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Brian Burford’s Furniture Raisers March 24

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BUILDING MY OWN: Flat bottomed furniture risers (13 March 2024)

I come to the Shed twice a week and I had some guidance from the supervisor on wood turning. We serviced the wood turning lathe before starting.

What I made
Multi-purpose Chair risers raise furniture to a level that makes sitting and standing easier and are easily attached to your favourite piece of furniture. Can be used on a table, bed or sofa.

How long: 1st one took 2.5 hours, the other 4 took 45mins each.

Wood: soft wood (cheap as chips), could use heavyweight oak.

Equipment: Chop saw, wood turning lathe, Pillar drill.

What I did
I used lots of eye-muscle coordination. I drew a template of a prototype, found a piece of timber from the wood store. It started as a block.

Top Tip! – If moving furniture around regularly, it would need a deep recess so the legs stay inside – not shallow, Use stick felt pads underneath for wooden floors.

Extension activity: can make bespoke sizes, medium, large, x-large, giant,

My next project : make long chair risers for my POÄNG ikea armchair

Well worth the time. I’ve done something useful for my own house!