Every avid fisherman should have a folding chair on which to sit by the pond and catch fish.
The presence of such a piece of furniture will make fishing more comfortable and enjoyable. Some people think that you can do without a fishing chair. But if you plan to fish for a long time, then you cannot do without it. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to purchase a ready-made chair in a store. It is quite easy and simple to make with your own hands from available materials.
Features of furniture for feeder fishing with and without backrest
As for the design features, fishing chairs are:
With a backrest.
It can be made from lumber or textiles. The main thing is that the seat and back are made of the same materials. Also, such chairs are subject to high requirements for strength and reliability.- No backrest. This option is the easiest to manufacture . It requires a small amount of consumables and can be assembled in one free evening.
- With different types of legs. They are: straight, cross, continuous.
Whatever option you choose, the fishing chair should look like this:
- durable;
- sustainable;
- small in weight;
- compact and mobile;
- easy to manufacture;
- convenient to use.
But it is worth noting that folding models are considered the most popular among fishermen.
They do not take up much space and are easy to carry from place to place. Most often, such products are made from wooden slats, metal pipes and plastic parts. Attention: when making a chair, you should take into account your own weight and height.
Description of work stages
It is important to pay attention to the safety of high chairs: Avoid sharp corners, cracks, cracks, cracks, cracks, cracks, gaps between structural elements, as well as unevenness and other defects. To give the top beam an attractive appearance, it can be rounded. The carved rod is designed with all possible patterns in every way, but no sharp corners
The carved rod is designed with all possible patterns in every way, but no sharp corners
To give the top beam an attractive appearance, it can be rounded. The carved rod is designed with all possible patterns in every way, but without any sharp corners.
In this case, the parts are secured with wooden skewers and glue, but other methods such as nails, furniture scales or self-tapping screws can be used.
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For additional fastening of bolts, you can use through pins (diameter 6-35 mm).
Chair assembly:
Step 2: Attach the front legs, remaining cross members and stems to the structure.
Step 3: Attach the top, cut and middle crossbars to the back legs (attached at the same height as the seat).
Step 4: Use a special tool, a connecting screw, to make sure that all parts are glued together as securely as possible. It is designed in such a way that the parts are located close to each other.
Step 5: Once all the bottom slats and legs are securely attached, attach the two-panel seat to the base of the chair. For added security and durability, secure the panels with pre-drilled pins after the glue has dried. If the seat boards partially protrude from the floor, the protruding ends should be removed with a chisel.
Material selection
You can make a fishing chair from any materials. The most popular are:
Tree.
It is resistant to negative factors, is easy to use, has a long service life, is natural and safe. Various designs of chairs are assembled from wood. The easiest way is to choose small wooden blocks. As for the wood itself, the budget options are birch and pine .- Plywood. This material is also natural and environmentally friendly. Plywood is processed with various tools. It is quite durable and reliable and has high technical characteristics.
PVC pipes.
This option is the most budget-friendly. A chair frame is soldered from pipes using a special soldering iron, and a strong and dense fabric is stretched over the frame. Since fishermen use furniture outdoors, it is better to choose tarpaulin as a textile . It is resistant to moisture, sudden temperature changes and is wear-resistant and durable.- Steel. This is an ideal option for craftsmen who know how to work with a welding machine. A structure welded from metal will be resistant to almost all negative factors. If the metal is properly treated with special impregnations and painted with stainless varnish, such a chair will serve avid fishermen for many years.
Finishing
To increase the durability of the feeder chair and maintain its presentable appearance, different coating options are used. They depend on the material used and can be as follows:
- Wood - treated with an antiseptic composition that actively counteracts mold and mildew. A primer and paint or varnish are also applied on top. This set of procedures will help increase the moisture resistance of the tree, as well as its resistance to temperature fluctuations.
- Metal - the main problem is rust, which destroys the structure of the pipes and the overall strength of the product. Therefore, anti-corrosion treatment is the main task; painting is also allowed.
- Plywood (chipboard) - you need to deal with this material in the same way as with wood; antiseptic treatment, priming and painting are carried out.
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In order for a folding chair made by yourself to retain its appearance for as long as possible and remain reliable, you need to provide it with maximum care. After finishing fishing, the product should be cleaned of adhering dirt and dust, and wiped off any possible moisture. It must be stored in a dry place.
It is quite easy to make a feeder chair with your own hands. Although this task requires serious preparation and the availability of tools. When choosing the optimal fishing chair, it is best to choose a combination of a steel frame and textile fabric. It will be durable and resistant to negative external factors.
Treat wooden elements with an antiseptic and, if desired, paint them
Apply a special coating to metal parts to protect against rust.
