Bending Steel into a Chair

I bent some steel rod and made a hairpin chair legs for a modern outdoor chair comprised of steel and cedar stained with CABOT Solid Color Acrylic Stain and Sealer in Pewter Gray. This is an easy metal working project and I hope this hairpin leg catches on the way hairpin table legs have. I used cedar 2x6 scrap for the seat and backrest and I used my Kreg Pocket Hole Jig to join the seat pieces together.
This video is sponsored by Cabot Stain I am collaborating with them on Cabot’s 2022 Trend of the Year: Creating an Outdoor Oasis! For me that means building a new chair for my outdoor office using cabot’s Solid Color Acrylic Stain and Sealer in Pewter Gray!
For the wood I used Western Red Cedar that I found from www.realcedar.com/
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More about Cabot's Trend of the Year!
In 2022, Cabot will announce its first-ever outdoor trend of the year! To help build awareness, create a project to highlight how outdoor spaces have become an extension of your indoor space. Use this project as a way to showcase your personal “outdoor” style, whether it’s to relax, dine or work. The ‘trend of the year’ will use Cabot Stain in Pewter Grey as an anchoring color, but feel free to use other complementary colors as well.
Earning the title for 2022 are outdoor workspaces, which have rapidly grown in popularity due to people spending more time at home. Outdoor workspaces offer a versatile solution for people in need of a designated space for working from home, crafting, doing homework and much more.
“Our first annual Trend of the Year seeks to provide inspiration with on-trend project ideas using Cabot stain to help make the most of living spaces,” said Jose Gonzalez, Associate Brand Manager, Cabot. “We know our customers enjoy and value time spent outside and take immense pride in creating outdoor spaces that extend the livability of their homes. Cabot offers products to not only protect exterior wood but to help beautify outdoor spaces using wood stain colors and opacity that suits your style.”
Cabot brand’s Pewter Gray, a balance of weathered gray and comforting neutral, is the anchoring color used in elements of all three Trend of the Year projects. The color offers relaxed refinement to outdoor living spaces and connects nature and beauty of aged wood textures.
Notes on using rags with wood stain:
The rag is just a way to control the amount of stain applied in a way that is appropriate to the project size and use. We use a rag to remove the excess stain on furniture projects but we would not do that on deck or siding projects in the interest of time and because those projects are typically viewed from a greater distance. This stain is acrylic so there aren’t flammability issues with the rags.
Product Links:
Purdy Brushes - I highly recommend these for wood finishes!
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Kreg Straight Edge Guide
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Kreg 720 Pocket Hole Jig
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For additional projects and information check out our website:
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