Do-it-yourself plywood high chair. Do-it-yourself wooden children's chair: easy, simple and fast

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The procedure for feeding a baby should be as safe and convenient as possible for both him and his mother. The high chair is an original structure that easily turns into a place for playing or learning. The stable design is equipped with additional protection measures that will protect the little one from falling out and give mom the opportunity to do household chores.

Is this chair really necessary?

Most young parents will answer unequivocally - yes!

This unanimity stems from a number of factors:

small-sized design is complemented by adjustable or play, which means saving space in the apartment;
there are chairs with a perspective that can be used for at least 6 years - there is a cost savings;

a certain freedom of movement combined with the minimization of traumatic situations - a healthy psychological atmosphere;
direct contact with the baby during cleaning or cooking - rational use time;

sitting on such a chair at a common table, the child feels at home among adults - he is calm and confident;
the kid unobtrusively masters the lessons of etiquette - an educational moment.

Plastic or natural materials

The wooden table and chair for feeding, which appeared several centuries ago, serves as the basic model for the production of plastic products. Needless to say, each material has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Wooden chair

Product from natural material outwardly beautiful, looks good in any environment and is different:

strength,
durability;
environmental friendliness;
aesthetics.

The functionality of wooden chairs is more modest and mainly lies in the possibility of:

adjustment of the angle of inclination of the back;
transformation from a low table with a chair to a high chair.

The disadvantages of the design include:

bulkiness even when folded, which is unacceptable for a small apartment;

cases are not always included;
the presence of edges and corners;
some difficulties in surface care.

Note!
Assurances that wooden high chairs are heavy and expensive are unfounded.
The analysis showed that the average weight of the product is 8–12 kg (the mass of plastic products is on average from 6 to 12.5 kg).
Domestic models - "Baby", "Xenia" cost about 2,000 rubles, "Chinese" - from 5 to 18,000 rubles.
So everything is relative.

plastic chairs

The possibilities of plastic are much wider and the product is inherent in:

rich color palette;
varied performance;
the possibility of turning into a sun lounger;

rounded lines that significantly reduce the risk of injury;
soft case made of waterproof material.

Note!
Main disadvantage plastic product imprisoned in its artificiality.
A low price and too bright colors should make you suspicious, and you have the right to demand a quality certificate, relying on the decency of the manufacturer.

Plastic chairs have three models:

transformer - adjustable height of the chair and tabletop, you can fold, change the angle of the backrest. When the child grows up, the design can be easily turned into a separate table and chair, which will become a workplace for the child;
booster - a stand-alone model that can stand on the floor or be attached to a regular chair;

hanging - weighs about 2 kg, thanks to elongated handles and a special lever, it is easily attached to the tabletop and can "travel" with you and your child.

Let's do our best for the baby

It will not be difficult for the master craftsman to do it. You can buy blanks for parts at a hardware store, and ask friends for missing tools. You can choose the dimensions that will fit into the footage of the apartment, and come up with your own design of the product and soft cover.

Note!
Without carpentry skills, you can study before work design features products in the store, study the assembly instructions, make the necessary notes, and even sketch out a rough drawing of a wooden highchair that you will improve at home.

You will need these tools:

hammer;
saw;
jigsaw;
drill;
clamp;
chisel;
sandpaper;
stapler;
hammer.

in number necessary materials includes:

a board 2 cm thick for planks and roundings on handles (for the part to be strong, wood fibers must cross an imaginary radius at an angle of 90 °);

From the same board, cut the crossbars.
Sand the blanks.
Mark the connection points - roundings with fragments of railings and cross-beams with legs.
Make holes for the dowels by drilling several holes side by side with a thin drill and adjust the size with a chisel.

Note!
Making small parts can be tricky.
It will be easier to buy them in the store.
If you cut them yourself, do not confuse - the diameter of each hole must exactly match its dowel.

Now you can start assembling the product:

Connect the side parts - legs with crossbars. Put the dowels on the glue.
Check for proper articulation angle.
Fix with a clamp and leave to dry for as long as the instructions for use recommend.
In the same way, connect the resulting H-shaped fragments with the upper part of the handrails and roundings.
Fix, let the glue dry.

