm thick, glued together with PVA in pairs to a thickness of 20 cm, pos. 1. Seat and foot zippers are located at the back, and backrest/armrest zippers are located at the bottom. They must be paired, pos. 2, because it is very difficult to push the foam rubber in any case into a deep cavity through an asymmetrical split seam.

Frameless chair for an apartment

Note: in the same way, but from foam rubber of a smaller thickness, the seat and back cushions of some of the chairs described above and below are made.

The tongues for sewing together chair elements about 10 cm wide (pos. 3) do not provide a complete guarantee against sideways displacement with distortion, so pairs of buttons, pos. 4. The backrest/armrests are sewn filled before filling the seat, and the seat and backing are sewn together after.

To prevent the lower (folded) decorative trim from getting dirty and rubbing against the floor, it is advisable to place the chair on a plywood or plank pallet with low (approx. 5 cm) legs. It unfolds through the bottom, pos. 5. In this case, you get a good temporary, say, at the dacha, crib for a child. And if you save a little on foam rubber and lengthen the legs due to the chosen height, you will get a good chaise lounge for the veranda, pos. 6. So that, again, the lower (when unfolded) edge of the footrest does not wear out, it is sheathed, including a corner, with technical fabric. When folded, the upholstery will be at the back between the pillows and will be almost invisible.

Briefly about the main thing

A rocking chair is a good way to make the interior more comfortable, especially since many models are simple enough to assemble with your own hands. The easiest way for a novice craftsman to make a rocking chair with radius runners is from plywood. If the furniture is intended for indoor use, the FK brand is suitable, if for the garden, then FSF.

When choosing plywood, you need to pay attention not only to the brand, but also to the quality (grade) of the material. To work, you need a drawing, according to which the design patterns are prepared. After marking, parts are cut out from the sheet using an electric jigsaw. Assembly is carried out using glue, screws and self-tapping screws. If the rocking chair does not maintain balance, it is balanced using additional weights.

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What will you need?

First of all, you need to decide on the upholstery material. There are significant differences in both the cost of upholstery and its physical properties. Let's look at the most popular options:

• Velours. Velvety and fleecy fabric. Externally it resembles faux fur.
• Chenille. Natural material, “diluted” with synthetic fibers. Thanks to this, the surface does not roll off and is practical and durable.
• Flock. The fabric vaguely resembles velor, but experts recommend using flock to make child seats. The fabric is easy to clean and wash, has water-repellent and wear-resistant qualities, and does not fade.
• Jacquard. The fabric is easy to clean and highly durable, but the structure includes synthetic fibers. Therefore, loose loops can lead to tightness.
• Faux suede. The material is fleecy and durable, does not fade and can “breathe”. Easy to maintain is an added bonus.
• Faux leather. The material is characterized by high wear resistance. In this case, the leather is distinguished by the presence of embossing.
• Tapestry. This is a natural and very expensive fabric, which can be distinguished by its visible weaving. Multi-colored threads, woven into the overall structure, form beautiful patterns.

The most primitive frame structures are based on a plywood template. Therefore, you will need sheets of birch plywood, screws, nails and a standard set of tools :

• protractor;
• steel ruler;
• compass;
• bench and hand vices;
• scriber;
• files;
• hand scissors;
• hammer;
• hacksaw;
• adjustable wrenches;
• soldering iron;
• pliers;
• table anvil;
• hand drill;
• chisel;
• sharpener;
• punch;
• center punch

If you make a bean bag chair, your toolkit will be significantly reduced. In addition, there are simplified technologies developed by folk craftsmen that allow you to assemble an upholstered chair quickly and with a minimum set of equipment.

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