In any case it was easy-ish, I modified hers in that I couldn't stomach the idea of all that crazy glue, so I looked around the house and found some left over floor tile glue I had lying around. Maybe I was being cheap or just bullheaded, who knows? Any way, it 'eventually' worked out. The legs I raided from an ugly footstool that I had stashed away. The project required my jigsaw, drill, a few screws, a few paintbrushes for the glue and a piece of circular glass for the top. Oh yes, and the tire and some plywood.
Mind you, if I did this again I would wear gloves... the glue was all over my hands. I had to hide them over the next few days in the office. Perhaps they were wise to use the crazy glue. But who ever follows instructions to the tee??? I did try other glues... gorilla glue (don't bother,
it foams up when it dries -- I had to discard the gross foamy mess along with the tire)
I ripped the rope off of it so I could reuse the rope ( pricey stuff!)
Other tips... buy Manilla rope in 3/8inch. Manilla, not sisal-- unless you only want it for indoors. Manilla is treated to withstand the elements. Sisal is not. My stool is on the porch :)
I started from a natural groove in the wheel so that my lines were straight and continued on. When I got to the top I started from outside and worked towards the centre. It took several hours and tons of rope... like over 300 feet of rope.
I have to say, it is really satisfying to take something labelled trash and recreate a thing of worth and beauty. Reminds me of a story a woman told me about finding a scary, neanderthal type and investing the time and renovating him, turning him into 'a man of beauty and substance'... but that's another story!
See picture below. I didn't show or detail the entire process but ... I did show you my failed tire and the end result. Voila! .... Note the ragged cane rocker seat in the foreground ... sigh... another project in the wings... :)
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