Adirondack chair

sandhill, Looks like a nice piece of work. I have always wanted to build those also, but never got around to it. I saw one with a Deer head cut into the back which would look great on one of my decks, have to get to it someday.

Why did you choose oak?

Dave

-- Upstate New York -- Do what you love and never work a day in your life.

i have thought about making a mass amount of these to sell out of some outdoor wood. They sell for a lot and it would be fun to set up all the jigs to mass produce something.

Yours looks great. What finish will you use to preserve the oak outside? Spar?

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Sandhill,

This chair is a very nice project. But you do realize that you need two of them. Sounds like more shop time is in order to me.

Thanks for the post.

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

I’ve been wanting to do one of these. Yours is extremely nice! You worked from a plan?

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

Nice looking chair, looks comfy too. As long as you have the pattern keep em rolling. mike

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Thank you for the kind words,
I was going to use “Flecto clear finish 1000 varathane semi-gloss” because it is used on floors. Two guys at woodcrafters said to use Thompson’s water seal? I guess that would be quick and easy. So I am up in the air about what to use. I have about 55 BFT of “Spanish Cedar” I think I can get a few chairs out of it and I have all the templates cut out from doing this one. I think I would change the design to allow for a back support because of the cedar being so soft. I can’t wait to start running it over the jointer the shop should smell good. I will start selling them as soon as I have a few more made.

-- Just another day in paradise.

Any chance of a picture from the back so I can see how the arms connect up?

Lovely looking chair mate :)

great chair. Gotta love a “no tweaking required” fit.

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OMG don’t use Thompson’s water seal you’ll regret it. I don’t even use the stuff on my fence as it doesn’t even last one summer. Most folks get a marine poly or varnish for outdoor projects. Yup right from the boat shop. And please don’t paint them…I love red oak :>)...a good marine varnish and they will look awesome. Great work it looks fantastic.

-- Jim Hallada, Newport News, VA

I agree with Critterman above use the marine polly, you have put enough work into it and should use the best finish that you can find. The oak will look great for some time with that finish.

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Thanks for the advice :=) Can you imagine? The guys that told me that were supposed to be wood workers, go figure… I like the Marine varnish myself. I will post pic’s when done in a day or two right now I am looking for a design for the arm supports. What do you think of no support on the back? It has 2” screws into the back support and half lapped to the arms at the back

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Here is the finished product. I used Teak Oil and in a few days I will put on a clear satin Poly no shine and maybe a coat of wax to serve as a water repellant.

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A luxurious chair
Sharad

-- patanjali

Thanks for the extra picture mate (the one from the rear) – it all makes sense now :D

Kane there are 2” screws at the arm across the back and at the bottom, 5 across to be exact. I did use a basic plan but changed it some.
Thanks for looking and the kind words everyone

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Nice work on the chair. It has a classical look about it.

One thing I read was White Oak was better for outdoors than Red Oak. Red Oak has pours that run through the wood, so the moisture can wick right through the wood from one end to the other. White Oak does not have such a structure.

A good spar varnish should help protect it outdoors.

I look forward to seeing that Cedar version soon.

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

Thanks Bill, There is a way to prevent the water from wicking into the fibers. By using epoxy on all the feet where the end grain touches the ground it will prevent absorption of water into the wood and causing rot, I drilled a number of 1/16” holes and forced it into the bottoms before sanding. There is also something like super glue that does the same thing but it’s a little pricey. I understand the Spar varnish will yellow so the finish I used is Teak oil and Polly, I hope I was steered right on the finish as well as the epoxy tip, time will tell I gues.

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Dave I used Oak because I have a lot of it and its in the way. I built a bout 5 or 6 things so far and I am down to the shorts now. Dear head huh, Sounds cool.

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Must be nice to have so much Oak that it is in the way..haha. I am sure there are several Lumberjocks that would help you out with that situation.

Let us know how the chair turns out when finished.

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

I’m about out after making 2 chairs, Mission book case, pair of end tables, change table for a baby and an assortment of small items I think there is about 50 bft left. I’d just like to do something in walnut and maple again something like a Mission bedroom set Maybe Tiger Maple and walnut spindles.

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I’m glad you didn’t paint it. I really love the color that shows in your final picture. I have an adirondack outside right now that has a painted pine base with untreated white oak for the back, arms and seat. It’s got about a foot and a half of snow on it right now. I’m letting the weather abuse it a little to see how it holds up. can’t wait for spring so I can use it again!

great job on yours, and as has been mentioned, you need to make a matching one!

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#2 is on the bench being assembled I had ran out of 1” screws and had to order more. I got 1000 Stainless Steel this time so I don’t run out for a while. My wife picked up a truck load of flowers and herbs so Saturday was spent tilling the garden and prepping the soil for that so it should be done by Mon night. I am going to crank out about 6 of them and see if I can sell some and get some orders I wish I had a clue of how much to charge but I will work that out later. Darryl, I can’t deal with the snow any longer so I moved down to Florida. In fact it was in a 30” snow storm I packed up and moved south. Thanks for the kind comments!

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Here are the both chairs finished I think I will be posting the Finished Mission Book case with hardware and glass installed this week. I went with seedy glass for the old look. I was unable to get it tempered so I am putting a film cover on the back, its not supose to yellow or be detectable
Thanks for looking and all the good advice.

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Great looking Adirondack chair. Looks mighty inviting.

-- Maplewood, MN

wow those are great. I’m making some this summer. i hope that they come out this good. great job!

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