Portable Nesting Chair With Full Size Template - 327

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[@stankrieger3598]

I like your chair, I was the original designer of this chair back in the early-70s glad to see the basic design is still being used. One of the ideas of the design shape was so you could put a couple of simple straps and carry it like a backpack with you stuff you needed for the beach or short day hike down by the river bank. Have fun and thanks for keeping my design alive.

[@ronmarshall3758]

Hi Jay, just used the template and built a chair out of pine. I weigh 290 and the chair is solid. Great design. Thank you.

[@rjtumble]

Wow, the dust collection on that router table, awesome. Can't wait to build my chairs.

[@paulsmyers203]

That seems like a great chair for people who live a mobile life, such as on a boat or in an RV. It looks like a very sturdy chair, yet packs away pretty small.

[@trevorreiten349]

Wow what a blast from the past! Made this chair in high school woodshop class... mid 1980's. Cool!

[@neiljackson8313]

couldn't agree with you more with using my hands on the router table versus the push pads!!

[@gpdoyon]

I just completed my nesting chair using your templates. Outside of a couple of goofs on my part the chair came out GREAT! We love it. Time to make another one for me so that the wife and I will both have one. Thanks!!

[@akbychoice]

It was great seeing the camera setups and how it works behind the scenes.

[@upperlaurel]

Glad you left it, unscripted laughter is the best.

[@spencerjw]

I absolutely love that you talked about the router safety concerns. Every time I use my router I look at my push blocks and contemplate their use. But like you, I always feel SO MUCH more in control with just my hands. But I also feel that looking at the push blocks and thinking about it makes me even more hyper aware of the dangers so I am paying even more attention to what I am doing.

[@mytrashaccount3630]

You should invite people more often (shown or not !) it's a real pleasure to see you smile and laugh

[@markandbethbuild]

Awesome to see the new shop working and churning out fantastic projects! Good work Jay, Molly and Dylan!

[@Grunt49]

Thank you for displaying the POW/MIA sticker.

[@Dustybaer]

I designed the very same chair back in 2015 (I had to look up the date on the drawings) and I thought I invented something because I couldn't find anything comparable on the web. It's great to see you build one completely independantly. It proves that anything invented can be invented again in different geographic locations. It also explains how certain invetions popped up in different parts of the world at approximately the same time throughout history. And of course great video as usual. I just love the way you explain things.

[@vikingdriver5460]

7:35 I totally agree. Not all push pads are created equal! Anything with the grippy foam as pads are not great. Push pads tend to wear out over time and even when new don't always provide a lot of grip. As long as my hands are safely away from the bit or cutter I feel that using my hands is much more safe. Dare I say I do this at the jointer as well. Of course the smaller the work peace the more I am apt. to use push pads or something other than my hands. Great Vid, Love the new shop!

[@Keasbeysknight]

You could get some curtains or tarps and put some magnets on one end so they can connect to your garage door rails for a quick and easy over spray booth. I'm sure you could make it alot fancier than what comes to mind.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Love the new workshop. Everything is looking so new and soooooo clean. Not a speck of dust to be found on the ground or covering the top surfaces of the dust extraction pipes (sux when you bump them and get covered in nasty old dust!)

[@randywright7933]

Just got my stencils in and man are they awesome. Well done Sir.

[@davegoddin]

Now that's a neat design! Got to make me a couple of those to take camping next summer

[@chriscron5253]

The layout and organization of the new shop is well demonstrated in this video. Looks like a fun space to work in! Have you ever considered building a paint booth complete with a filtered exhaust system? A buddy of mine has a small booth in the corner of his shop complete with a turntable and the ability to hang small work pieces from the ceiling. I have used it and it is awesome.

[@Woodbrew]

Never laughed so hard at an intro before! omg. Thank you so much for having us in your brand new space! Need to do this again!

[@dbconstruction7892]

Great project, as always. I remember making that same chair in high school production woodshop class back in the early 80s (Yes, I'm old). You've improved the design by adding cleats on the legs for the seat/back slats. We used a jig to set up all the pieces and then screwed everything together so we didn't need the cleats.

[@tomim7187]

Great project, Jay. The design is so simple. Have some white oak in the rack... hummm.

