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Cypress Porch Glider

Project by Thepps posted 534 days ago 777 views 8 times favorited 24 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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, Grand Rapids, MI


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griff

940 posts in 660 days


posted 534 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

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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Bigbuck

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posted 534 days ago

Very nice. It looks nice and comfortable too!

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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Masterchief

70 posts in 624 days


posted 534 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

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CharlieM1958

7670 posts in 1116 days


posted 534 days ago

This is gorgeous! I’d love to make one of these for myself.

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

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jockmike2

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posted 534 days ago

Very nice glider. Nice design too. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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TomK

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posted 534 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.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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jeanmarc

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posted 534 days ago

Excellant job,Nice design

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Kipster

1072 posts in 651 days


posted 534 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

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Les Hastings

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posted 534 days ago

Very well done! Kuddo’s

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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ND2ELK

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posted 534 days ago

Great looking glider. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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trifern

7895 posts in 665 days


posted 534 days ago

Great bench/glider. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Rxmpo

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posted 534 days ago

That is one great looking bench!! Well done.

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GaryK

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posted 533 days ago

That’s a great looking glider! I have never used cypress before.

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

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WoodChucker

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posted 533 days ago

Sweet

-- WoodChucker, Sherwood Park, Alberta

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douglbe

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posted 533 days ago

I like it. Some day I’ll give it go for my wife.

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

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Hozer

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posted 531 days ago

Nice work. I was wondering where you got your cypress and how much it cost. Also is the glider hardware meant for exterior use? I’m around GR all the time and don’t know any cypress suppliers. Thanks

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Thepps

27 posts in 651 days


posted 529 days ago

Thanks for all of the nice comments.
TomK: I used Titebond II for all of the joints. I’ve had good luck with it in the past. I plan on using an exterior oil finish, such as Cabot’s. I don’t want a film finish that I would need to sand off and reapply every few years.

Hozer: I’m not sure if the hardware is meant for outside use or not. I guess only time will tell. I buy all of my lumber from Johnson’s Workbench. They give price breaks to members of the woodworker’s guild, which is a pretty easy organization to join. I believe I bought this lumber for around $2.50-$3 per bf, depending on the thickness.

-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI

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TreeBones

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posted 527 days ago

Lucky wife. Very nice

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

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Dusty56

3490 posts in 586 days


posted 331 days ago

WOW ! That is the nicest bench / glider design I’ve seen : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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grizzman

545 posts in 201 days


posted 142 days ago

very nice job…will have to agree with your wife…i think the cypress would look better with some added color..but you did a great job on the build…grizzman

-- The Grizzone

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a1Jim

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posted 142 days ago

super bench (late Post)

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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woodworm

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posted 48 days ago

Very nice bench. I like those smooth & fluent curves. Cleavely done!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Karson

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posted 48 days ago

Beautiful Looking job. I made a couple of benches with Cypress lumber. They don’t have any finish and they are aging real nice. I nice grey color.

That’s why I like cypress, “No maintenance”.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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ken90712

351 posts in 86 days


posted 3 days ago

Sweet looking! Very nice.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

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