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Jo-Jo's Chair

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Flyin6:
My Grand Daughter fell and broke the femeur while running down a hill. The resulting half body cast has left her immobile and a handful for her mom.

I got th thinking about it and decided to build her a custom high-chair that isn't so high!

I built it in such a way as to be adjustable and very stable. The legs splay out in a 15 degree angle so as to maintain a wide footprint, while having the top tucked inside the chair some to clear the leg with that cast.

I used pine and poplar for the wooden dowel legs

Flyin6:
The seat is actually a doubled affair. I built the regular seat, then built another with a 3.5" wide protrusion in case she had to sit in it straddling the piece.

I made that piece so that it could be taken out or held securely by four wooden dowels

Flyin6:
I made the flip up tray part adjustable for a range of 12". Two stainless 1/4" screws fasten into two threaded steel inserts I have implanted in the side rail of the chair

Flyin6:
And it passed the Grand Baby test...She liked it!

Another successful mission!

The Pre-Ranger with the PIB (Poison Ivy Buttox) is seen in the last pic guarding against a NTI (Near topple incident)!

Sammconn:
The chair looks great.

What a horrible thing for a little one to go through.  :(

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