[@WhiteLabWorkshop]

It’s really cool to see all that hard work you put into the shop pay off. What a great space to work in!

[@jbourgeois5092]

thoroughly impressed with the dust collection on your router table WOW

[@RXRSawdustStation]

Excellent video, Jay. Cool project! Thank you! And, #Woodbrew, thank you Molly and Dylan! #KeepTheChipsFlying!

[@CheveeDodd]

Instant buy. So glad you made the templates available!

[@MinHongJiwoodstudio]

hi.. I made a chair watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.

[@octavioluna2133]

Thank you for the plans Jay. Made mine as a gift out of birch plywood.

[@bysonderby]

Hi Jay, Gotta say, I love your videos. It has been great following your shop build, but it is even better to have you back at doing projects! You have taught me a lot, and I thank you for that! Best regards Lars

[@Harko-]

Great design Jay, nice to see some projects coming out of the new shop. And very nice to do the shout out for Molly and Dillon.

[@awesomearizona-dino]

Good Morning from Phoenix area. nice to see new shop in action.

[@benny5190]

That shop looks like a dream to work in

[@JayBates]

Templates: jayscustomcreations.com/product/nesting-chair-full-size-template/ Check out Woodbrew's build: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp-yaaJqp8dnbbM Halcyon outdoor finish from Total Boat: bit.ly/2kBpE2i Use code JAYBATES15 and my link to get 15% off your router bit purchase from Bits & Bits: bit.ly/322OOHa BIG trim router bit from Bits & Bits: W-UDC9112 1/2" trim router bit from Bits & Bits: W-RFTD5125 1/4" trim router bit from Bits & Bits: W-RFTD2100 1/4" roundover router bit from Bits & Bits: W2001 Nitto tape (double sided tape): amzn.to/2ZOKLRA

[@MoyockScorpion]

Jay.... I got the patterns to make the nesting chair. Thank you sir for the quick shipment. Will post mine when I get them done. Have a great weekend and be safer sir.

[@BurtonsAttic]

Nice design!

[@LonghornWorkshop]

That chair looks really cool, love that you can store it away easily with taking up too much space.

[@rosannefarrell1243]

Good morning, so it turns out I’m also my worst enemy. Bought your temple last week...forgot to use the 15% off for being an email newsletter recipient 😁 (no worries) I think you have a winner with your new template! Go Seahawks!

[@conorkomula8806]

Sweet build. Pumped to start making my chairs. Now I just need to upgrade my bits.

[@valentinrodriguezarrdondo94]

Genial salidos desde Guanajuato México 👍👌👏👏👏👏

[@bronzekid1]

This is one of the greatest ideas that I have seen in a while! Great job!

[@The_Factual_Five]

Wow that's just amazing , I will try it on my CNC. thank you for sharing 👍.

[@JayBates]

CNC files: jayscustomcreations.com/product/nesting-chair-cnc-files/

[@LOSTKNAPP]

I'm Gonna build one. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@blakeloke5586]

Thank you for the video and build Jay. Our templates came last weekend. And, ordered the Nitto tape through your Amazon link too. I think these chairs will make great Christmas presents!

[@polerin]

You're looking natural in your new show. Glad you're fully back in flow, good stuff.

[@bradymcphail9690]

I love this chair Jay! Thank you for sharing. I am keeping this video, and once I get back on my feet from my electrocution I will send for the templates and build several for the RV. Unfortunately I wont be able to work again so I will be allowed to travel and relax earlier in life than expected. I think I will be able to make these chairs easily enough.

[@RossNanfito]

Jay, nice to see you back with the build videos in your new space. Awesome chair for patio furniture. I’ll be picking up my templates and this looks like it could be a regular seller for me. By the way...I absolutely agree with you on the push sticks at the router table...I feel I am completely out of control using them. It’s almost like guiding something using someone else’s hands. I need to feel the workpiece.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Chair looks awesome Jay! 😃👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻

[@TheWoodHaven]

Picked up the template. Can't wait to get it and start batching out chairs...ok, maybe 1 chair to start.

