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I found this pattern online. I wanted to make a deck chair but something differend from the adirondacks. I changed things by making the back taller and altered the curves some. It is very comfortable. It does not really fold, the seat pulls out and stores in the back of the back rest. Makes it easy to trasnport. Stringers are white oak and the slats are cedar.

-- Bren Hartman, Battle Creek, Michigan


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MsDebbieP

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posted 285 days ago

these are great. I like the idea of the seat storage.
Do you remember where you found the plans?

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

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posted 285 days ago

I really like these! I’d like something different than what has become the standard deck chair. Quite nice.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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douginaz

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posted 285 days ago

WOW! How cool are those? Please post the particulars on getting the plans, these would be a big hit around here. Thanks for posting.
Later,
Doug in AZ.

-- Failure is not an option.

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rikkor

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posted 285 days ago

Dittos on the plans. I like the look of the chairs. Since you say they are very comfortable I want some.

-- Maplewood, MN

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Bren

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posted 285 days ago

Thanks for the nice compliments. Maybe I should not say where I found the plans and start selling the chairs?
Just kidding.
Here is where I found the plans I started from. http://www.scouters.us/homecha.html
Main changes I made were to the seat back. I made it taller and changed the curve at the top. The pattern I ended up with allowed me to use a narrower board and create less waste. I have a good source for rough sawn kiln dried white oak. I really like working with it and it has held up well so far in the summer weather. I used cedar for the slats except where the seat intersected the back, there I used oak.

-- Bren Hartman, Battle Creek, Michigan

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cajunpen

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posted 284 days ago

Those are some neat looking deck chairs.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Jeff

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posted 284 days ago

I like the high backs. Thanks for the link to the plans.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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MsDebbieP

11923 posts in 645 days


posted 284 days ago

yes, thanks for the link :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Roz

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posted 252 days ago

Looks good, I’m cutting some of these out now. I found a similar design from an old fellow at a tradeday in Scottsburrough AL.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

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