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I built these a few months ago. The first one was just to test some plans I had bought. Then my wife got involved. She picked the color so it would show up well on the front porch. Then had to have a second to go with it.
Now, I get comments from neighbors and relatives about how they would like some of these. Since they aren’t woodworkers they don’t see the little mistakes in slat spacing and finish.
The first was a prototype so I built it from cheap pine. When they were slated for a covered porch I built the second of the same matierial. The finiish is two coats of primer and two coats of acrylic latex.
My next ones will be unfinished cypress to go in the yard.
-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.
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Splinterman
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posted 187 days ago
I like the design and colour.
-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.
lew
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posted 187 days ago
Cool Design!
Hot Color!
chickenhelmet
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posted 187 days ago
Like the “head rest” cut there at the top. May have to do some of those myself this year.
-- Larry , Colorado www.coloradorecordcrates.com
RobH
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posted 187 days ago
I love the chairs and the color. Did you spray the paint or is it brushed/rolled. It looks really good. I wish I could be paint jobs that good on my projects.
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
a1Jim
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posted 186 days ago
Hey
Nice chairs who wouldn’t like those on there front porch good job.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
firecaster
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posted 186 days ago
RobH,
I sprayed the top coat with a Critter Spray Gun. Here’s a link to a review on LJs.
http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/538
I love the ease of clean up for outdoor projects. Left over paint stays in it’s Mason Jar with a lid. Of course, it’s not for fine furniture.
Here’s a link for it on Amazon about $15 less than I gave two years ago.
http://www.amazon.com/Critter-Spray-Products-22032-Siphon/dp/B00006FRPJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1243269703&sr=8-1
-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.
Dusty56
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posted 186 days ago
Very nice looking , but are they comfortable is the question….lol
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
Moai
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posted 185 days ago
extremely nice color! those chairs look fantastic!
-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.