Sand the finished sides.
Saw a few parts of the back and seat from a sheet of fiberboard - 2-3 layers will give them strength.
Glue them with PVA.
Place under a press and leave to dry.
Connect the side parts of the chair with transverse slats at the bottom and at the level of the back in a draft to mark the places of their connection, as well as the seats and backs.

Upholster the seat and back with an easy-care and hygienic material, placing foam rubber under it for softness. You can fix the material from the inside with a stapler.
Safety straps.
Now thoroughly connect the side parts with the transverse slats on which you place the seat. The backrest is attached to the support bar.

Treat the surface with sandpaper and varnish.

Note!
Do not forget about the mandatory presence of safety straps, for which you can use, for example, a corsage tape (sold in a sewing supplies store).

In conclusion

A high chair can bring amazing harmony to your home. Mom, being inseparable from her baby, gets a certain freedom of action. A securely fixed child acquires a personal space where he can eat, play, take a nap. Sitting on a small throne, the child unobtrusively adopts the experience of communication from the parents.

If you do not know how to make a high chair yourself, the video in this article will help you.

Being engaged in the design of a room for a child, parents tend to purchase furniture from natural materials. But in addition to the high cost, sometimes the limited choice of options does not suit. The solution will be a do-it-yourself highchair, which can be supplemented with a table in the same design. A variety of models, simplicity and affordability of manufacturing will help to create a real masterpiece.

To create a children's chair with your own hands, you will need different materials, which are easy to purchase in the construction department:

boards and bars for the manufacture of the seat, frame and back;
self-tapping screws that will fasten parts;
sandpaper of medium hardness.

From the tools for the chair you will need:

screwdriver;
jigsaw;
screwdriver;
wood cutter.

In home production, it is better to use natural materials. Chairs made of plastic significantly lose to them in terms of operational properties and other important features. First, they do not have high strength. Secondly, their safety for children has not been empirically proven. Natural wood is expensive, but such children's furniture is environmentally friendly and absolutely safe for health. Beneficial features persist even after complete processing. Preferred types are:

Pine. This is a budget option. The antiseptic properties of the tree are valued. The finished product is easy to paint. The disadvantages include that, in the absence of proper care the chair and table may swell, crack.
Beech. Its qualities are similar to oak. Easily restored if minor damage forms on the surface.
Oak. Furniture for children from this array will last the longest, while it is not subject to decay even with frequent contact with moisture. Keeps attractive for a long time appearance- even a very active child will not be able to scratch it.

MDF during operation does not emit hazardous resins. The material is strong enough, the average service life is 10 years (provided that nothing is dropped on the surface, it is not hit). Therefore, when deciding to make a highchair with your own hands, it is better to refuse MDF. Moreover, the cost of the finished product is only slightly lower than that of solid wood models.

Plywood is an environmentally friendly and safe material. Easily amenable to even very fine processing, it has a low cost in comparison with natural wood against the background of a long service life. The disadvantages include a limited range of applications.

Chipboard is low cost. The disadvantages include increased flexibility and the presence of formaldehyde resins in the composition. It is not recommended to make children's furniture from such raw materials - allergic reactions may occur to it.

Tools

Product dimensions

When starting to make a chair for a child with your own hands, it is important to take into account the following rules:

When sitting on furniture, the feet should be completely on the floor, the legs should be bent at the knees 90 degrees.
The back of the highchair is strictly vertical, fits snugly to the base.
The outer edge of the seat should not press hard on inner part knee.

Children's chairs are classified according to their purpose. The first group includes models for feeding. Such products traditionally come with a table. Most often they are of the following sizes:

chair height - from 840 to 900 mm;
back width - 450 mm;
the height of the chair to the seat is 500 mm, to the backrest is 700 mm;
armrest width - 400 mm.

The second group is a reduced copy of adult products. Tables for matching the height of the furniture to the height of the child will help determine the size.

Child's height, cm	Chair height, cm
Under 85	180
85-100	220
101-115	260
116-130	300
131-145	340
146-160	380
161-175	420
above 176	460

The parameters of the children's table must exactly match the dimensions of the high chair.

The seat must be able to easily support the load it is carrying. The optimal thickness is 60 mm. It is desirable to make the connecting strips of the seat frame up to 20 cm. The legs in cross section can have dimensions of 5 x 5 cm - such parameters will provide sufficient stability. The recommended length of the backrest straps is up to 20 cm. All dimensions, drawings, diagrams of a do-it-yourself highchair for feeding and other models must be drawn up as accurately as possible.

