Wanting to use only the best, premium raw materials I selected these 2x12's having first removed the boards I had previously nailed onto them for a project up in CT. So, Riley's chair began life as a work table I had made for myself sometime while living in Florida about the time David was born. Same table later served as a laundry table in Brookfield and then as scaffolding planks for some stairway painting both in CT and here in GA. As said, only the best for my grand daughter.
I got all the big boards cut down to working size, sanded a bit, and then the pieces cut for the chair. This was my first time working with compound miter cuts which went pretty well. Hardest part for me was then working to keep all these multiple angle pieces 'square' to the piece as a whole. I made a couple of easy jigs and things moved along smoothly from there.
All the joints cut in the pieces and each lettered/numbered so I would know where they all went when it came time to assemble them. Trying to keep the angles running the correct way gave me fits but I only screwed up one of them necessitating making a new piece. I'd call that a major success. The legs are on the left... kind of look like Jenga pieces!
The legs assembled and the top boards joined together to make a solid seat. I took this photo while thinking how I was going to join the top to the legs. Hadn't thought that far ahead!
All assembled with a coat of primer on it.
Ta da!! All done and ready to be delivered.
Finally got myself back over to visit the kids and deliver the chair to Riley. As said I felt very happy the whole time I was making it and Riley's reaction was just some loving icing on the happy cake. Best part for me, and her parents, is that it was sized properly! Now she can crawl up and join the rest of the family for dinner just like the big girl she is. Grandpa Bob is very, very happy to have helped her out.
Love that little kid :) The matching panties were a coincidence!
