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I designed and built some kid's chairs. 11 of them. - Links work now.

submitted by I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit to Woodworking 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:28:23 ago (+54/-0)     (Woodworking)

Hockey Jersey Chairs - https://files.catbox.moe/3hlb4h.JPG - With crossed sticks and a puck cut into the side.
Football and Baseball - https://files.catbox.moe/d1ave9.JPG - Uprights for Football, and a bat and ball for Baseball. This design could also be modified for soccer, rugby, etc.
Barn and Grain Elevator - https://files.catbox.moe/dp38ml.JPG - They can drive their little grain trucks through the elevator, and put their cows and horses in the barn.
A couple Castles - https://files.catbox.moe/alo0ud.JPG - I made the pink one first, and then thought that I need to make a fortress also. But I don't really like how the grey looks. The next one will be dark blue with either a white or yellow seat.
And some Mountains and Forest Chairs - https://files.catbox.moe/ra030g.JPG -

Going by size charts I found online these are sized for kids 3-6 years old. But it'd be really easy to make them bigger.

I figured that kid's have good imaginations, and will be used as both chairs and not dollhouses, but action figure fortresses.
They're bolted together with furniture bolts and t-nuts. I made sure to angle the backs the same as a kitchen or office chair. Without the angle they'd look cheap and homemade.
A couple of them need the paint touched up, barn doors should be smaller, and I should change the logo size on the football ones. But overall I think they turned out pretty good for a first batch of prototypes.

I made them so they can be flat packed and easily shipped. So hopefully I might be able to make and sell some of these online. And yes I know about copyright infringement and all that. So selling sports ones will be difficult.


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[ - ] bobdole9 8 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 19:04:39 ago (+8/-0)

The mountains and trees chairs are really cool!

[ - ] oyy_veyy_goyy 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 20:32:15 ago (+1/-1)

My only concern is the pointy bit in between the mountains. Some dumb kid might end up poking on themselves pretty bad and the parents might end up trying to get OP into trouble for it.

[ - ] x0x7 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 00:08:51 ago (+2/-0)

Yeah. Better to sell those ones within your own circle rather than strangers online. That or literally darknet market them.

[ - ] lastlist 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 03:22:53 ago (+2/-0)

Can always don a oversized trenchcoat in a dark alley, whispering 'hey you wanna buy some kid chairs?'

[ - ] oyy_veyy_goyy 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:05:32 ago (+0/-0)

Agreed, selling them to people he knows personally would be the better way. His friends can spread the good word to their friends, and maybe they'll order some chairs from OP in the future.

[ - ] Ragnar 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:21:23 ago (+0/-0)

This can be easily solved by rounding the tips or adding clear silicon to the top

[ - ] UrCoolerOlderBrother 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 03:11:11 ago (+0/-0)

Very cool! And I agree. The mountain, tree, and castle chairs are my favorite, but all of them are good ideas. The jerseys, barns, all of them. I could see kids loving them.

[ - ] deleted 6 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 20:02:14 ago (+6/-0)

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[ - ] Cantaloupe 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 18:31:49 ago (+4/-0)

They look really nice, very well done.

[ - ] HeyJames 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:43:13 ago (+3/-0)

Very nice. Did you do that by hand or with a wood CNC machine?

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 18:16:19 ago (+4/-0)

No CNC. But that would have made it a lot easier.

All of it was cut with a table saw and scroll saw.

[ - ] HeyJames 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 19:14:38 ago (+2/-0)

Turned out very well

[ - ] GoatsAdvocate 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 19:43:51 ago (+0/-0)

They look very good. I’m surprised you didn’t make a template and use a router to cut them all out.

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 20:38:37 ago (+1/-0)

I was going to reply that it's better to use the scroll saw for most of it. Like with the barn one, the hayloft and windows - Using a flush router bit I'd have to plow through a lot of material.

But if I were to remove the bulk of it with a hole saw, then a router bit would take out the rest easily. Even cutting large chunks off the sides, it be faster to quickly cut off the bulk and then go back over with the router, than it was to slowly cut along the line. I'd still have to clean up some of the corners after. But a flush router would be far quicker. A hell of a lot more sawdust, but a lot quicker.