A mock-up of a future chair made of thick cardboard will help determine whether the measurements are taken correctly. Another convenience is that it is easy to make any changes to make the final product as convenient as possible.

Design selection and drawing creation

Chairs for children can be of the following models:

Classic options - differ from adults in size. Structurally they have the same elements.
Folding - characterized by a simple design, are actively used in small apartments, at cottages.
Growing chairs - suggest the presence of adjustment mechanisms, which allows you to use products longer.
Transformers - most often represented by models, complemented by shelves for feeding and footrests. There is a table at the base that can later be used for games.

The last two models have the highest leg height. This is especially true for growing chairs, which can be used from 2 to 14 years. When choosing them, it is important to carefully evaluate the quality of the design.

A wooden chair can have a solid square, rectangular or straight through (with horizontal, vertical connecting strips) back. These products support the spine well. You can also find the shape of a wide truncated cone.

To create a sketch and drawing, you will need to take measurements and decide on the purpose of the product. You can use pencil and paper, but it is much more convenient to automate the process using specialized programs. It is convenient to create “explosion diagrams” in them, which will tell you how to assemble the highchair.

An explosion diagram is a detailed design sketch of a product that allows you to disassemble the chair into individual elements, evaluate their number and size.

When drawing up a drawing, it is important to put down the dimensions of each part on it. For convenience, callouts can be made on the side indicating the exact parameters of the structural elements. If you decide to use finished scheme, you can adapt it to your personal needs by changing the numbers. In this case, it is necessary to strictly observe the proportions.

Classic

Growing

Folding

Transformer

Design decoration

Natural wood products require protection from external factors. Lacquering helps to solve this problem. Experts recommend choosing an acrylic version of this material. It creates a coating that is not afraid of any childish pranks - spilled water, paints.

If you want to make the product more interesting, you can paint it. Preference should be given to bright, but not eye-catching colors. Muted light green, mint green, pomegranate, coral and others are suitable.

The materials used must not contain lead, other heavy metals, or hazardous or harmful compounds. Upon contact with a surface treated with these coatings, the child's health may deteriorate.

It is not recommended to decorate the table and chair with voluminous decor. First of all, due to the fact that he is one of the most common causes child injury. The best decoration will be hand-painted or screen-painted. For young children, applications and drawings of heroes of fairy tales and cartoons are suitable. Curly legs will look interesting. If the chair has a back, various figures are cut out on its surface with a jigsaw.

Do-it-yourself manufacturing steps

There are two main models of chairs - high and regular. On their basis, numerous modifications are created. Any of them can be done independently, with a minimum of tools.

Plywood chair and table

To make such a model, the following materials will be useful:

plywood 9 mm;
glue for wood;
sandpaper, grinder;
milling cutter;
jigsaw;
varnish or paint;
mortise edge.

The scheme of a do-it-yourself table and chair made of plywood includes a certain set of details. Required items:

support (2 pieces) - 370 x 340 mm;
stiffening board - 490 x 270 mm;
countertop - 600 x 400 mm.

You will also need blanks for baby chair from plywood:

support (2 pieces) - 280 x 260 mm;
seat - 280 x 210 mm;
back - 490 × 280 mm.

The workflow includes the following steps:

Sheets are cut to size. With an electric jigsaw, roundings are made at the corners of the tabletop, backrest and furniture support. Due to this, the plywood chair will become safe even for a very small child.
All cuts are processed with a grinder.
The milling cutter selects the grooves into which the mortise edging is laid.
All parts of the table and chair are fastened together.

Detailed drawings and diagrams of the chair will greatly facilitate assembly. Corners can not be cut, but then you will need to purchase special plugs. In conclusion, the piece of furniture is varnished or painted.

