adirondack chair plans

[Trent Mason]

Originally Posted by Ray Martin

Trent,

Very nice chairs. If you're looking for a wood that will stand up to the weather for the next version of the chair, you might consider cypress. It's pretty much everything resistant

Since this was your first post, I'd like to encourage you to post a note introducing yourself in the Who We Are forum. Tell us a bit about yourself and the kinds of woodworking you like to do. By-the-by, we do love photos here. You're off to a terrific start with photos in your first post. How about some more projects and a few of your shop?

Welcome to North Carolina Woodworker (I bet you'll love it here.)

Ray

Hello Ray,

Thanks for the kind words and the tip on using cypress. I'll definitely give it a go. Sorry for not introducing myself. Just did it here though. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/s...330#post126330

Trent

[JackLeg]

Cypress is the way to go, in my opinion. Easy to work, finish, and will hold up well.


Ivey can fix you up if you can take it right off the mill. I've been buying from him for nearly a year and he has good stuff. Also, the "green" lumber will dry down to 15% in a month to 6 weeks usually. And that will work for outdoor stuff.

[Douglas Robinson]

I have built at least 8 according to Norm's plans, which are in an old issue of American Woodworker. I have also built about 4 other ways. As Travis said Norm's plans are good. The one thing I would change is running a board lengthwise and perpendicular to each arm and then screwing the arms to each board from underneath. In that wat there are no screw heads exposed on the upper sides of the arms.

I have made them from cedar, Pine and something else I can not remember. Cypress is a very good choice. I am about to rebuilt a park bench using Cypress.

If your in the Raleigh area you are welcome to borrow the issue I mentioned.

Doug

[Joe Lyddon]

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I like the Jakes Chair.