The latest lockdown cancelled my plans for the long weekend so I started ticking items off my DIY to-do list. I have a number of 60+ year-old Tazzie oak 3x2” beams from some renovation work a few years ago so upcycled a length into an observing chair. Front is a $2 bunnings pine offcut I had lying around.Tazzie oak is very hard and heavy so this is not very portable: it weighs around 10-12 kg, but it is sturdy.
Functional, rather than pretty was the goal so I didn’t invest too much time cleaning up the burn marks. While far from perfect, it works perfectly well. Finished by giving it a light coat or two of varnish just to help protect from dew. Job done - no more standing on tippy toes or breaking the back slouching to look through the eyepiece.
Thanks both. Hopefully I’ll get to use it properly soon when the varnish has fully dried. Extra padding is a good idea - have a cushion but something a bit more permanently attached might be a better solution.