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bog chair, mark 1

rian101

Published: Aug 22, 2010

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This is a bog chair, also known across the SCAdian universe the "stargazer" chair and often erroneously as the Viking chair. I used Master William McNaughton's plans for this - located here. Aint honorifics great?

I tacked an old theater seat number onto the head. It's a testament to hands-on learning since I haven't done any woodworking since Boy Scouts which is almost close to two decades ago. >_>

More pictures in my scrap section.

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768x1024px 176.13 KB

Make

NIKON

Model

COOLPIX L2

Shutter Speed

10/1421 second

Aperture

F/3.3

Focal Length

7 mm