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    Looking for a director's chair pattern

    Hi, I'm looking for a pattern for chair similar to this. Unsuccessful so far, can anyone point me in the right direction? Free is good, but I'd be willing to buy a reasonbly priced plan.

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    I thought a director's chair is one of those cloth-backed things? That looks more like a deck or beach chair...
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    It doesn't seem tall enough to be an umpire's chair but, as has been pointed out, a director's chair is foldable and portable.

    You might have a tough search ahead of you

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    i searched for director chair plans a while back to make one for my sister who is a teacher.

    i found this: http://www.thewoodcrafter.net/proj/p46.php

    not the best guide but it was all i could find. never ended up making it though...

    i dont think the chair in your attached picture would be called a director's chair though... kind of reminds me of a life guard chair except shorter
    Last edited by Garrett Ellis; 10-13-2010 at 1:20 PM.

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    That looks like an Adirondack chair.

    I think you could get a good plan for an Adirondack chair and without to much work make longer legs for it.

    Lee Valley has a really go Adirondack chair plan.

    http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...158,46162&ap=2

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    Yea, I suppose it's not really a director's chair, that's what it was referred to on the site where I found that picture.

    Bill, I built a couple of those LV adirondacks and I thought the same thing, but I don't think the reclining nature of an adirondack would work well for a taller chair. I suppose with some trial & error the pattern could be modified to make it work, I was just hoping to find something that's ready to go. Seems to be a fairly unique design though.

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    I typed Adirondack lifeguard chair in google and got this.

    Looks similar to me.

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