How to Make Viking Chairs, Peasant level to Odin level

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  • Опубліковано 7 лип 2022
  • Four Viking Chair builds.
    Peasant (Karl) level that you can build with just a few tools in about an hour
    Jarl Level
    King Level
    and Odin Level with all the bells and whistles
    Viking Chairs (or Norse Chairs) go by a lot of different names including
    Stargazer Chair, X Chair, Bog Chair, Camp Chair and plank chair
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  • @maryhairy1
    @maryhairy1 5 місяців тому +6

    Gorgeous!
    You are correct about the basic chair design coming from Africa. Malawi wood carvers create amazing chairs in different woods.

  • @adrianwaterman133
    @adrianwaterman133 Рік тому +6

    Really appreciated not only the teaching on the construction and variations of style..but loved the history as well.... definitely made me a subscriber

  • @rngriff1
    @rngriff1 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video! Thank you!

  • @emc265
    @emc265 8 місяців тому

    Unique pieces. Hats off

  • @doorstepmile
    @doorstepmile Рік тому

    Funny project! Thanks for sharing!

  • @philcudworth8491
    @philcudworth8491 9 місяців тому

    Awesome video pal. Love it. Cheers.

  • @jamesrankin9833
    @jamesrankin9833 3 місяці тому

    Very cool! Good stuff!

  • @murfveteran4855
    @murfveteran4855 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely outstanding, educational, not only in the making of and excellent tips but also the the history. Been watching many clips with plans to make myself some " viking" or "norse" chairs and this is by far the absolute best. Thank you

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому +1

      Glad you got some value out of it. Hope to see a picture of your chair when it is done.

    • @raiffelsdad
      @raiffelsdad Місяць тому

      These are not 'Viking Age' chairs, not by a long way. African is more likely

  • @miscreations_US
    @miscreations_US Рік тому +1

    This video deserves more credit

  • @jenhartart2
    @jenhartart2 9 місяців тому

    Awesome!

  • @mrbeastchocolate
    @mrbeastchocolate Рік тому

    That was rad

  • @susanjeffay3851
    @susanjeffay3851 Рік тому +1

    Such beautiful carving! Is it posible to make the chair have a little higher seat, for those with bad knees and difficulty getting up?

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому +3

      Yes you certainly can. Adjust the receiving hole up to any height you find comfortable. You will have to adjust the back piece a little longer to account for that . I would start with the back piece extra long and keep trimming it till you find an angle that is right for you.

  • @leonpse
    @leonpse 5 місяців тому

    Great, maybe, have another version with more color? Many ancient art pieces were completely painted with multiple colors, but most of the paint came off over the centuries.

  • @dss-homemadestuff8580
    @dss-homemadestuff8580 Рік тому

    Nice chairs.
    Think i have to make the second one from left some day... it is about what i can do in my garage and i will have to use my little hobby laser engraver. =)

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому

      Awesome, I would love to see a picture when you get it done.

    • @dss-homemadestuff8580
      @dss-homemadestuff8580 Рік тому +1

      @@uniquegeekdiy
      Will swing by my "local" wood shop, and see if they have some fun scrap wood tomorrow. =)

  • @timlist4173
    @timlist4173 2 місяці тому

    Why using 2x material? Just how much weight are you expecting to carry?

  • @sebastienschubert2991
    @sebastienschubert2991 Рік тому

    Fantastic video! Subscribing!!!

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому

      Glad you liked it, welcome to the channel.

  • @LDBecker
    @LDBecker Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the video - how did you digitize the artwork so you could use it in your cnc?

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому +2

      Hi Lawrence,
      I use Vcarve pro for my CNC software and they have a feature for converting BMP's to vectors. I have also done it in the past with my Coreldraw and saved it as a DXF file to import directly into Vcarve as a vector. You might need to touch up some of the nodes depending on the quality of the original. Some of these images took quite a bit of clean up so they were not an excessive amount of nodes for the program to deal with. Let me know if you have any questions and I will help the best I can.

    • @LDBecker
      @LDBecker Рік тому

      @@uniquegeekdiy Thanks for the quick answer! I use Vectric Aspire on my CNC (Laguna IQ Pro). I hadn't played with that function yet. I think when I got it a few versions back, that feature wasn't implemented well (if at all). I have been using a digitizing tablet (Logic Trace) to digitize some patterns, as well as actually trace objects - with some success - but there's always some node editing involved. Retirement has been put off a bit so I don't have as much time to work on these things as I expected - still, getting there. Thanks again!