After fishing, always clean the chair from adhering dirt and grass.
Drawing
Before making a fishing chair, it is better to make a drawing of it. This will make it more convenient for you to cut materials and assemble the structure into a single whole. What is a drawing? This is an image of the future piece of furniture in three different projections: front, side and top. On this drawing it is necessary to indicate the number of parts, their exact dimensions and options for attaching individual elements to each other. The optimal sizes of a chair for fishing are:
- width from 270 to 500 mm;
- height from 270 to 470 mm.
Almost any fishing chair will consist of the following elements:
- two legs;
- backrests with legs;
- seats;
- bolts
Some models are equipped with armrests, footrests and other accessories. But these are already more complex and expensive to manufacture fishing chairs .
Help : a competent drawing will allow you to calculate how much consumable material will be useful in the process of making a chair.
Primary requirements
Interesting fishing spots are often located in very inaccessible regions and remote from civilization. This imposes certain additional requirements on all equipment. And city fishing, in the absence of a personal vehicle, forces you to be more careful in choosing gear and additional equipment.
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Typically, homemade fishing chairs, chairs and platforms require:
- Sufficient strength. Tourist and fishing furniture must have a sufficient margin of safety in order to withstand the weight of the owner and additional body kit. And it should also be taken into account that the load increases significantly at the time of casting.
- Sustainability. Fishing places are rarely convenient for the arrangement of chairs or armchairs. And when fishing and recasting, the unstable structure can simply fall back or to one side. Sand, clay soil, viscous silt, stones and other options require stability, as well as, ideally, adjustable length of the legs, which will allow you to set your place exactly, regardless of the terrain.
- As compact as possible in transport position. The space in the trunk of a car is not unlimited, and if you do not have your own vehicle and you have to use public transport to get to the fishing point, then this parameter becomes even more important.
- As little mass as possible. This parameter does not fit well with the requirements for the greatest possible strength, since the only way out is to use lighter materials, which sometimes comes at the expense of strength characteristics.
- Availability of materials. If you need to buy only a few parts in a hardware or other store to make a chair or armchair, that’s one thing, but it’s a completely different matter if you need to buy all the materials and tools for the job. In the latter case, a more rational solution would be to buy a ready-made chair in a fishing store.
- Ease of manufacture. If the design requires any special, advanced skills in working with wood or metals, then this is not the most suitable option. Ideally, such furniture should be made in a few hours.
Important! The sizes of chairs or armchairs must be selected taking into account the volume of possible clothing. Few people limit themselves only to summer fishing, and fishing in the fall or spring often requires more than one layer of warm clothing
Tourist and fishing furniture must take into account the possibility of accommodating such additional volume.
Tools
In the process of manufacturing and assembling a wooden fishing chair, you will need the following tools:
drill;- screwdriver;
- hacksaw;
- spanners;
- scissors for working with fabric;
- sandpaper.
Materials that will be useful:
- lumber;
- bolts and nuts;
- paints and varnishes;
- tassels.
How to make a folding fishing boat out of wood?
Let's look at making the simplest design of a wooden fishing chair with 4 supports. To do this, we will need several wooden beams with a square section of 35 - 40 cm, from which the legs of the product will be made. The process of making a high chair will look like this :
We make holes in the center in the prepared beams.- Next, we fold the bars in an X shape and secure them with bolts.
- We do the same actions with the second pair of bars. As a result, we should get two identical letters X, which we will connect together.
- The final stage will be upholstering the chair with textiles. Any durable and wear-resistant material (tarpaulin, Bologna fabric, leatherette) is suitable for these purposes.
In order for the chair to last as long as possible, it should be treated with antiseptics and coated with water-repellent varnish in two layers.
Attention : in order for a folding fishing chair to easily fold and unfold, it is necessary to correctly adjust the tension of the bolts.
Simple fishing design made from PVC plastic pipes
This version of the high chair can be assembled in a matter of hours according to the following scheme:
The plastic pipe is cut into 8 identical parts: 4 parts of 50 cm and 4 of 35 cm.- Identical two parts are cut out of tarpaulin or any other fabric. One of them will be a seat, the second will be a jumper for stability of the product. The width and length of the scraps will directly depend on the size of the stool.
- Next, two long pipes are connected by two crosswise bolts.
- Long sections are attached to short pipes from the top and bottom using plastic corners. As a result, you have a ready-made frame for a folding stool.
- Now we take our piece of fabric and fold it in two layers. Next, we sheathe the top of our structure with it.
- A thin strip of fabric must be folded in two layers and sewn to the lower supports.
Tip : avid fishermen will also want to make a PVC boat chair and a table for the boat. In nature, a folding table or a convenient table for a laptop can also come in handy.
