{"id":2701,"date":"2015-01-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2015-11-13T18:15:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T18:15:31","slug":"new-publication-how-to-build-a-simple-chair-for-schools-or-homes-in-disadvantaged-areas-of-the-world-using-local-resources-and-low-end-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-publication-how-to-build-a-simple-chair-for-schools-or-homes-in-disadvantaged-areas-of-the-world-using-local-resources-and-low-end-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication! How to Build a Simple Chair for Schools or Homes in Disadvantaged Areas of the World Using Local Resources and Low-End Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClass06789E042F8945AF8192CE39FAF32255\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ms-rtePosition-2 alignright\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HowToBuildSimpleChair.jpg\" alt=\"How to build a simple chair\" \/>Communities in developing countries have limited budgets for education. Even though they may provide a school building, they often don&#8217;t have money to buy furniture to equip it. However, low-cost, durable, attractive school chairs can be produced in essentially any region of the world from locally available wood, wood residues or semi-processed woody materials. These chairs could fill a need for economical, functional school furniture in developing countries. This six-page publication describes the process for producing these kinds of chairs.\u200b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-499-W\" target=\"_blank\">How to Build a Simple Chair for Schools or Homes in Disadvantaged Areas of the World Using Local Resources and Low-End Technology<\/a> is available in The Education Store today!<\/p>\n<p><b>Resources<\/b><br \/>\n<a title=\"Joint Design Manual for Furniture Frames Constructed of Plywood and Oriented Strand Board\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-170-W\" target=\"_blank\">Joint Design Manual for Furniture Frames Constructed of Plywood and Oriented Strand Board<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"The Shrinking and Swelling of Wood and Its Effect on Furniture\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-163-W\" target=\"_blank\">The Shrinking and Swelling of Wood and Its Effect on Furniture<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"Performance Test Method for Intensive Use Chairs - FNEW 83-269: A Description of the Test Method with Drawings\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-179-W\" target=\"_blank\">Performance Test Method for Intensive Use Chairs &#8211; FNEW 83-269: A Description of the Test Method with Drawings\u200b<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"How Baby Bear's Chair Was Made\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-263-W\" target=\"_blank\">How Baby Bear&#8217;s Chair Was Made<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p>\u200bEva Haviarova, Associate Professor of Wood Products<br \/>\nCarl A. Eckelman\u200b, Professor of Wood Products<br \/>\nDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communities in developing countries have limited budgets for education. Even though they may provide a school building, they often don&#8217;t have money to buy furniture to equip it. However, low-cost, durable, attractive school chairs can be produced in essentially any region of the world from locally available wood, wood residues or semi-processed woody materials. 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