Big Man Furniture

Big Man Furniture FARM HOME Furniture At 6 ft 4 in and more than 300 lbs Martin Masar Jr is seldom comfortable in standard furniture So when he’s home you’ll often find him relaxing on the “Big Man furniture” he built for himself To build it a comfortable size for his body Masar sat on an ordinary folding chair and added blocks of wood to get the right height for his legs He measured the distance to his knees when sitting and subtracted an inch and added enough height to the back of the seat so he could rest his head on it It’s too big for most folks Masar admits but many tell him he should make them to sell Disabled after being hit by a dump truck the 70-year-old Pennsylvania man says he’s not interested in selling them but he thought FARM SHOW readers might be inspired to make their own “It has a 2-by-4 frame and 1-by-2’s for the seat and back ” he explains He built the sides first and then lined them up attaching a 1-by-2 on the top and bottom of the back and on the seat He finished it up with 1-by-2’s glued and screwed 1/2 in apart with deck screws The chair has a slight angle to lean back comfortably Masar made a hassock to match and spray-painted them both green Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Martin Masar Jr 1133 Chenango St Montrose Penn 18801 ph 570 278-1297

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