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Build It! One Two by Four Chair: DIY with a single 2x4

By LinYee Yuan - July 5, 2011

in Furniture Design

"It's common knowledge that 2x4's aren't actually 2x4. In fact, the dimension of a standard 2x4 is closer to 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 96". However, this is just enough material to produce a pretty nice chair. With these instructions you can build a chair for about the price of a cup of coffee."

Industrial Designer and Brown University lecturer Ian Gonsher worked with student Jake Geller to produce a free-use DIY chair project for the summer. All you need is one 2x4, a little bit of time and some simple tools to get started. Download instructions here and let us know how your chair turns out!

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chris brandow

13 years ago

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it is not clear to me how the final purple piece that is 1.5x3.5x17" gets magically ripped into enough pieces to form the seat.
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JDB

13 years ago

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Neat idea, neat chair, horrible instructions.
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