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How to card weave a sling seat for a folding lawn chair.
AMERICAN HOME CRAFTS Fall 1978 (v.6#4) pg. 81, 110

Craftsman-style outdoor chair with a sling seat is based on an early 1900s original.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #93 Apr 2002 pg. 60

Plans can be ordered for five styles of outside seating you can build. (1) Patio stools built from 3/4" oak with seats of wrapped rope. (2) Collapsible deck chairs have three legs of 1-1/4" wood linked by rope. Dowels support a canvas sling seat and back. (3) Patio chairs and serving table are built from plywood and 1x12s. (4) Contemporary version of old park benches are built from 3/4" plywood and lumber. (5) A two-part chaise bench provides 12 feet of seating or sun bathing.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jun 1974 (v.52#6) pg. 42

Photo shows low-slung chair made from oak with a canvas sling as a seat. Est. cost: $38.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1976 (v.54#7) pg. 78

How to make a sling-back lounge chair. Instructions for making the canvas sling included, along with a sketch on how to build the hardwood frame. Est. cost: $20.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1977 (v.55#7) pg. 124, 158

Canvas sling chair has an L-shaped frame of birch plywood that supports a canvas sling. Est. cost: $53.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1978 (v.56#7) pg. 75, 90

Garden sling chair is built from 4x4 post legs with 1x6 stretchers. Canvas is suspended from 1" dowels. Est. cost: $31.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1978 (v.56#7) pg. 77

Child's version of a sling chair. Sides are triangles of 5/4" lumber with cross pieces across two sides of the triangle. The seat is a canvas sling. Est. cost: $38.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1979 (v.57#7) pg. 89, 164

Canvas-sling folding lawn chair with a wooden frame.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP May 1986 (v.9#8) pg. 40

Fanciful fish motif to stencil on the canvas sling of a beach chair.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Sep-Oct 1992 (v.19#5) pg. 8, 41

Sew a fabric sling to replace webbing on an aluminum-frame lawn chair.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 18 1980 (v.93#16) pg. 123, 162

Simple redwood deck chair has a frame built from 2x2s and a canvas sling seat.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #208 Apr 1980 (v.30#4) pg. 18
Correction FAMILY HANDYMAN #210 Jul-Aug 1980 (v.30#6) pg. 72

Contemporary (Danish) style armchair features an oak frame and canvas sling. Uses open and wedged mortise and tenon joints to add a decorative touch.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #217 Mar 1981 (v.31#3) pg. 54

Contemporary style chair and sofa utilize a wooden frame spanned by tensioned canvas that supports loose cushions. Good project for teaching mortise and tenon as well as bridle joints.
FINE WOODWORKING #22 May-Jun 1980 pg. 51

Projects inspired by Canadian geese. (1) Canvas sling chair with stenciled designs. (2) Embroidered drawstring bag. (3) Appliqued pillows.
HANDMADE Fall 1982 (v.2#3) pg. 96, 85, 63

A sling-type outdoor chair to make. Adjustable and collapsible chair features a wooden frame supporting a canvas sling.
HANDMADE Fall 1982 (v.2#3) pg. 116

Weave fabric for a sling chair in a warp-faced plain weave stripe on a two or four shaft loom.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1985 (v.6#3) pg. 58, I-15

Children's backyard furniture. Canvas sling chairs with both fixed and adjustable back and a folding slat-top table.
HOME MECHANIX #685 May 1985 (v.81) pg. 110

Easy to build outdoor furniture. (1) Deck chair with wood frame & canvas sling seat. (2) Patio lantern (candleholder). (3) Octagon-shape picnic table and 8 matching benches.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO May-Jun 1981 (v.6#3) pg. 58

Rope chair takes four hours to make.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1963 (v.119#2) pg. 167

Bright and cheerful canvas sling chair looks like its frame was made from giant "Tinkertoys".
POPULAR MECHANICS Nov 1980 (v.154#5) pg. 129

Sling chair made from redwood and heavy-duty canvas is simple-to-build.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1983 (v.159#6) pg. 104

How to build furniture from plastic pipe. Includes instructions for making a sling chair, a castered serving cart, and three styles of shelving.
POPULAR SCIENCE Feb 1974 (v.204#2) pg. 104

Outdoor chair has a plywood frame and a canvas sling seat. Winning design in annual plywood contest. Built from 1/2 sheet of plywood.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1981 (v.219#3) pg. 92

Rocking recliner. Folding lawn chair with canvas sling seat and pillow has a cup holder attached to one arm rest.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #98 Sep 1997 (v.17#4) pg. 34

Two styles of beach chairs. (1) A sling for a beach towel gives some back support. (2) Plywood slide-together.
SUNSET Jul 1982 (v.169#1) pg. 70

Upholstered sofa and matching chair in a modern style have hardwood frames and thick foam cushions supported on canvas slings that can be adjusted to change the seating angle.
WORKBENCH Jan-Feb 1978 (v.34#1) pg. 52

Contemporary occasional chair (arm chair) has leather sling seat.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1982 (v.38#5) pg. 52

Folding deck chair features a canvas-sling seat, hardwood frame, a leg rest and a sunshade canopy.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1987 (v.43#4) pg. 50

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