Building a new Chunky Chair to sell

My teenage son expressed support and confirmation he thinks people will buy this chair. He has a number of friends with big Dads who grill in the yard and always return inside their homes after they have tended the meat.

We both feel (it applies to me) if there was somewhere comfortable and easy to sit big guys & gals would stay outside check the grill and talk with friends & family.

Every time I have friends over there are a couple of people who take over the Chunky Chair on my deck (the one in the photos). It is very comfortable the user is seated higher than all other patio and deck furniture on a very solid structure. This chair does not move when you sit on it. It is rock (wood) solid there is no swaying or moving as the person's weight descends and settles on the Chunky Chair. We estimate it weighs around 200 lbs built of bolted and screwed solid wood sitting on industrial strength wheels and solid steel axles.

The Chunky Chair is built to be occupied every day and all day. It is designed to sit outside in all weathers and be used with or without a cushion. It is painted with elastomeric paint that repels water (the white color actually stays cool to the touch even in direct sunlight in Houston).

The chair is designed to be the correct height to allow the owner to sit on it without dropping down far to meet the seat and to get off by standing from the seated position without needing hand grips or assistance to stand. You can sit side saddle with your feet on the chair side support or ground or sit on it properly using the adjustable back rest that adjusts from lying nearly horizontal to seat back nearly straight, your feet on the front foot rest for reading or socializing.

Plan for the new Chunky Chair is to shorten the length by cutting back on the foot rest side bars and shorten the back support. If you look at the top set of photos on the right you can see this chair is too big. It was designed for very big people the new one will be designed for less than 6footers, it will have the strength and size to easily support people weighing well over 300lbs. I expect max payload to be around 450lbs we will calculate the maximum once it is completed.

Even the new slightly smaller version will be big. The seat width on the Chunky Chair in the photos and the new one to be built is 32 inches. Get a tape measure and measure your own chairs, 32" is huge. A 32" seat allows for the maximum width of the entire chair to be slightly less than 36 inches which means it will fit through most yard side gates which are usually 36 inches.

We will offer the chair for sale at cook offs, home shows, maybe dog shows, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo next year and anywhere else big, heavy, tall, short, overweight, obese, chunky and cuddly people may roam.

I have one more wine club meeting to host after that the dining room table goes back into the garage and we start building.