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#1 2009-11-09 22:50:02

mrwuwu
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From: Chicago, Illinois
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Specs on building a seiza bench.........

Hello ,  everybody,     Has anyone on the forum built their own seiza bench?   If so,  may I please ask for the angle in degrees you used for the plank you sit on.    Also, does anyone know of a general measurement from the floor to the underside front edge of the same plank?    Otherwise I imagine to sit in seiza and to measure the thickness of space taken up by the bent knee and calf and to allow an extra inch or so.    I thought I had seen a year ago plans someone had drawn out and put forth on the forum, but I cannot find it through the search function.   I would greatly appreciate the info,   Thank you in advance,   Sincerely,  Clinton


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#2 2009-11-09 22:55:53

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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

I guess Ed would agree with me here.......Bears fans don't know how to use the Google Search Engine. wink

Try this:

http://www.google.com/search?client=saf … p;oe=UTF-8


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#3 2009-11-09 23:51:44

edosan
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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

Amazing...just amazing....


[Here is an interesting concept: http://www.seiza-raku.com/. One way around the angle business is to build a slight curve into the two
legs where they contact the floor. You can indeed put a slight angle where the seat piece contacts the legs, but the curves then make it auto-
matically adjust when you sit on it. I made one like that years ago, and it worked quite well.

Check this one out: http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer … ctid=21220.

And I like this one even better: http://www.hypnosishealthcare.com/seizafoldbench.html ]

Last edited by edosan (2009-11-10 00:09:58)


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#4 2009-11-10 02:58:00

Moran from Planet X
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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

edosan wrote:

And I like this one even better: http://www.hypnosishealthcare.com/seizafoldbench.html ]

And another shakuhachi player-friendly product from this website:

http://www.hypnosishealthcare.com/sinucleanse.html


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#5 2009-11-10 22:56:48

mrwuwu
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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

Hey,  Thank you very much,  Tairaku,  Edosan, and Chris Moran, for the instant answers.   This is better than a game show!    The curved leg bottoms  make total sense,  I will give that a try.    Thanks for all the extra links, guys, highly appreciated.   I will peruse them all.       When you live in the suburbs of the great state of Wisconsin,  brain farts tend to get in the way of using the search engine.   smile


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#6 2009-11-11 00:46:45

edosan
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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

mrwuwu wrote:

When you live in the suburbs of the great state of Wisconsin,  brain farts tend to get in the way of using the search engine.   smile

That's a lame-ass excuse. Just look how Tairaku turned out...

Don't make me come over there...


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It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
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#7 2009-11-18 18:02:37

mrosenlof
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From: Louisville Colorado USA
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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

http://www.catizone.com/  as an example of the rounded legs.


Here's a project from someone who makes all sorts of interesting things.  He quotes dimensions.

http://www.ee0r.com/proj/seiza.html


Mike Rosenlof

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#8 2009-11-18 23:01:49

rpowers
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Re: Specs on building a seiza bench.........

mrosenlof wrote:

Here's a project from someone who makes all sorts of interesting things.  He quotes dimensions.

http://www.ee0r.com/proj/seiza.html

Nice and simple, but the dimensions seem a little odd.

If he really needs a 25 inch wide seiza bench, 1 x 6 cedar might not be up to the load. The wider the span, the more likely it will sag.

It only has to be wide enough to support your sitz bones.


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