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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.
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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
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.
Dana
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posted 668 days ago
Very nice job. Keep up the great work :)
-- Dana,Texas
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"
SawDustnSplinters
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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
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/
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
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)
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