Thread: Jimmy possum chairs

Nice work, Sheddy, have you had a look at the Jimmy Possums in TMAG and at the Design Centre in Launceston?

Hi Graeme ,yes I have checked the Deloraine collection ,and one in Hobart museum .. mine I made from kiln dried tas oak , draw knifed and spoke shaved … been trying to source some suitable green logs to split as green is so much easier and more authentic to work . Tried stringy ,was terrible .. been told I need to get silver wattle or peppermint . Hopefully get hold of some soon ,cheers Gordon

Originally Posted by Shedguy

.. mine I made from kiln dried tas oak , draw knifed and spoke shaved … been trying to source some suitable green logs to split as green is so much easier and more authentic to work . Tried stringy ,was terrible .. been told I need to get silver wattle or peppermint . Hopefully get hold of some soon ,cheers Gordon

Have you thought to give a local arborist a ring - tell them what you wants to do rather than what you want - they will know more about trees than you or me - and see what they come up with.

Sounds like a good idea,I’ll check out the locals ,cheers Gordon

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Did you follow an set plans or information on how to make the chair. I’m keen to give one a go but the legs passing through the seat confuse me (although these days that does take much).

Chris

Originally Posted by haggismuncher

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Did you follow an set plans or information on how to make the chair. I’m keen to give one a go but the legs passing through the seat confuse me (although these days that does take much).

Chris

Hi Chris ,I pretty much made my construction methods up as I went along .checked out the angles from pics of chairs on the net . The two most important angles for my chairs are 72 degrees for rear leg through seat ,and 12 degrees for back rails through rear of seat .These seem to give me the look I’m after . The first one took a while but I can now make other variations reasonably easily ,good luck with your ,cheers Gordon

Thanks for the pics and angles, I will try and give it a crack in the near future.
They certainly look fun to make!