Adirondack Chair

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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jwicks- welcome to Lumberjocks you’ll feel right at home here. I like your adirondack, made a few myself. I think cypress is the best wood for them. I couldn’t help noticing the placement of your woodworking vise. Could you be a lefty too? There is a blog on LJ here someplace devoted to leftys, I didn’t make a comment though. bob

-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.

I like the adirondacks, I just need to stop turning long enough to make some of them.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

welcome jwicks…I am working on my second one right now…and boy how nice is it to make the second one…even though one year later…I am learning alot!

I love the fact that you used a lot of hand tools…I have lno experience with hand planes…but many say it is rewarding when you get them working smoothly…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Welcome, jwicks. You may perceive by my screen name that I am a staunch defender of the old tools. Now that I’m semi-professional (semi-amateur) learning to be what I call eclectic, which may mean enjoying the time-saving benefits that only the eclectic company can provide…

I very much like your chair, and hadn’t thought of using cypress. Great job!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

jwicks, I have made these chair also using Nahm’s plans. Don’t they sit goooood! They kind of hold you in there and won’t let you up.

I made a set of full size templates from 1/2 inch MDF of all of the parts, so when I “need” one, I can whip them puppies out. I have three in my front yard for the neighbors to google at. Mostly the birds sit on them and they are your harshest critics, you know. They let you know what they think of your woodworking skills. I ought to show them my BB gun skills, but you know them PETA people would come down on me like a ton of ipe! In the meantime, I’ll just show them my “hosing off” skills. Oh, well.

Hey, go to mcfeelys.com and get you some stainless steel carriage bolts and screws. Really brings the value of your work up and by the looks of the photos, you do some quality work. Keep it up.

-- Makin' Sawdust!!!

I started to collect the hardware but never completed the project. My wife asked for so the sky the limit on her projects. I have Norms plans from a Magizine so I have not one reason that its not done. You’re on the other hand looks picture perfect.
Thanks for taking the time for showing your skills.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Nice chair…How were the plans to follow?

-- Chris

Thanks everyone. I’ve only made them out of cypress so far but found it easy to work with hand tools.

Bob – Yup, I’m a lefty, nice find.

Sawdustonmyshoulder – I also took the time to make full size templates (1/4 inch masonite) which saved a lot of time for the second one. Thanks for the tip on mcfeelys.

Chris – I found it easy to follow the NYW plans. I blew up some of the drawings to make the full size templates.

-- Jon

NICE JOP
CLEAR HAND.

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

Nice chair.Great job!

-- jeanmarc manosque france