Patio Swing, AKA, I-Told-You-So Swing

Last July I dragged this gem out of the alley and into the garage:



and, naturally, Z was not pleased. I mean, look at this thing:



Not exactly something you'd want to sit on. Lawn swing needed some love, so I stripped it, admired its good bones, and then it sat in the garage for 8 months.



And then! Spring Break! I found 300' of seatbelt webbing on ebay for $40:



and wove the shit out of the seat:



It broke my heart to cut the webbing, so I decided to weave the whole thing in one piece (minus the weird places at the front where the frame didn't extend far enough). Which turned out to be a nightmare, but once I got started it was more of a personal issue than a practical one. And for some reason, it worked in the end.







TA-DA!





And then it snowed 7" the next day. Not to worry, the webbing recovered nicely and is back to its handsome, super-comfy self.



One of my favorite dumpster diving projects! And I've got about 80' of webbing left... any ideas for cool projects?

P.S. Zach... I told you so :)
P.P.S. Sorry you have to put up with me storing shit in the garage for months (years) on end.

All the pics from this before & after project are on flickr.