Materials and tools

Make a drawing, transfer to plywood

Cut out pieces with a jigsaw

Remove unevenness with a cutter

blanks

Make holes for the tie

Perform pre-assembly

Lacquer

final assemble

Transformer for feeding

The design will be stable if guided by the drawings. To be accurate, it is better to use special programs, which will help you figure out how to assemble a highchair for feeding. Stages of work:

The bars are cut to size, all cut points are sanded with sandpaper.
Curves are cut out of the board using a carpentry machine.
In places of fixation, holes are drilled, which, in their size, coincide with the dimensions of the dowels. The optimal depth is 30-40 mm.
The sidewalls of the highchair are assembled. The legs are fastened to the lower crossbar; roundings are fixed to the upper crossbar; the resulting elements are glued.
To make the seat and back, cut 6 rectangles 300 x 250 mm. The corners adjacent on the long side are rounded off. Glue the plates in 3 pieces. Finished parts are additionally fastened with a metal strip, screws.
The sidewalls and cross bars are connected with the help of dowels, having previously lubricated the joints with glue. In the same way, planks are attached to the structure that will support the table top and back.

You can make a baby highchair with a soft seat. It will be much more comfortable for the baby. To do this, foam rubber 2 cm thick is glued onto the blank of the seat and back, then covered with a cloth. It is better to choose a material that is easy to wash.

The feeding table is assembled using the same technology as the chair. All surfaces after sawing must be cleaned with sandpaper. At the end of the assembly, the product is allowed to dry completely, after which it is varnished or painted.

Prepare details. Fasten 2 sides

Fix the back

Attach legs

Screw on cross bars

Attach the seat on the movable couplings

Add tabletop and armrests

Stool in the children's room

Such products are very similar to adult models. The main difference is the size. For children, the optimal height parameter is 20 cm, in rare cases - 25 cm. The seat should be 250 x 250 mm in size. The classic stool does not have a back, but if used by kids, an exception can be made. She is shaped, for example, ears or a heart.

To make a stool with your own hands, you will need a board up to 5 cm thick. The procedure includes several stages:

The selected sheet of wood is treated with sandpaper No. 60 or 120 to remove serifs and chips.
Cut material to size. Mark the attachment points.
Places of cuts and surfaces are treated with a sandpaper or a shlef-machine.
The blanks are first coated with stain, and then with varnish. If desired, before this procedure, the jumpers and the support are given a curly shape.
Based on the drawing, fasten all the details with wood screws.

If you put a stool on a low table, the resulting area is convenient to use for feeding a child or playing with him. The product must be placed on a level surface to prevent it from falling. For children under 3 years old, you can make a stool up to 15 cm high.

Prepare materials and tools

Mark up details

Jigsaw cut pieces

Sand the edges

Cut holes for legs

Glue the legs to the seat

Paint the product

In the form of a machine

This model is based on the Adirondack garden chair. The image, for example, of Lightning Makvin, is easy to give if you draw the face of the hero. Many do not know how to make highchairs look like a car as much as possible. To do this, add plywood wheels and cover them with stain. To work, you need a pine board 20 mm thick. The manufacturing procedure includes the steps:

According to the drawing, all the details of the future chair are cut out. Carefully treated with an antiseptic.
Drilling points are outlined, side supports are connected in turn to the front legs. Backrest crossbars, seat trims are added.
Supports are fixed on the front legs, on which the armrests of the chair are then attached.
Back straps are attached.
The final stage is the tinting of all surfaces of the chair.

The back of the chair can be slightly extended. This will provide an additional playing surface. It is also convenient to store books and toys in it.

General drawing of an adirondack chair

Cut details

Cover with antiseptic before assembly

Fasten the parts with bolts and screws, paint all surfaces

Armchair in the form of Lightning McQueen

folding chair

Request how to do children's table with your own hands so that it can be folded, is common. Models of a similar design are also popular. They are perfect for small children's rooms.

To get a folding chair made of wood with your own hands, follow these steps:

All details are cut out of wood, carefully processed.
Rails are attached to the support bars. This is how the chair seat is formed.
From the front legs, the backs form a frame. The slats for the back are attached to the supporting legs, and a crossbar is installed in the lower region.
Both crossbars are attached to the rear legs of the chair.
Bolted connection fix 2 frames.
Connect the seat of the chair to the front frame. Are drilled through holes and fixed with bolts, which provide folding.

A children's chair is a furniture option that is a must. It is easy to assemble at home, even with minimal knowledge. The quality of work is ensured by the accuracy of the drawing.

Prepare the bars and connect with bolts and screws

With the birth of a baby in the family, parents strive to surround him with the highest quality and reliable things. This applies not only to toys and clothes, but also furniture items.

