Table of Contents
- 1Introduction and about the measurements
- 2The Plans
- 3Materials & the cutting list
- 4Step 1: Cutting the pieces to length and shape
- 5Steps 2 and 3: Making the wheel template and cutting the wheel pieces
- 6Step 4: Gluing the wheel pieces together
- 7Steps 5 to 7: The main frame & front slats
- 8Step 8: Fixing the backrest slats
- 9Step 9: Positioning the backrest and the rear legs
- 10Step 10: Adding the bolts, the rear leg brace and the wheels
- 11Step 11: Making and fitting the front legs
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Materials & the cutting list
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION | STOCK SIZE | LENGTH | QTY |
| [A] | side railThe top and bottom frame member of a door or window (not the jamb). Cross member of panel doors or of a sash. Also the upper and lower member of a balustrade or staircase extending from one vertical support, such as a post, to another. The horizontal member of a fence. | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mmAbbreviation for millimeter which is a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. 25.4 mm equals one inch. x 19 mm) | 66″ (1650 mm) | 2 |
| [A1] | side rail add-on | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 40″ (1000 mm) | 2 |
| [B] | backrest rail | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 34 3/4″ (870 mm) | 2 |
| [B1] | backrest rail add-on | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 13″ (325 mm) | 2 |
| [C] | slat | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 23″ (575 mm) | 20 |
| [D] | end rail | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 23″ (575 mm) | 2 |
| [E] | front leg | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 15 1/2″ (387 mm) | 2 |
| [F | side leg | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 15 1/2″ (387 mm) | 2 |
| [G] | rear leg | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 22″ (550 mm) | 2 |
| [H] | rear leg packer | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 6″ (150 mm) | 2 |
| [I] | rear leg braceTo make rigid. | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 18 1/2″ (462 mm) | 1 |
| [J] | wheel | 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 19 mm) | 12″ (300 mm) | 18 |
Hardware:
110 woodTimber, lumber. The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees screws 1 1/2″ (38 mm) long.
Four 3/8″ (10 mm) carriage boltsAre round headed bolts with square shoulders that resist rotation when located or driven into place. They can be called coach bolts or carriage bolts depending on which part of the world you live in. The head end of the bolt does not need a washer, but the other end of the bolt (the nut end) usually does. 2″ (50 mm) long.
Two 3/8″ (10 mm) carriage bolts 2 3/4″ (70 mm) long.
Wood glue.
For the wheel axles:
Two pieces of 1/2″ (12 mm) galvanizedCovered with a protective coating of zinc. threaded rod 5 1/2″ (138 mm) long, Â four 1/2″ (12 mm) nuts, Â two 1/2″ (12 mm) lock nuts, Â and eight 1/2″ (12 mm) washers.
I really like your plans and like that its all made from 1×4’s
What type of wood did you use or recommend.
Thanks Carl