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Monday, January 25, 2021

Sling Chair Simplified

By Curtis Rempel

Whether it’s names for my children or designs for furniture, I’m always on the lookout for something timeless. The durability, look and feel of a piece need to transcend the ages and stay relevant for lifetimes to come. That’s the goal with this chair. I also designed this project for simplicity, so you can make one without special skills or tools.

Meet the builder

Curtis and his brother, Brad, make up the duo High Valley Fh21mar 608 50 Highvalley Norfolk Coreykelly

If Curtis Rempel looks familiar, it may be because you’ve seen him in a music video. If you listen to much country music, you’ve certainly heard his voice; Curtis and his brother, Brad, make up the duo High Valley.

Besides music, Curtis’s passion is working with his hands — with wood, leather or just fixing things around his Nashville farm. You can check out his music at highvalleymusic.com or buy his handmade leather and wood creations at curtandmyr.co.

Wood and leather, great together 

The wood frame is assembled with glue only, no nails or screws. It includes two types of interlocking joints: bridle joints and half laps. Both require a tight fit to make a chair sturdy.

You don’t have to be a veteran woodworker to make this project, but it’s not a good one for a first-timer. I used 1-½-in.-thick oak for this. Alternatively, you could glue ¾-in. boards together. I finished the wood with a couple of coats of Watco Danish Oil (Natural).

Don’t let the leather put you off this project. It’s about as simple as leatherwork gets. If you have the skills to do the woodworking, you’ll have no trouble with the leather. Or, if you prefer, you can use canvas or other fabrics, which cost much less. I bought my leather for $250 at buckleguy.com.

Close up of a wood and leather chair Fh21mar 608 50 113

Materials list: Fh21mar 608 50 Materiallist

Front leg tech art Fh21mar 608 50 Ta02 Frontleg

Stile detail tech art Fh21mar 608 50 Ta04 Stiledetail

Fh21mar 608 50 Ta05 Stretcherdetail Copy

Top rail tech art Fh21mar 608 50 Ta06 Toprail

Assembled chair tech art Fh21mar 608 50 Ta01 Assembled

Cutting diagram Fh21mar 608 50 Ta03 Stilecuttingdiagram

Cut the parts 

This chair is made mostly of straight, simple parts you can cut on a table saw. But the two back stiles are curved.

  • I first cut the straight sections with a circular saw, stopping when I reached the curved segment.
  • Then I cut the curves with a jigsaw. 

Cut the parts Fh21mar 608 50 016



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