A small child does not need as much furniture as an adult. But he must have:, and and for feeding. The stores offer a huge range of children's furniture for every taste. But most young parents prefer to make furniture items on their own.

They explain this not only by saving the family budget, but also by the fact that do-it-yourself children's furniture will turn out to be more reliable, functional, practical and safe. In this article, we will look at independent production baby feeding chair.

A high chair is needed for babies from seven to nine months. With it, they will be able to eat with adults at the dinner table. With the correct design of the chair, the baby will correctly form the motor apparatus and posture.

There are special requirements for such a children's furniture item.:

As for the variety of designs, the baby highchair can be made:

On high legs. On it, the baby will be at the level of adults. This is the most common model that is in demand among consumers.
With soft case. This chair is attached to dining table. It is compact and ergonomic. The light weight of the product allows you to take it with you to the country or to visit.
Combined chair. It consists of a chair and a table that transforms into a high chair for feeding.

Advice: The chair should be made portable so that you can take it to the bathroom and wash it after a bad meal.

Wood or plywood?

Everyone knows that children's furniture should be made of environmentally friendly and non-toxic materials. For these purposes, the most suitable:

In addition to lumber, to make a baby highchair, you will also need to pick up varnish or paint. It must be hypoallergenic and safe materials that do not cause irritation to young users.

When choosing a paint, it is better to give preference to acrylic-based materials.. They do not emit a strong odor, are safe and have bright and saturated colors.

When choosing a varnish, opt for a turpentine-based material. It does not contain toxic substances, and it will not harm the health of the child.

If you decide to decorate furniture with fabric for more convenient use of the chair, then special requirements are also imposed on its choice. In addition to the fact that the fabric should be hypoallergenic, it should not leave stains.

It is better to choose wear-resistant materials that are resistant to negative factors. WITH inside you will definitely need to put a small layer of foam rubber or synthetic winterizer.

Advice: good choice upholstery will be bologna fabric or raincoat fabric.

The filler is glued onto the frame using carpentry glue, or it can be attached with a furniture stapler. The upholstery is fastened with a stapler to the frame of the product.

Scheme and drawing with dimensions

After you have decided on the design of the table, its dimensions and materials of manufacture, you will need to make a competent plan drawing of the future piece of furniture. This will not allow you to make mistakes in the workflow and will guarantee that the children's table for feeding the baby will be assembled correctly and competently. You can make a drawing of furniture in different ways:

Draw with a pencil on graph paper. To do this, you need to be able to calculate the dimensions and have an idea how the details will look in different projections.
Find suitable option furniture on the Internet. This option is suitable for beginners in carpentry.. Here you can also ask questions on the forums to the same craftsmen in the manufacture of furniture.
Make a diagram using a special computer program. This option is suitable for people who know how to handle a personal computer. In this program, it will be possible to calculate the dimensions of all individual parts and even calculate the total amount of lumber needed.

Which option to opt for is up to you. The main thing is that the drawing of a baby highchair for feeding a baby is designed wisely.

Attention: to calculate the dimensions of the highchair, experts use a special table. With the growth of the baby from 80 to 90 cm, the height of the seat should be 20 cm, and the width and depth - 33 and 26 cm.

Tools

To make a baby chair, you will need the following tools:

grinder;
screwdriver or drill with different drills;
electric jigsaw;
wood cutter.

Of the materials needed:

loops, self-tapping screws, fastening elements;
wood glue;
furniture stapler;
fiberboard and plywood;
brushes;
upholstery fabric and synthetic winterizer;
paints and varnishes.

Step-by-step instruction

We will make a combined highchair for feeding a baby with our own hands. That is, this model consists of a low table, on which a small chair with restrictive rings is installed. This is the most common and convenient version of the high chair.

In the process of work, we will need to separately build small table and a chair. It will easily transform into a high chair for a dinner meal, and when the baby grows up, it can be used as a table with a chair for games.

Manufacturing of wooden parts

So, work begins on the manufacture of a highchair for feeding with the preparation of the necessary parts. We will make them from:

To assemble the baby chair, you will need the following parts:

legs (4 pieces, 39 cm long);
cross bars (3 pieces, 20 cm long);
4 rounded elements;
tabletop dimensions 20 by 34 cm
upper crossbars (2 pieces of 22 cm each);
lower crossbars (2 pieces of 34 cm each).

