Fishing is one of the popular male pastimes. It is a pleasant way to spend time on the shore of a reservoir. Experienced fishermen understand that for comfortable fishing you need a comfortable place to sit. Sitting on logs is uncomfortable, dragging a bulky chair around is also not an option. The ideal solution to this problem would be a folding chair with a back, which is compact when folded, and when used will help not to strain the back, which quickly gets tired from sitting for a long time.

Folding chair drawing
A folding chair is an ideal option for those who love fishing and outdoor recreation.
Folding garden chair made of solid wood
The height of the chair can be 350 mm - 450 mm.

Store-bought options are not always suitable, since these products are often either unreliable or very expensive. Therefore, the most rational solution is to make a folding chair for fishing with your own hands. A homemade chair will not only help you save money, but will also allow your imagination to run wild and make a good product from high-quality material. The advantages of such a chair are its compactness, stability, ease of transportation and simple manufacture.

DIY Folding Chair with Backrest
This piece of furniture is irreplaceable in the kitchen and summer house, since when folded it is quite compact and does not take up much space.
DIY folding chair drawings
Any type of wood can be used to make a folding chair; birch will give it strength.

Types of folding chairs

 The most common options for chairs of this type are options with and without a back.

  1. A stool without a back is simpler to make and less expensive in terms of material, however, the first option is much more convenient to use. The back of the chair can be made of wood, that is, the product will be a solid structure, or the seat and back are made of durable fabric, which is stretched over the base frame.
  2. You can also divide chairs by the type of legs - they can be straight, cross and solid. The material for the chair can be metal, plastic or wood. To make metal or plastic chairs, you will need special tools and skills, so it will be quite difficult to make them yourself.
  3. The option with a wooden chair is the simplest, due to the wide range of materials, their affordable price and the ease of work with wood.
DIY folding chair
At first glance, the drawing of this object resembles a Rubik's cube, and it is completely unclear how one can build something using it.
DIY folding chair
However, the finished chair suggests a slightly different idea – everything ingenious is simple.
Wooden folding chair diagram
Remember that the middle bars are placed in the same way as the outer, wide ones.

Materials and tools

Based on the fact that the option with wood materials is the simplest and most budget-friendly, we will opt for it. The basis of the chair will be wooden bars, the dimensions of which will depend on the size of a specific chair. They will serve as legs and a supporting part for the back.

DIY Wooden Folding Chair with Backrest
When starting assembly, first of all, it is necessary to place the axle bolts on the legs of the chair, and the axle should not be located in the middle of the leg, but closer to their top, otherwise, the chair will be high and will not be particularly stable.
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A folding chair is a very useful household tool.
Homemade folding chair
Without getting stuck in thoughts, let's move on to practical actions.

The seat and the supporting part for a person's back can be made of wooden slats or thick fabric, such as tarpaulin. The wood should be of high quality, preferably hardwood (birch, oak, etc.), since the service life of the product will depend on this. To connect the parts into a single structure, you will need fasteners, in our case these are bolts, nuts, and washers for movable joints and wood screws for fixed ones.

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When assembling, remember to countersink the heads of the nuts and bolts flush.
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When assembling, remember to countersink the heads of the nuts and bolts flush.
DIY Folding Table
A folding chair is a very useful household tool.

The standard carpenter's kit, which is available to almost every home owner, is sufficient for performing this work:

  • drill;
  • screwdriver or screwdriver set;
  • hacksaw for wood and metal;
  • wrenches, a knife or scissors if you have to work with fabric;
  • file and sandpaper for subsequent removal of surface defects.
DIY folding kids chair
To make a folding chair, you can use any type of wood, birch will give it strength, but pine will significantly lighten the structure, but its joints are not durable and can quickly become loose.
DIY Folding Stool
A folding chair is an ideal option for those who love fishing and outdoor recreation.

Also, for the final stage, you will need varnish or wood impregnation, the use of which is necessary not only to give a beautiful appearance, but also to protect against parasites and the effects of moisture.

Unique DIY folding chair
The described product is made without a handle, however, this gap can be easily eliminated by installing portable handles between the inner legs.
DIY folding chair
You can easily make such a chair with your own hands, even without being a carpenter.

Procedure

The process of making a chair is quite simple, and even a person without professional skills in this matter can handle it.

  1. It is necessary to assemble the seat by attaching the crossbars to the base bars.
  2. Next comes the assembly of the frame, consisting of two bars, on top of which the backrest slats are mounted, with a crossbar for the seat in the middle (at the bottom, the frame will serve as the front legs of the product).
  3. The rear legs are equipped with two movable crossbars at the top and bottom.
  4. The upper crossbar is connected to the backrest, the lower one to the main frame by means of bolted connections.
  5. The seat is also attached to the middle frame with bolts. The result is a chair that, when lifted, folds into a compact structure that does not take up much space and is lightweight.
  6. When working with fabric or leather for the seat and back, a pre-measured and sewn cover is placed on the slats during assembly in place of the wooden cross members.
Folding Picnic Chair
A folding chair is a very useful household tool.
DIY folding chair drawings for fishing
It can be used in a garage where there is always a shortage of space, taken outdoors and simply used in an apartment if necessary.
Shema of a folding stool
This piece of furniture is irreplaceable in the kitchen and summer house, since when folded it is quite compact and does not take up much space.

After the chair is ready, it is necessary to do the finishing work. First, you should get rid of all the roughness and unnecessary protrusions. The bolts are sunk into the base of the tree, a file and sandpaper eliminate defects, varnish will add smoothness and emphasize the natural color of the wood, which in itself will be beautiful. However, if your imagination requires more beauty, you can use wood burning and wood carving skills, or give the product a more interesting shape at the design stage.

diy folding wooden chair
All you need is woodworking equipment, which is available in almost every garage or workshop of a carpentry enthusiast, basic woodworking skills and, most importantly, the desire to tinker.
Folding chair
It can be used in a garage where there is always a shortage of space, taken outdoors and simply used in an apartment if necessary.

Having asked yourself how to make a fishing chair with your own hands, you can get a wonderful product that will serve you faithfully for a long time. At the same time, you can save a lot of money and let your imagination run wild, creating a truly unique author's work.

DIY Wooden Fishing Chair
If necessary, it is possible to change the height of the assembled chair; to do this, simply insert another block, with a cross-section of approximately 20x20 mm, between the middle bars of the seat.
DIY folding chair for a summer house and balcony
To make a folding chair, you can use any type of wood, birch will give it strength, but pine will significantly lighten the structure, but its joints are not durable and can quickly become loose.
folding chair stool
However, the finished chair suggests a slightly different idea – everything ingenious is simple.

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