Adirondac Chair

Great looking chair…I love the dovetail joioint…and pegs…i built my first one this summer from an FWW plan and screws…

By the way—-my math is kinda fuzzy…but i thought the answer (when all said and done) was 43?

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Nice work John. It looks like a great chair and should last you many years.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

That is one of the best designs I’ve seen in an Adirondack. Beautiful touches with the joinery. Congratulations. Now sit down and relax.

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Fantastic job! I’m building the same design from Rae’s original American Woodworking article. I have all my parts cut and ready to go but got sidetracked by other projects.

What species of wood did you guys use? Also, how comfortable is it (relatively speaking since most adirondacks are comfortable)? When I was looking around for designs, I chose this one because it seemed the distance from seat to ground behind the knees was less than other designs I found and I thought it would be more comfortable.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Thanks Guys,
Napaman
I thought it was 42. Maybe I need to read that book again.
Bill
The chair should last a long time but the finish hasn’t. The Thompsons didn’t protect very much and the moisture made the Watco bleed. Oh well. I’ll let it go gray.
Blake
Never sit still!
Jeff
Andy had a model chair from Mahogany but the class made them from quatersawn white oak. The chair is very comfortable I was thinking of making an ottoman for it. The article Andy published it the same chair we built.

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

-- The answer to life, the universe and everything is .........42!

Great job. The dovetail is a nice touch.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Answer = 42
Question = 6×5 :)

Lovely chair mate :)

Great work, this turned out real nice.

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Favorited. Best addy-chair I’ve seen.

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com

Great workmanship on the chair. Very inviting.

-- Maplewood, MN

Great chair. Is the pattern available to us, the general public?

Did you let the danish oil set up for at least 2 weeks before applying the Thompsons? I remember someone saying to let the oils dry completely before adding a top coat. Also, I would have thought spar varnish would have been a better top coat, though.

Anuway, great job!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

outstanding work. I too love the dovetail; especially how attention is drawn to it.

-- Chris

Hawgnutz,

The pattern was published in a magazine but I cant remember which one. If I can find the plans I’ll post them.

John

-- The answer to life, the universe and everything is .........42!

Neat idea for the joinery. I’ve always been annoyed at how loose some of these chairs can become, with seasonal changes and being in the weather. I like what you’ve done.

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