Here’s a chair made out of furniture-grade birch plywood, pine dowels, cast aluminum, and pool noodles for the cushions.
Four Square Chair
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Good job reusing parts to make a chair. Chairs aren’t as easy as other types of furniture due to the forces they experience – and making a comfortable chair isn’t easy at all.
That said the stretcher will be in the way a lot – the sitter will either hit their heels on it, or could possibly trip if they put a foot behind it and forget when they stand up.
This is why you wont see commerically made or traditional furniture made with this type of design.