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Plywood Lounge Chair

by mercurska

Plywood arm/lounge chair made out of birch plywood.

Step 1: Things You Need

Materials:

22mm birch plywood 40x120cm

2x 18mm birch plywood 20x120cm
Wood screws
Dowels
Wood glue
Danish oil

Tools:
I used the following tools, but you can substitute them with whatever you have.

Track saw

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 Miter saw
Scroll saw
Hand drill
Orbital sander
Hand screw
Clamps
Ruler

Step 2: Design and Cut Material for the Frame

I sketched the design on the plywood until I was happy with the design and then I cut out the bottom side piece part
with my track saw and nished the corners with a scroll saw. You can also use jigsaw or bandsaw.

I repeated the same process for the backside as well.

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Step 3: Stretchers, Dados and Seat/back Supports

I cut the 18mm plywood into 6 slats - 3 for the backside and 3 for the seat. On the backside piece, I cut out dados with a
scroll saw.

For the bottom, I cut a small strip of leftover plywood that spans between the front and back legs and cut dados out on
the scroll saw as well. I glued and screw this strip to the side panel.

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Step 4: Fill the Holes, Sand and Apply Finish

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After driving in a screw to each hole, I cut some dowels,
applied wood glue to each hole to attach the plug, and
then sand them ush.
Finally, I sanded everything with 180 & 220 grit
sandpaper. Since this is plywood, I made sure not to eat
through the veneer but I did want to touch over all the
surfaces to get them nice and smooth before nishing
them with oil. In the end, I applied a coat of Danish oil
and wiped away any excess.

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Step 5: Final Product

I still need to cut the foam and sew cushions but I am pretty happy with how the chair turned out.

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Step 6: Finished

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Hello!I love the line of your chair, it's fantastic!

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