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Rustic loveseat

Project by jeremy posted 668 days ago 356 views 2 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Here is my first attempt at an Adirondack style rustic loveseat. In my oppinion it’s alot harder than working with straight, square lumber. My family has a camp in the Adirondack’s (NY), and one day I found a nice freshly fallen white birch. So I cut it up into roughly 8’ segments and let it dry for a year. The whole thing took me about 3 weekends. The joinery is mortise and tenon. The tenons are made with an attachment that goes on a drill. The seat and back are pine with a few coats of poly for a finish. It’s actually pretty comfortable.

-- Jeremy, Saratoga, NY


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john

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posted 668 days ago

Nice work Jeremy, I am a big fan of rustic work . There is a few books by Daniel Mack, He does all kinds of rustic furniture. It,s great for getting ideas.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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jeremy

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posted 668 days ago

Thanks John. I do have one of his books, It’s really great.

-- Jeremy, Saratoga, NY

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Scott Bryan

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posted 668 days ago

This is a nice piece Jeremy. I agree that working with lumber in its natural state is a lot harder than handling milled stock. I know that I wouldn’t even have a clue how to begin on something like this. It takes a lot of imagination to visualize the end product when faced with stock consisting of little more than branches and sticks.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Dana

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posted 668 days ago

Very nice job. Keep up the great work :)

-- Dana,Texas

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CharlieM1958

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posted 668 days ago

Really nice. I can appreciate that it would be difficult to work with raw lumber like that.

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

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SawDustnSplinters

224 posts in 679 days


posted 668 days ago

Great looking piece, I wish we had some birch like that in Texas :)

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

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cajunpen

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posted 668 days ago

I really like you chair. There is something about that rustic furniture that just appeals to me. Your chair doesn’t look like a typical Adirondack chair but based on it’s current location it is a true Adirondack Chair :-)) It does look very comfortable and I bet it was tricky joinery.

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

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dougdeg

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posted 668 days ago

Nice Bench
Can I ask what did you use on the birch to keep the bark from flaking off.

-- Doug Cedar Log Furniture, www.cedar-stuff.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 668 days ago

oh my!! look at how the seat follows the line of the frame.. WOW..

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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robbinscabin

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posted 219 days ago

Love this seat! Ofcourse, I love everything Adirondack… Fantastic work. I own a few Daniel Mack books myself but I haven’t got the nerve to try something like that! Great job.

-- Robbinscabin

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