[@OldNew45]

Great video. I'm really looking forward to this build. I completely agree with your view on push pads. There are some safety instruments that I can really get behind, and several that I'd much rather have a good, well thought out hold on the workpiece, and some "danger awareness/ concious danger spidey-sense". It's saved me from some pretty horrible injuries over the years (knock on wood)

[@dimensionswoodworks]

Now i know what that text was about 😂 Chair is awesome! It’s nice to do a less complicated build for a quick win every now and again 👍🏻

[@stankrieger3598]

I forgot to say I also had a kid-size chair. and also was building a loveseat size with the folding end tables, also around folding table. was a great addition to the patio or around the pool, If I run across one of my old picks of the set I will send it to you. Please send me your e-mail so I can send it directly to you. Nice Work

[@kww8666]

I like the way you work with , simple and great 👍🏻 having so much fun watching your videos

[@DavidSmith-gs7fy]

I wished you went a bit more in depth about how to direct those tab projectiles. (target practice?) That was pretty funny! Especially since it was on the tail end of your comments about safety. Love it!!

[@MrTygerwhyte]

I have several of these chairs at home. They can support up to 350lbs of weight easily.

[@ArmyVet76]

I ordered my templates a few days ago. Excited to build them. Love the new shop also. 🤘🏼

[@mykidsdad9]

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[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Great build Jay...off to watch the others now. 👍🏼😊

[@richarddunn504]

Nice project, great router bit tips👍

[@painkllrrr]

Shop is looking great dude. I really like the layout and all the thought you put into it. One a side note - after watching the new shop series, I'm actually in the process of building a "rack" similar to yours for the measuring rulers, squares, etc... - I just need to find a place to put it :)

[@ljoffe]

Really love the design Jay. Cannot wait to get my templates! Thanks again.

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

Beautiful chair. Fantastic work!!!

[@sampickett3843]

Jay, great job on the chair build. I particularly liked the construction tips on router bit choices. Also building one side while nested in the other side was a fantastic idea. I have built these chairs in the past out of some eastern red cedar (milled in Mississippi) an find them an order of magnitude more comfortable than Adirondack chairs. I discovered plans for this type of chair in a June 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking.

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great looking chair Jay! Thank you for sharing the video with us.👌👍😎JP

[@johnpollock1674]

Idea: I’d like to see this as a pool chair, six inches shorter. Suggestions? I’d buy that plan. I could DM if you want pix of what I’m thinking. Haven’t seen any thing like it and these chairs are surprisingly comfy and fun and easy to make.

[@GuttaVille31]

Great job Sir, ordered my templates! Going to make some great Christmas gifts for my Bosses.

[@BruceAUlrich]

Turned out great! I love the nesting idea.

[@grassballsss]

Also for those who might have to lug these a bit.. space the top slat a bit so as to add a hand hold

[@olliedog75]

Great video. I was trying to figure out if you had used a HVLP sprayer for the finish.

[@alanso8621]

Крутая идея!)

[@RenaissanceWW]

Nice job Jay, very cool to see this different take on the same chair. Great minds think alike eh?

[@JayBates]

Indeed! Also great to see two completely opposite methods for completing the task.

[@tparker]

You look great without the normally ever-present cap. :)

[@ctvwrest]

Diggin the hair brother (or lack thereof) 👌🏼

[@DynaDad]

Great video Jay! Really enjoy watching your feeds/uploads - the new shop looks great, hope you are enjoying it ;) I actually made (2) of these nesting chairs a few years ago from a Skil video I ran across - downloaded the templates and off to the races I went! Being that I live in Japan, and rough-cut lumber is at a premium and difficult to find, I used Japanese cedar for my chairs - using 1.5 and 2 cm cedar boards for the frames and seat stock. Japanese cedar is pretty plentiful and available here, and reasonably priced for projects of this nature. The light weight and weather-beating features of cedar has proven to be a winner - easy to carry them wherever we go and good to store outside (storage space in Japan is at a premium too! lol) Again, great video! Looking forward to enjoying your journey more ;) ! John T

[@brettmasek9453]

Looks like the dust collection held up to more than one tool running at a time with no problem.

[@dangerclose697]

Your a true craftsman, great video 👍

[@richardpatterson4312]

Excellent project, is the plywood really that much stronger than your wood choice... was it ash?

[@JayBates]

Ash is stronger.

[@axelSixtySix]

Hi there, I like the chair very much and I was pleased to see Woodbrew's here. Just a question : I was surprised to see a similar chair on The Renassance Woodworking's channel. Is his build related to yours ? Because his video came between your vlog showing your prototype and this final build video.