To make a table, we need the following parts:

legs (four pieces of 50 cm each);
transverse slats (four pieces of 34 cm each);
plates (four pieces of 41 cm each);
tabletop dimensions 38 by 45 cm.

After preparing all the parts, they must be carefully cleaned with a grinder or sandpaper. If desired, the parts can be stained and varnished or simply coated with water-based enamel.

Attention: you can round the details of the baby chair on a special machine or using an electric jigsaw. In no case should children's furniture have sharp corners so that the child cannot be injured about them.

The parts are fastened together with dowels (purchased at any furniture store) or self-tapping screws.

How to assemble?

After manufacturing the parts, you can proceed directly to the assembly of the product. The highchair is assembled in the following sequence:

Important: at attachment points individual elements using a drill, holes are made for fasteners up to 3 cm deep.

How to make children's furniture upholstered?

To make the highchair more comfortable to use, its seat and back can be padded:

That's the whole simple process of making a baby highchair for feeding.

Photo

Ideas for the final decoration of the resulting result can be seen in the following photos:

Useful video

A detailed process of manufacturing, assembly and upholstery can be viewed on the following videos:

Conclusion

As a final note, some parents find it much easier to just buy a pre-made highchair. Moreover, they are sold in a wide range and are not so expensive. But with such an acquisition, one cannot be sure of the reliability and durability of a piece of furniture.

If you are very worried about the safety of your baby, you have some free time and you know how to handle power tools, try to make a quality piece of furniture for your child with your own hands. As a result, you will get a functional, stylish and very comfortable table and a chair made of environmentally friendly materials.

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Purchased furniture for a child's room, especially from natural materials, can be quite expensive. In the store or online, there is not always exactly the option that you like. high chair and a wooden table can be created independently. The work will not be difficult if you prepare all the necessary parts and tools, use ingenuity and imagination. The reward for labor is a unique product, the most convenient for the baby and practical at home.

You can create a children's high chair and a wooden table yourself.

A chair with your own hands will cost much less, and one made according to your own sketch will meet the intended parameters and the desired degree of comfort for the baby.

The reward for labor is a unique product, the most convenient for the baby and practical at home.

All details from natural wood can be purchased at specialized departments of hardware stores. You will pick up boards and bars of the right size.

A chair with your own hands will cost much less.

A highchair created by oneself is a solid piece of furniture for a child. In the process of work, you take into account the dimensions of the seat and back, which are as comfortable as possible for a growing baby, check the strength of the structure directly at home.

All parts made of natural wood can be purchased in specialized departments of hardware stores.

DIY wooden chair you can decorate to your liking, and not be content turnkey solution purchased furniture.

You will pick up boards and bars of the right size.

Necessary materials and tools

To create a chair you will need various materials. Individual parts will be made from them. First of all, these are wooden bars and boards from which the frame, seat and back are assembled. Instead of natural solid wood, chipboard or plywood can be used, but these materials are short-lived. For fastenings, take self-tapping screws in sufficient quantities. You will need sandpaper of medium hardness.

A highchair created by oneself is a solid piece of furniture for a child.

Bar dimensions (length):

supporting legs - up to 20 cm;
connecting strips of the seat frame - up to 20 cm;
back straps - up to 20 cm.

A handmade wooden chair can be decorated to your liking.

In the manufacturing process for the legs, the thickest bars with a section of 5x5 cm are used. For the slats, parts with a diameter half that of the support ones are taken.

For slats, parts are taken with a diameter half that of the reference ones.

The parameters of the seat board (height and width) should also not exceed 20 cm. The back part may be slightly higher, but preferably no more than 30 cm.

they are less durable;
the environmental friendliness of such products is not 100% proven.

The parameters of the seat board (height and width) should also not exceed 20 cm.

To make a chair with your own hands, you need the right tools:

screwdriver;
screwdriver;
jigsaw;
wood cutter.

The dorsal part may be slightly higher, but preferably no more than 30 cm.

The assembled highchair "requires" original decor. In addition to the carving option, you can use paint or other materials to apply a pattern or application. You will need a stencil to accurately apply the image.

The assembled chair "requires" the original decor.

Deciding on design and construction

For wood products, you can come up with any option. The highchair is usually made with straight supports and the following forms dorsal design:

solid square or rectangular;
wide truncated cone;
straight through (with a jumper bar).

