Sun lounger sides

[danielc118]

G'day guys,

Extremely!! Amateur woodworker here.

I am trying to make some sun loungers based on this design - http://www.lujo.co.nz/products/kwila-sun-loungers



I can figure out the slats in the middle easily enough - I am going to cover them in high quality artificial turf instead of a cushion, but I have no idea where to even begin with the wood along the sides of this lounge.

Should I start with a huge piece of timber and cut that shape out? Is it 2 pieces joined together?

What's the easiest way for me to get this to happen? (Apart from pay 2.1k a chair - as beautiful as they are)

Cheers,
Dan

[NCArcher]

It appears to be 3 pieces of timber, joined under the metal brace. You can see the joins just inside the second screw from either end.

[Wood Collector]

You could use plywood and just laminate it to the thickness that you need.

[AlexS]

I've seen one very similar made by laminating the sides from 3mm kwila. There would be a fair bit of waste and quite a bit of work involved, but if I were to do it, that's the way I'd go about it.

[danielc118]

It appears to be 3 pieces of timber, joined under the metal brace. You can see the joins just inside the second screw from either end.

Cheers mate. Yeah I see what you mean. Trying to think of how to make a nice elegant brace on the cheap... hmm.

You could use plywood and just laminate it to the thickness that you need.

Thanks for the input, how would plywood stand up to outdoor conditions? I was thinking of using a hardwood.

I've seen one very similar made by laminating the sides from 3mm kwila. There would be a fair bit of waste and quite a bit of work involved, but if I were to do it, that's the way I'd go about it.

Sorry, I am a complete noob. I have done some minor woodworking projects in the past but obviously nothing to this complexity. Kwila?

Appreciate all the input, thanks guys!

[Kuffy]

the way that they have built it looks very simple. no advanced joinery techniques. just three pieces of timber butted up end to end with a plate on the outside face screwed into each piece holding them in place. sourcing the stainless plate cut to shape would be the hard/expensive part i think.

to get rid of the plate altogether, i would just cut the sides in 3 sections as per the original and join the three pieces using a half lap joint. perhaps put a few dowels through the half lap too just for fun.

[AlexS]

Kwila

You could use pretty well any decent straight-grained timber that's suitable for outdoor use. However, laminating would require the use of at least one, possibly two forms. More economical if you're making more than one.