Never Finished

As you can see from the 2 slide shows on the right of this post the Chunky Chair is constantly changing. The lower set of pics was taken when the chair was being built last year. I was unable to come up with a simple, strong, safe way to support the back of the chair to allow me to adjust it from nearly upright to lounging back for napping.
To get the thing outside and allow me to use it I opted for a simple solution that I thought would be temporary but now suspect simple is best. Details of the Chunky Chair back will follow.
As you have probably guessed i am very proud of this chair. It is very strong and stable. Sitting on it is like sitting on a rock. The version you see in the slide shows is actually big enough for a 7 foot tall person and will support at least 400 lbs if not more.
A friend of mine has asked me to build one for him. My biggest problem is when do I stop redesigning it and settle on a final version. I suspect I never will.

Wood and Steel

Mostly wood was needed to create The Chunky Chair. Built by me for the tallest, widest and heaviest people we know.
Short story is: Couple of years ago I was weighing close to 300lbs (actually I still am but that is none of your business), I searched for a long time for a comfortable, safe, long lasting outdoor, patio chair I could sit in to read, talk or snooze without fear of collapse, discomfort or pain getting in and out of the chair.

The result is a extraordinarily well built, very heavy, very solid outdoor / patio chair / lounger. Ugly as hell, heavier than me and mostly red it is a beautiful piece of furniture. As you can tell I am very proud.