You will need a stencil to accurately apply the image.

Creating a product with your own hands requires careful preparation. First of all, you need to make a sketch of the project. Draw a visual diagram of the connections of all parts separately with calculations of sections and lengths. Following the sketches, you will recreate the model in reality with accurate parameters. A chair, where all the thoughtful dimensions are observed, will “fit” the baby, will not create inconvenience.

For wood products, you can come up with any option.

Certain models are created with the expectation that the child sits at a common table with other family members. In this case, high legs are chosen for the product, which are not attached exactly vertically with respect to the seat and floor, but more widely. The lower part of such a chair will look like a truncated cone, connected for stability with wooden bars around the perimeter. The upper part will be about 30-35 cm below the level of the table.

The highchair is usually made with straight supports and the following forms of the spinal structure

If you have certain skills, then you can assemble a folding product. Such items are easily removed if necessary in storage places.

For selected design solution details are processed in accordance with it.

Manufacturing process: step by step instructions

After preparing the drawing with the exact parameters, we begin to assemble a simple highchair.

Calculate exactly according to the scheme the length of the legs, saw off the excess with a hacksaw.
Saw to size jumper bars that will secure the frame in the seat area.
Connect them to the supporting structure. For reinforcement, add furniture glue.
Attach the pre-fitted back and seat with self-tapping screws.
All parts of wood must be cleaned with sandpaper so that there are no roughness and burrs.

A chair, where all the thoughtful dimensions are observed, will “fit” the baby, will not create inconvenience.

If the parts are disproportionate, "adjust" them according to the design scheme using a hacksaw. To make the highchair created by yourself comfortable, ask the baby to sit on it, ask how comfortable he is.

If all dimensions have been determined correctly, the child will like the new furniture. To make the details smooth, go over the surface with sandpaper again.

Certain models are created with the expectation that the child sits at a common table with other family members.

For varnishing the product, use only safe compositions - a special coating for children's furniture, environmentally friendly and having the appropriate certificate.

The upper part will be about 30-35 cm below the level of the table.

After finishing the exterior varnish, let the chair dry well, a day or two. Then you can start decorative trim if one is intended. If it consists in carving, then varnishing is done after the completion of the artistic processing and sanding of the parts.

Chair decoration

Use a jigsaw for carving. You can make a decoration in the form of a flower by cutting it in the center of the back, or any geometric shape. First, at the place of the future decor, make a markup with a pencil so that the thread is even. Parts such as legs and back can be carved. The corners of the seat can be rounded off with a jigsaw and sandpaper.

In the manufacturing process for the legs, the thickest bars with a section of 5x5 cm are used.

The top can also be made not strictly rectangular, but a truncated cone, rounded, composite. In the latter option, you will need additional bars and cross bars - one or two. They are fixed due to special holes in the junctions with the dorsal frame. This is a rather time-consuming process, but if you wish, you can choose this option.

For fastenings, take self-tapping screws in sufficient quantities.

All actions for processing parts must be performed before the highchair is assembled - so the work process will be faster, more convenient and more accurate.

If you have certain skills, then you can assemble a folding product.

To make a piece of children's furniture made with your own hands look more interesting, you can put a pattern on the back and seat. To do this, you need to use safe paints. The color scheme should be bright, cheerful. Simple ornaments, floral patterns, imitation of children's toys, such as cars, look great on wooden furniture.

Instead of natural solid wood, chipboard or plywood can be used, but these materials are short-lived.

Due to the fact that the size of the product is small, a large pattern will become a kind of accent that attracts the attention of the child - he will like to sit on such a beautiful chair, play or have breakfast.

In decoration, you can use applications - there are plenty of adhesive bright films on sale.

The image will turn out even if you use a stencil previously cut out of paper or thick plastic.

In decoration, you can use applications - there are plenty of adhesive bright films on sale. The image will be monophonic or multi-color - it depends on your imagination.

First of all, these are wooden bars and boards from which the frame, seat and back are assembled.

It is not recommended to use volumetric (protruding) parts, both small and large, in the decoration of the seat or back of the children's chair. Firstly, it is inconvenient for the child, and secondly, they quickly fall off with frequent use of the product.

To create a chair, you will need various materials.