I guess I was only thinking about making one or two and not 20 or 30. But now that you've got me thinking about it, it seems so obvious. Thanks.

Well, I guess I'm going to price out some flush trim bits.

[ - ] PostWallHelena 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:41:35 ago (+3/-0)

i see now. So cute. The hockey one with the cut out looks really great.

[ - ] HughBriss 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:36:31 ago (+3/-0)

That's pretty awesome. I respect anyone who can make things like that.

[ - ] xmasskull 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:33:08 ago (+3/-0)

The "barn" chair will be a hit!!

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:38:41 ago (+1/-0)

Yeah, I thought the jersey chairs would be the big hit. But everyone who's seen them like the barn one the most.

[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 17:49:47 ago (+1/-0)

The jersey chairs are very cute but I'm afraid to show them to the husband in case he gets any ideas.

It will be orange and black everywhere.

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 18:13:33 ago (+3/-0)

We can scale them up and you'll have a nice set of dining room chairs.

[ - ] Gowithit 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 18:24:45 ago (+3/-0)

That's what I'm afraid of!

[ - ] Ragnar 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:23:51 ago (+0/-0)

That sounds really cool. You got a website?

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 19:48:27 ago (+1/-0)

He's really into halloween decorations, I guess!

[ - ] Gowithit 3 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 21:06:27 ago (+3/-0)

Ugh you don't even know.

Years ago we moved into an apartment with orange carpet. Well, we were very young and the cheap furniture all comes in black so ugly enough. And then he buys a Bengals mat with the tiger head and everything and instead of it being outside he wanted it inside. Just that one item tied everything together to make it look like my living room was Bengals theme. Instead of the Halloween theme my sister would always tease me with.

I barely escaped him getting a glass Bengals coffee table but we were about to move out of state at that point so that was a close call.

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 21:09:50 ago (+1/-0)

That sounds incredibly hideous.

But I guess we've all had our embarrassing phases.

[ - ] drhitler 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:14:27 ago (+2/-0)

You should extend the castle at the back and add some stairs and another floor with a trap door so it doubles as a playset.

[ - ] Sheitstrom 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 07:39:18 ago (+1/-0)

Copied and sold on Alibaba in 3...2...1...

[ - ] Zinnsee 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 02:41:33 ago (+1/-0)

Cool idea and nice execution!

[ - ] Ragnar 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:20:32 ago (+1/-0)

Forest ones are my favourite

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:28:56 ago (+0/-0)

A few people have told me that. And the truth is that I almost didn't make the forest and mountain chairs. I'm glad I did though.

Thanks.

[ - ] Jiggggg 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 00:44:40 ago (+1/-0)

Very cool man. I'm impressed

[ - ] DukeCanon 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 22:00:47 ago (+1/-0)

Cool

[ - ] KeepPoal4fags 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 00:46:48 ago (+0/-0)

Television sports and their teams/companies r 4 fags. Play it yourself or do some gardening instead.

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 29, 2022 01:42:51 ago (+0/-0)

I'm just trying to make some money. And I can't sell things I like to people like me. Because people like me will just build it themselves.

So I'll build things that appeal to a customer that can't build it themselves. Then I can charge whatever I want, and they have to pay it. Because they can't build it themselves.

I just have to figure out how to make a Space Trek or Space War chair (you know, the movies with Dark Vapours and Duke Skywatcher). If I design one of those I'll be rich.

[ - ] Spaceman84 0 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 19:44:07 ago (+0/-0)

Inb4 OP is sued by a kike or nigger after some sprog injures itself while chimping on one of these chairs.

[ - ] I_Built_A_Whatchamacallit [op] 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 20:45:35 ago (+2/-0)

They're actually pretty solid. But the forest one could take out an eye if landed on just right.

Otherwise, they're no more dangerous than any other furniture. Stronger, sturdier, and safer than anything you can buy at Ikea. I guess that's where the danger is. It won't shatter into pieces if you try to smash it over someones head.

[ - ] Clubberlang -1 points 1.7 yearsAug 28, 2022 20:40:49 ago (+0/-1)

How about a penalty box for sad faggots that can't stop checking?