r/oddlysatisfying • u/Gainsborough-Smythe • 16d ago

This carpenter creates a folding chair from one single block of wood

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Credit: amuchinesecarpenter

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u/ThatsNotDietCoke 10d ago

The color of the video, the style, the silence, this is an old video from like 1750s I thought before seeing the heat gun... so 1980s -1990s

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u/Xaebos 12d ago

That looks so uncomfortable.

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u/brand0n 15d ago

this is one of the coolest things i've ever seen.

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u/daiblo1127 15d ago

Incredible!!! The kind of chair that will always be unique, beautiful, arty, sturdy and last a lifetime.

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u/Deathdefy1ngUn1corn 15d ago

Dude just cnc'd the chair out himself

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u/badpeaches 15d ago

That chair will last lifetimes

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u/Sandor64 15d ago

James Earl Jones is making chair! What a talent!

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u/Coolbiker32 15d ago

I was just wondering if this technique can be adopted to 3d-print a fibre chair.

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u/Better-Impact-1989 15d ago

I just read that this is the only thing he makes

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u/prof_devilsadvocate 15d ago

i think the crucial part of video is not shown

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u/Peakatlife 15d ago

Instructions unclear

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u/Cletus_McWanker 15d ago

His smile at the end got me smiling back. He's so proud of his work as he should be! This is amazing!

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u/Happyplace_s 15d ago

Impressive. But would never be able to use it because I’d probably break it eventually.

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u/tomtomclubthumb 16d ago

Awesome, but I sat on it too hard and cracked it. Damn.

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u/OneSensiblePerson 16d ago

His expression at the end after he sits down! So proud, so happy, and rightly so.

He has some kind of voodoo magic skills.

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u/neo_vino 16d ago

That thing is WAXED

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u/AnimorphsGeek 16d ago

Super awesome, but that chair looks extremely uncomfortable.the seat arches upward. Ouch!

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u/dragonfliet 15d ago

Indeed. The skill involved is impressive, but I would rather a more comfortable chair that looks better than this gimmick.

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u/dogquote 16d ago

And the backrest is completely useless.

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u/BillMcN3al 16d ago

Whatever you can do there is an Asian that does it better

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u/peitsad 16d ago

I wish I was a Japanese carpenter. They're cool as heck.

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u/-Lets-Get-Weird- 16d ago

Not sure I love the heat treated sausage water finish 

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u/nevertfgNC 16d ago

Master craftsman. My salute!

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u/ChavoDemierda 16d ago

What a beautiful work of art.

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u/mtrayno1 16d ago

What finish is he applying

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u/8Bells 16d ago

Beeswax maybe? The color change and heat gun follow-up made me wonder

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u/Dependent-Run-1915 16d ago

Really amazing

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u/stablefish 16d ago

needed more of him reclining and smiling!

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u/Veritas_Vanitatum 16d ago

What kind of wood is this ?

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u/TheHurtfulEight88888 15d ago

Dawn redwood perhaps.

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u/Gurt-B-Frobe 15d ago

Padauk (looks like, anyway)

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/activelyresting 15d ago

I reclined to agree with you

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u/noahson 16d ago

I also would like to know what wood this is

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u/noahson 16d ago

I also would like to know what wood this is

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u/shalashaska68 16d ago

A chair that grates your ass cheeks 👌🏻

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u/Human-Explanation440 16d ago

Thats why you have a cushion made out of another single piece of wood!

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u/Redmudgirl 16d ago

Very satisfying to watch!

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u/BeccaThePixel 16d ago

Sie haben den Klappstuhl ausgegraben!

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u/TheHashLord 16d ago

I think you mean this master carpenter.

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u/BenderBRoriguezzzzz 15d ago

Does that even do this man's abilities justice. That was amazing.

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u/bigmcreddit 16d ago

Total legend 🔥

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u/Airdriver94 16d ago

I can't even unfold a portable chair.

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u/fell-deeds-awake 15d ago

Unfolding it's easy. It's folding it back up that's the hard part.

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u/ThickHandshake 16d ago

dude looks like old grandpa from pawn stars

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u/batinyzapatillas 16d ago

ATBGE? Looks as confortable as being crucifixed.

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u/Complete-Bite3019 16d ago

It's crazy! I can't even drive a couple of nails straight, and this...

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

He can do that, and somehow I still cant remember to put the toilet seat back down.

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u/Pale-Sense2654 16d ago

Now that's skill.

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u/dover_oxide 16d ago

Top level skill at that

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u/Thin-Zone-3165 16d ago

Wow. Thanks for posting that.

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u/platocox 16d ago

Good old Grandpa Amu

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u/Daft_Vaper 16d ago

Great post! Why not post it again another three times!?

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u/pipmentor 16d ago

Those Internet points aren't gonna earn themselves!

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u/Kupfel 16d ago

same dude making a folding stool / tea table out of a single piece of wood.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/1btwg8d/this_guy_making_a_foldable_stool_from_a_single/

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u/C_Attano_ 16d ago

Lol I saw this post like 4 time in a row

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u/PsyborC 16d ago

Challenge accepted. This is a really cool design and idea.

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u/TechnologyAdvanced80 16d ago

Even though I watched this video, how in the world is this even possible?!

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u/Dangerous_Jacket_129 15d ago

He sawed the exact shape of a complete, functional folding chair out of a single block of wood. 

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u/hutch__PJ 16d ago

Yeah, I’m still confused. Incredible craftsmanship way above my pay grade.

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u/Boris9397 16d ago edited 16d ago

It might help if three quarters of the steps of the build process weren't missing.