VIDEO: DIY highchair

With the birth of a baby, his parents have a lot of worries. One of them is the purchase of a chair for feeding. Meanwhile, it is quite expensive in children's stores. In order to save on its purchase, you can try to make a high chair with your own hands. By and large, there is nothing complicated here. The main thing is to adhere to the recommendations presented, act step by step and carefully study the drawing.

The main thing to remember when making a highchair for a child is safety. The design must be strong and stable.

Making a wooden chair

Before you make a highchair, you should prepare the following tools and materials:

saw;
hammer;
bars with a section of 400x200 mm;
board (thickness 20 mm);
fiberboard sheet;
nails;
batting;
dowels;
the cloth;
glue;
brush;
sandpaper;
gloves to protect your hands from splinters during work;
plywood.

You will also need to purchase paintwork material. But you need to choose non-toxic. One that has an acrylic base will do. Such paints are modern and safe.

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Stage 1: we make parts

It is necessary to start making a highchair with the manufacture of parts for it. You will need to do the following:

4 legs (length 390 mm);
2 bottom rails (length 340 mm);
3 crossbars (length 300 mm);
top rails (length 220 mm);
1 small tabletop (dimensions 200x340 mm);
4 rounded elements.

To make such details, you need to take the bars and cut them in half. From them, legs are first created, then the upper and lower crossbars, and then the crossbars. They will need to be treated with sandpaper to prevent splinters from appearing in the baby, because he will grab the handles for all the details of the chair.

Now you can move on to creating rounded elements for the sidewalls. They need to be cut out of the board in order to get the most durable and reliable chair, a drawing of these parts is presented.

It will be necessary to make wooden board similar markup. The scheme must be drawn so that the fibers of the material are perpendicular to the bend angle. Then the finished part will not lose its strength over time.

The back and seats need to be cut out of fiberboard. From it you will need to make 6 parts. Their size should be as follows, 300 * 250 mm. They should have two rounded corners. The ends of such parts will need to be carefully sanded. After that, it will be necessary to glue 3 identical parts together, and then put them under a press. And the last thing that needs to be done is to cut the countertop out of plywood. Its size should be as follows: dimensions 200x340 mm.

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Stage 2: we assemble the chair

Now you can start assembling the high chair. First you need to make rectangular dowels. They are carved from wood. Their size should be 8 * 20 * 50 mm. Under them in the details it will be necessary to make holes up to 40 mm deep.

They will need to be fixed with glue, and then additionally with nails. But it will be necessary to sink their hat into the surface of the wood - this will eliminate the occurrence of injuries and cuts in the child.

Start assembling the highchair from the sidewall. It consists of 2 rounded parts, legs and bottom rails. First of all, the last 2 parts are fixed together with glue, dowel and nails. Here it is necessary to ensure that the connection occurs at an angle of 90 degrees. Then you can assemble the top crossbar and 2 roundings between them. The second sidewall will need to be made similar to the first. In this case, during assembly, it will be necessary to compare both elements several times in order to make sure that they are identical. The created sidewalls will need to be processed with sandpaper.

Next, you will need to connect the seat and back together. Here you can use screws and a corner. After that, you will need to wait until the glue on all the parts is completely dry, and then it will be possible to assemble the entire highchair.

The sidewall is connected with the help of crossbars (length 300 mm) and dowels. First you need to make holes for them. Then, in addition, the structure is fixed with nails. Then you will need to attach the legs to the lower and upper slats, and then install the crossbars. A tabletop is fixed from one of the ends.

After that, the finished structure is further processed with sandpaper. Then it is covered with paintwork material and left to dry. Then you will need to cover the seat and back with fabric. But first you will need to lay a batting under it and fix it with a stapler. This upholstery will allow the baby to sit on the chair with maximum comfort. On this work on its creation will be completed. Which means you can use ready product by appointment.

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How to make a mobile feeding chair?

It is not always possible to take a wooden high chair with you to feed your baby. After all, it is large enough and cannot be transported. And here, many parents may have a question: how to make a mobile highchair for feeding with your own hands? Here also without step by step instructions not enough. But first you need to prepare the following:

fabric (cotton, linen, lining) - about 3 m;
slings - 2.5 m;
carabiner buckles - 3 pcs;
thick and strong braid - 3 m;
scissors;
needles;
threads;
sewing machine.