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This is a glider that I secretly built for my wife for her birthday. She was really surprised when she saw it on the front porch. It is made entirely of cypress. I searched for a plan but I could not find anything that I like. I finally found a picture of something I had in mind and made some modifications. The arms were made by using bent lamination. I used mortise and tenon joinery for the majority of the construction.
I am not completely finished, as I still need to plug the screw holes in the seat and add an outdoor stain to it. (My wife wants a little more color.)
I bought the glider hardware from Rockler and I am very impressed on how well it works. It glides very smooth and without any effort. I’ve built a glider before with a homemade mechanism, but it didn’t glide nearly as well as this.
-- Thepps - Freeburg, IL
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griff
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#1 posted 1806 days ago
Beautiful , cypress looks great, I need three, one for each porch, that way I can glide no matter which door i go out
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Bigbuck
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#2 posted 1806 days ago
Very nice. It looks nice and comfortable too!
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Masterchief
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#3 posted 1806 days ago
Excellant job, supurb attention to detail. The arched arms are a very nice touch.
-- When you are at a point in life and you think there is nothing more to learn, then you must understand that you have learned nothing at all. Billy
CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 1806 days ago
This is gorgeous! I’d love to make one of these for myself.
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jockmike2
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#5 posted 1806 days ago
Very nice glider. Nice design too. mike
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TomK
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#6 posted 1806 days ago
This project of yours looks great. I have 50 bf stickered, covered and air drying on my back porch for a garden bench out of a recent FWW issue. What kind of adhesive did you use for the joinery? What kind of finish do you plan to use? I also like your glider design. It would be hard for little hand to get into the workings unnoticed. Good job.
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jeanmarc
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#7 posted 1806 days ago
Excellant job,Nice design
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Kipster
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#8 posted 1806 days ago
I like your design a lot. The bent arm restsw really give it the custom look.
-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison
Les Hastings
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#9 posted 1806 days ago
Very well done! Kuddo’s
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ND2ELK
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#10 posted 1806 days ago
Great looking glider. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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trifern
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#11 posted 1806 days ago
Great bench/glider. Thank you for sharing.
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Rxmpo
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#12 posted 1806 days ago
That is one great looking bench!! Well done.
GaryK
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#13 posted 1805 days ago
That’s a great looking glider! I have never used cypress before.
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WoodChucker
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#14 posted 1805 days ago
Sweet
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douglbe
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#15 posted 1805 days ago
I like it. Some day I’ll give it go for my wife.
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