Adirondack Chairs

I really like the finish, you did a great job on these!

-- Bill, Florida

The picture with it folded looks like it is bowing to your skill as a woodworker. May I just say it did the right thing. Beautiful!

-- jstegall

super job I bet they will last a long time,Well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Ha, that’s pretty funny John. It does kind of look like it’s bowing down.

-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI

Great job! I’m currently building some Adirondack chairs myself and hope they turn out 1/2 as good. Sure wish I had seen the plans for those before I started.

-- Glenn, Arkansas

YES YES YES Just what I have been looking for! You Did a great job! They are beautiful!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Wonderful looking chairs. And very timley I might add. Since I too am in the middle of constructing some Adirondack chairs. Mine are being built out of hickory, then probally stained/painted.
I really like yours out of the Jatoba.

Thanks for posting

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

Beautiful chairs and workmanship. I can see why your wife is so happy with them.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Really nice!!! Comfortable I’ll bet…. Very curious about how your finish holds up and wood may darken. Please do a follow up. Would be nice to find out. Whens the matching table gonna be finished?

Abso-freakin-lutely nice! Best Ad. chairs i’ve seen to date. That they fold is a bonus.
Favorited for future ref.
Thanks a mil for sharing w us!

Great looking chairs. Nice work and nice looking wood also.

Thanks for posting.

-- Hope Never fails

Best looking Adirondack chairs I have seen and I especially like the fold for storage feature.

The teak oil finish will probably need a cleaning with oxalic acid every couple of years to brighten up the wood. That is what they do to teak on fancy boats. Because boats are out in the weather all year the teak is scrubbed annually with “teak cleaner” and oxalic acid, rinsed and then re-oiled. You can get the cleaner at any boat chandlery.

-- Les B, Oregon

That’s a great looking job.

Would you share your plans?

-- Steve B - New Life Home Improvement

These are absolutely stunning!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Fantastic job! I agree about the wood… rich and beautiful. They look quite comfortable, too!

-- Frank, Mississippi, http://www.stoutwoodworks.com

Thanks Les for the heads up on the ‘cleaner’. I’m curious as well to find out how the finish holds up.

SteveB: Unfortunately, I do not have any plans for this exact chair. I used the below link for the basic plan and modified it from there.
http://www.minwax.com/projects/pdfs/2006_Adirondack_Chair.pdf

The hardest part was determing the radiuses for the back supports. Since the back slats taper and flare out, it took a lot of trial and error. I’m not entirely sure what radiuses I used, but I believe the bottom support had an inner radius of 22” and the top support was 28”.

Thanks to everyone for all of the nice comments!

-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI

Thanks for the link. Your implementation is much better than the plans.

I was mostly interested in how to do the folding bit.

-- Steve B - New Life Home Improvement

Sweet! Lie back and pop a cool one. You’ve earned it.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

the chairs look great…very well done

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Great looking chairs…I might make some for my living room. HaHa. What did the Jatoba cost? Are they heavy?

Thanks for posting,

Tom

-- I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine - Johnny Rotten

beautiful work all around and very nice posting

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Great choice of design, timber and finish…..well doneThepps.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Tomakazi: Yeah, the chairs are heavy, but not too heavy to lift. I can move them around rather easily, but I don’t think my wife could move them an inch. One good thing is, they will not blow around in the wind. :) Since Jatoba is an exotic, it is not cheap. It’s the most I’ve paid for any lumber. But I think it’s worth it to use quality hardwoods if I’m going to invest a lot of time into a project. Plus, I like experimenting with different woods. For the first few years in my woodworking career, I only used oak for every project. It’s nice to diversify.

-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI

A question on the assembly of your chairs please.
How did you attach everything?
I looked at the zoomed pictures and I dont see any countersunk screw holes.
Did you use any screws? If so, did you plug the holes?
One last question- What is the height form the floor to the top of the seat at the highest point?

I ask the last question because I just finished one, the height is 13 inches from floor to top of seat, but after looking at it, it seems too low.

Thanks
Dave

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

This is a beautifully crafted work of art, your wife will be leaving all sort of projects on your honey do list, that means more shop time not a bad move. Happy wood chucking leo

-- "Well done is better than well said"

Dave: I used exterior decking screws to attach everything (and a lot of them, about a full pound box of them). I plugged all of the holes using scrap jatoba and a plug cutter. It gives it a much more finished look. It’s also quite a bit more work. The highest point of the seat is 14”. It looked pretty low when I was building it as well, but it works. I think 13” would be fine as well.

-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI

great looking project. never tried folding Adirondack.. we had a bad winter last year here in SC, both weeks of it. love your finish, keep us posted on how well it weathers.

-- it's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime i want

Stunning design, built and finish. I like the foldable concept for most home furniture.
Great work!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Nicest chairs I have looked at so far! I was a Michigan growing up, been in So Cal for 15 yrs now!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"