Its Somewhat A Lounge Chair!

I reached way in the back to the freshman archive and found this! Man what was I thinking. I made this  hoping I could give my back a rest, but I didn't realize I would have to break a sweat and my back in the process to get there. Lesson learned. But I had fun and quite a challenge to get it to work properly. 

I call myself taking the easy way out by drilling some holes and stick poles through it to make a chair, piece of cake right? No way. Not if your silly enough to want it to lean back too. Not only in one but in TWO places. I conclude that my ambition juice was definitely flowing back then.

But anyway, my thought process at the time was to make a chair that I could take apart fairly easy, so I could ship it back home to show my family. I like to slouch in chairs a little for more comfort so I designed it with that in mind. Oh and I had to do it on a tight budget. and this was what resulted. ENJOY!

THE OTTOMAN!

I thought it would be good to kind of show some of my handy work projects I have worked on. Since this blog touches a little on how things are made. Well what about how ottomans are made. I'm no professional but  the little I do know about 3D and wood basics, somehow I was able to make my first ottoman! I think it came out pretty good.

It was done over winter break (2013). I would be more interesting if I would have thought to take more process photos at the time, but hey maybe next time. I made this for a good friend of mines, his wife really wanted to save and make one herself but didn't know how, so I chipped in.

I call it the Odmodomon

A Chair Made With NO HANDS!

In America, I think we are really spoiled at times, having an array of means to getting what we want with green paper (money). Try building something you can use for a change, instead of buying it. If many of us are less comfort seeking. We can gain more satisfaction and enjoyment, from some of the things we make and use ourselves. I'm not saying we have to be cheap, but the money we spend should AID us NOT HANDICAP our ability to think, create, design and make for ourselves. Don’t waste what God has given you. Thank Him for your mind, hands, and FEET!

 A must watch inspiring video. A more than capable fellow making chairs for 20 years with no hands.