[@JayBates]

Complete coincidence I think. I just found out about his a couple days ago. Mine has been in the works for a couple months. But I'm sure he's been planning his for a while too.

[@axelSixtySix]

@@JayBatesA fair play reply Jay 😇

[@johnturner5753]

This was a cool build

[@williamellis8993]

Great chair, Jay. Is there any advantage to spraying the pieces before assembly?

[@jbil8750]

You shouldn't do that as when you have to install you are exposing open grain. then will have to do it again. Might as well assemble and spray one time. hope this helped!

[@lifeofbrian9695]

Love this project. Will be ordering the templates tonight. Wonder if this would be okay with bent laminated supports instead of cutting them out. Gonna have to try one set to see for myself. Thanks for the great videos Jay. By the way, shop looks amazing the dust collection on the router table works awesome. I need to build one of those someday also, after I get a better router with for a 1/2" shank for the table.

[@wilhelml]

Awesome design!!

[@jmbs7791]

I like viry mutch your chair is a beautiful outdoor chair. You must think in making a small table to make a set.

[@habibalasadi643]

Fantastic job..

[@SnappyWasHere]

Have you thought about a curtain system in the corner of the shop for spraying? It would tuck against the wall out of the way and then pulled out for spraying to keep contamination to one corner.

[@TheRPhelps24]

Like a big curved shower curtain rod? Or just a straight long rod? Or a cable that the curtain slides along? That would also help keep ambient dust out.

[@SnappyWasHere]

@@TheRPhelps24 A commercial curtain system. Body shops and commercial places use them. Has a track on the ceiling and the curtains slide on small rollers in the track. Can be clear or colored or whatever you want.

[@Poopdar]

Are the vector files available for purchase so I can just cut it on the cnc? Thanks for all your great content. Loved the new shop setup vids.

[@bones549]

That's what I was hoping to do. There are lots of these plans out there like this one, but just want the file. I'd pay a reasonable price for that.

[@mykidsdad9]

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[@keithspencersr.6806]

Love the chair, shop looks great

[@Nurse_Lucy]

Love the education bit on the bits. Get it. Lol

[@LostWhits]

You made them only one chair? Did you at least give them the template so they can make it a pair? Nice build though. The preplanning and template really proved itself.

[@bones549]

Cool project. While I like the design I'd rather buy either the dwg or sketchup version for my own template ? Would you sell it that way?

[@leswheeler2023]

I am in the same boat. It just not viable to freight to other side of the world I'm in the pdf mind, but would take any download available

[@billh6019]

I'm down under in OZ and agree with Les - of course unless you ship to Australia??

[@bones549]

@@JayBates yea wonder that one to Aus

[@attheworktable]

Yeah sell us a sketchup plan will ya...

[@mattblanzy5297]

Can you build a Michigan adirondack chair with plans? Have not seen that done anywhere

[@karthiveto2711]

Kindly send the Template of this 2 pair of standing wood measurement, which was not shown in the PDF , plz help

[@wildman4642]

Jay, Would it benefit the chairs structural value to glue then screw the slats?

[@reecealex2296]

Just amazing video btw one day I hope to be like that

[@kf29349]

The 1/4 inch round over bit does not remove enough material, so I’m having to sand each slat to fit snugly in each opening. Am I doing something incorrectly?

[@hassanal-mosawi6049]

Thanks for sharing that

[@HandlebarWorkshops]

Great design. You made it a nice and easy build. Any hope for having just the plans for sale on your website? I don't need the MDF templates, I can make them myself. I just need to know where to put the slats that determine where the seat and back lock together.

[@Evelrp]

Hi! I like this chair! Could you indicate the measurements? Thanks!

[@yams56k]

I just got the template. I am planning to build it out of plywood and can't fit a whole sheet in my SUV. How would you have them cut it at the store so I can still get 2 chairs when I get it home?

[@lakshitaavilakshanyavi7995]

Super sir

[@pmelchman]

Hello Jay, just about finished the chair and was wondering how your finish is holding up? I used Olive Ash fort chair. I'm not a huge fan of gloss finishes bit I am willing to try Total Boat. I do like the amber tone.