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This is a piece of 3/4 inch plywood cut to form the back of the seat.  The bolts are premanently mounted with countersunk nuts.  The measurement is 12 inches by 40 inches.

The seat back is measured.  The horizontal lines are 4 inches from each edge.  A vertical center line is drawn.  From the center line, each hole is 4 inches from each other.  There will be 18 holes drilled in the top.  The holes are 1/4 inch in diameter.

The seat bottom is measured.  The horizontal lines are 5 inches from the center line.  A vertical center line is drawn.  From the center line, each hole on the center is 3 1/2 inches from each other.  There will be 9 holes drilled on the center line.  The two lines drawn parallel to the one in the center will contain 8 holes each.  They are 3 1/2 inches from each other.  The holes in the two lines parallel to the center line are offset from the holes in the center line.

The bottom 3/4 inch board is placed on the foam rubber (4 inch thick) and a pattern drawn on the foam.

The bottom 3/4 inch board has been removed and the foam rubber is ready to be cut.  I use a sharp knife to make the cuts.

The foam has been cut and the edges rounded.

The foam has been cut and the edges rounded.

I put a small amount of quick setting epoxy on the board and glue the foam to the board.  This keeps the foam from shifting when you begin pulling the material around the corners.

After the epoxy dries I place the foam (with the 3/4 inch plywood glued to it) on the material. and begin by stapling one side in the middle and then along the edge.  I staple one side and then pull the other side tight.  Then I pull and staple the ends. The corners I do last.

The material has been pulled tight all around and stapled.  I push a large needle (called a doll head needle) through the hole in the bottom and through the foam and material. There is a piece of fishing line on the needle.

The line pulled through the hole/foam/material is removed from the needle eye and tied to a button.  I then pull the button tight using the fishing line.

It is hard to see, but when I pull the fishing line tight, I staple it four or five times to hold it tight.  I use a hammer to set the staples tight.

The 43 buttons were covered by an upholstry shop.  It is hard to see, but the buttons really look good.

The 43 buttons were covered by an upholstry shop.  It is hard to see, but the buttons really look good.

The bottom of the seat is covered with a piece of scrap canvas to complete the job.  The slits on the bottom allow for the seat back brace.

The bottom of the seat is covered with a piece of scrap canvas to complete the job.  The slits on the bottom allow for the seat back brace.

The seat is complete and installed.

The seat is complete and installed.

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