  • @frularsson
    @frularsson Рік тому +3

    Unfortunately, those aren't Viking era chairs at all. But they are cool.

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому +1

      It does address that in the video that they are not historically from the Viking era and that is just what they have come to be known as.

    • @georgewillems32
      @georgewillems32 11 місяців тому +1

      They're coming from Africa.

  • @darrellmoerch8733
    @darrellmoerch8733 Рік тому

    Great video. what is the length for the backs of the kings and odin chairs?

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому +1

      Hi Darrell, glad your getting some value out of it. The King and Odin chairs are 5 1/2' and 6 1/2' respectively

  • @thebookwormwoodmaker9123
    @thebookwormwoodmaker9123 8 місяців тому

    Stumbled on your video today and it got my blood pumping and my creative juices flowing. My one question i have is you showed the height of the first one, what were the heights of the other ones.?

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  8 місяців тому

      Hi, glad you like it. Each one is about 10" higher than the previous chair. Really just comes down to personal taste though, you can do any height.

    • @jeffruffing2316
      @jeffruffing2316 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for responding.

  • @bell_nz8008
    @bell_nz8008 Рік тому

    Might seem like a silly question, but what sort of weight can these handle? I am a large fella and would hate to sit my fat ass down and break the whole thing :)

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому +2

      You would have no issues. A Rhino could sit on it.

  • @luistrevino5959
    @luistrevino5959 Рік тому

    Of the four classes of chairs that I just saw? I'd prefer the "peasant" one, less fuss in the construction process, it just took two pieces, of the same 2x6 board to make it

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому

      Yes, they are all just as functional for as a chair. Does just depend on how much fussing you want to do.

    • @luistrevino5959
      @luistrevino5959 Рік тому

      @@uniquegeekdiy
      That's why I picked the first chair made, It's just simple to do.

    • @EarlKrause
      @EarlKrause Рік тому

      Have fun with it

  • @hollydawnhewlett9255
    @hollydawnhewlett9255 Місяць тому

    HOw do we raise the height of the seat? (knee surgery)

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Місяць тому +1

      You can certainly move the slot in the back rest up to give you extra height. You may have to adjust the length of the seat out the back. I would suggest cutting it a bit long and trimming it to get the perfect angle for you.

    • @hollydawnhewlett9255
      @hollydawnhewlett9255 Місяць тому

      @@uniquegeekdiy Thank you!

  • @Jeremyshafer-th5ew
    @Jeremyshafer-th5ew 7 місяців тому

    Star gamer chairs

  • @M.L.Knotts
    @M.L.Knotts 2 місяці тому

    Jarl was certainly not a middle class citizen.... They were the leaders of their region under the king's authority

  • @paulstrange6654
    @paulstrange6654 Рік тому

    I love your work but I have to say a little disappointed that you used a CNC for the carvings,
    Hand carving or a palm router would have been better,
    But I do like what you have done,
    Can you make a Viking chest

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  Рік тому

      Hand carving is a different skill that I have not pursued. I admire those that do it. A Viking Chest is a good idea. I will have to add it to my list of things to do.

  • @canadiancossack3316
    @canadiancossack3316 10 місяців тому

    First you made the first one machines did most the other ones second Odin has wolves not hounds third what in the nine relms are those runes you got R and ae in elder fathrek but what are these zig zags almost capital G and upsidown u rune like jeeeeeeeez man your Killin me

  • @MatsN
    @MatsN 11 місяців тому +4

    Not a Viking chair! Probably of African origin.

    • @uniquegeekdiy
      @uniquegeekdiy  11 місяців тому +3

      I do address that in the video. Viking chair is just a common term that has been given to that type of chair these days, not the origin.

    • @MatsN
      @MatsN 11 місяців тому

      So, it’s clickbait. Keep you’re facts right.

    • @paulbateman5769
      @paulbateman5769 9 місяців тому

      ​@MatsN so is "probably" a fact?

    • @MatsN
      @MatsN 8 місяців тому

      @@paulbateman5769 In this case. Probably. It's certainly not Viking. That's a fact.

    • @paulbateman5769
      @paulbateman5769 8 місяців тому +1

      @@MatsN how do you know?

  • @libertycowboy2495
    @libertycowboy2495 Рік тому +2

    Three classes were thralls at bottom, Karls were middle class land owners and merchants, and jarls were the nobility . Also simple tools? You have automated stuff I've never seen before. Wish you kept it simple. And as you said, if we are trying to be historically accurate, these chairs don't work. Waste of time.