# Anyone know how to make boatswain's chair?

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**Created:** [May 17, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-make-boatswains-chair/357189 "2006-05-17T23:10:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-make-boatswains-chair/357189/1 "2006-05-17T23:10:35Z")

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I used to know how but I forgot. Anyone got a drawing? Someone took my seasmanship book.

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**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-make-boatswains-chair/357189/2 "2006-05-17T23:36:24Z")

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> [@hlanelee](#):
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> I used to know how but I forgot. Anyone got a drawing? Someone took my seasmanship book.

[Boatswain’s chair](http://www.tpub.com/steelworker2/14251_files/image283.jpg)

From [here](http://www.tpub.com/steelworker2/69.htm).