Reading Chair
If you enjoy reading and need a some more space for your books then perhaps a reading chair could be for you. Peter and Annalien give you a step by step guide to show you exactly how to build your own reading chair.
You will need:
| Tools | Materials |
| Compound Mitre Saw | MDF (Supa wood 16mm) |
| PST 18 Jigsaw | Chair seat 500mm x 500mm – 1 piece |
| GMR 1 router | Chair back rest 500mm x 584mm – 1 piece |
| PSR 10.8 Cordless drill Driver | Chair front bottom 500mm x 450mm – 2 pieces |
| PSR 18 Cordless Drill Driver | Arm rest 620 mm x 186mm – 2 pieces |
| PEX 220 Eccentric/Random Orbital sander | Book shelf back 150mm x 1034mm – 2 pieces |
| Glue gun | Book shelf shelves 150mm x 584 mm – 4pieces |
| angle grinder with skinny disc | Book shelf bottom 150mm x 600mm – 2 pieces |
| Bookshelf/chair sides 600 mm x 1050mm – 2 pieces | |
| Magazine rack bottom shelf 400 x 400 mm – 1 piece | |
| Magazine 1st shelf 400 x 384 mm – 1 piece | |
| Magazine 2nd shelf 400mm x 300 – 1 piece | |
| Magazine 3rd shelf 400 x 200 – 1 piece | |
| 16mm copper pipe 4 x 1 mtre pieces | |
| copper stop ends 16mm x 8 | |
| Copper elbows 16mm x 4 | |
| Copper T piece 16mm x 4 | |
| Cut screws 3x 30mm | |
| wood filler | |
| paint/dark varnish |
Follow these steps:
- With all your pieces pre-cut, mark out where the seat section and backrest fit onto sides
- Then on the reverse side of the sides mark out where the bookshelves fit to sides
- Router all edges
- Assemble seat onto both sides
- Assemble shelves onto each side
- Fit seat into sides with screws
- Fill holes
- Sand and varnish.
- Magazine rack
- Fit first shelf, then middle and then top.
- Cut copper to size for top cross bars
- Drill and fasten
- Cut bottom legs to size
- Glue in elbows, T pieces and stop ends
- Fasten onto base of magazine rack
