The 2x4 Chair

Ive had office chairs in the past and my
first one lasted me from 1998 to 2012.

I had purchased it from Office depot in 
Anchorage and it was the floor model so
I paid $250 for it and man did I love it.

About 10 years into it the hydraulic lift
finally gave out but no biggie so i just
kept using it.

After a while a caster which are the 
wheels broke so i propped it up with
some wood block i had in my woodshop.

Then i recall adding duct tape to fix
the arms..no big deal though.
I leaned that chair all the way back
while listening to music after rolling 
some M.T.F.

This chair took a beating over all those 
years but now comes the horror of it all.

I retired the chair in style as it was 
useless after the bracket under the seat
finally broke making it junk.
I got a couple gallons of heating oil and 
placed it in the burn pit and adorned
the underside with some firewood and
lit her up.

It was a Viking Funeral complete with
Patrone Tequila....The Premo stuff.

After moving back into the Log Cabin
I was faced with getting a new office
chair and drove to Office Depot again
and paid a whopping $550 for another.

That chair went all to hell on me in a
year and i just put it out in a junk pile.

Then another chair costing the same
did it again so i raced to Walmart and
bought a couple metal chairs which
under my weight made it 6 months each.

They just dont make them like they used
to and my first chair taught me i should
have bought 2.

So in the beginning of March 2025 I 
drove my van to the local hardware
and bought 6 2x4x8 framing lumber.

I had already made a rough drawing
of the new chair so I was sure of my
purchase.

I made the right cuts the first time and
used 3 in screws and put it together 
well. I am figuring it will serve me 20
good years or more.

Next i bought a quart of stain but need
a random orbital sander with various
grit discs to give it a good sanding 
before i put on the stain then I will
source out some cushions for the back
and seat.

The seat is 24'x24' and i can lean 
back in it too.....Right now i am using
an old pillow to sit on.
Total cost $55.00

Ya cant beat rustic ingenuity thats
for sure and i am proud of solving
my chair dilemma and saves me 
and good five hundred and fifty bucks
a year for crappy expensive office chairs.

Peace, BigT