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Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Bob10 - 10-30-2015
Or sat in some? They look like the shape would be comfortable but would hate to make the effort to find they are not
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Lynden - 10-30-2015
That looks like one of Whit McLeod"s chair designs? He's in Healdsburg in the North Bay. Maybe he has a showroom where you could try one out.
http://www.whitmcleod.com/about.php
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Bob10 - 10-30-2015
It is one of his I saw it for sale on CL and thought it might be a nice project but was curious about comfort level
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - JerrySats - 10-30-2015
Looks pretty easy to make , just wonder how comfortable it is . I like the folds flat for storing .
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Sullivan - 10-30-2015
Here's a camp chair that I made my son many years ago. The shape is very similar to the wine barrel chair. It is surprisingly comfortable for a wooden chair. The curved back conforms with the shape of your back.
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Steve N - 10-30-2015
To each his own, but to my eyes it looks way more artsy fartsy then comfy. Unless the upsprung seat sinks down with weight? Otherwise it would have you almost reclining, with a back not made to. If there was a pic of it being used it would maybe offer redemption. I'm thinking it would fold, which could be a big sales factor~~~~~~~?
These fold up too, and mine is so uncomfortable I fall asleep in it almost every time I use it, hate when that happens
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Steve N - 10-30-2015
If you want to use wine barrels I'd look into something like this if you wanted comfort. I like the bung hole, almost says relax back rat cheer
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Dan Moening - 10-31-2015
I may be particular, but I've never found a single chair made of wine staves to be comfortable. I live near many wine regions and see them all the time. Not one is designed well enough to be both artful and comfortable.
The one you show in particular would poke you in the back of your legs. Additionally, the seat curves upward into your backside and the backs of your legs; a "cupped" direction would be more comfortable. Or running the staves perpendicular to your legs makes for a more comfortable seat at least.
Just my observations as your seating is likely different than mine.
Re: Any of you made these out of wine barrels? - Bob10 - 10-31-2015
I have to say the reason I asked was because i like the look of it a lot. Yet I won't build something for looks only so that is the reason for the question