Best Damn Adirondack Chair Design -- Ever

“Norm” rebuilt a really nice one a couple of seasons ago.

SawStop table saw ;^)

There’s been some very cool adirondacks right here on LJs just search Adirondacks. Welcome to LJs

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Ya might try googlin’ “Jake’s chair”. I think if I was gonna build one, I would consider that one.

-- Professional firefighter (retired). Amateur everything else I try to do.

I think it was Marc DeCou that designed the absolutely best Adirondack chair.
Did a search for it

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/2166

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Not on LJ.com.. but on plansnow.com there is a decent design that has a matching foot stool that my wife is now insisting on having at some point this summer. The food stool is what sold my wife.. perhaps something similar?

I can’t help with a chair plan, but I DO offer a helpful phrase to be used when requested to build something:

“Sure, honey, I can build that, but I’ll have to buy a _.”

Fill in the blank with any remotely associated item from your wish list. Works for me! (most of the time, anyway.)

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

My buddy Eric built a couple of Jake's adirondack chairs. They’re attractive, sturdy, economical, and they stack. What more could you or your better half ask for. Once you make the patterns for one, you can crank as many out as you want. I think he used poplar or pine and then painted them. If I wasn’t going to make mine out of wine barrel staves, I would use Jake’s…

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Check my son in laws chairs out! They are nice looking and comfortable! I can email you the plans if you want them.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/17478

-- Randy, Allen Texas

You are correct those chairs are clunky, hard and uncomfortable; especially when compared to a large woven Mexican hammock. Mine is on a portable stand so I can move it to a shady spot with a nice breeze on a hot day.

You did not include the tools you already have so I don’t know what to recommend asking for. In my case I would like a Powermatic 18” bandsaw but I could also be willing to exchange my old Delta Unisaw for a new Powermatic or Saw Stop.

-- Les B, Oregon

I have one that I got from the Black and Decker web site 12 or 13 years ago (It’s not the one that’s listed now). It’s the most comfortable adirondack chair I’ve ever sat in.

Unfortunately, I can’t find the plans anymore. However, the last chair is about ready to give up the ghost so I’m going to disassemble it and use the pieces as a pattern for the new chairs. If you’re interested, I’ll also draw it up and upload it as AutoCAD and PDF files.

The seat has a gentle curve as does the back. It’s amazingly comfortable and at parties, anyone who sits in one will go thirsty rather than get up to get another drink and risk losing the chair.

-- Steve, Webster Groves, MO

I like the look of these, any producers out there?

http://www.eureka-business.com/products.php?action=details&record=5

-- Gen 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

I’ve built 4 now with these plans from Veritas, the first in pine and then 3 in cedar. The design is classic and they are extremely comfortable. Finished the cedar with 2 coats of Sikkens Log and Siding for an outstanding look.
http://www.veritastools.com/Products/Page.aspx?p=182

Ralmand,

I like the look of those chairs built by your son-in-law. Do you still have the plans or know where I can go to get them? Thanks!

There are arguably more free Adirondack chair plans on the internet than any other thing you can make. Google it, click on “images” and find the ones that you like. They’re all a little bit different.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails