A Perfect Match

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Just in time for snow flurries, the adirondack chair in my front yard has finally been united with its match. I kept the design the same from the prototype, though I needed to trace some parts directly from the first chair in order to match them. The only other change that ...

Another Adirondack Underway

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The adirondack chair I built last spring spent a lonely summer in the front yard awaiting its mate. With competition for my attention from summertime activities and other house projects, however, the second chair has sat for weeks half-assembled in my garage. But now, with winter's snow a daily possibility, completing the ...

Building An Adirondack Chair: Result

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Some cold weather last weekend kept me from staining the adirondack chair as quickly as I had hoped.  But the temperatures warmed up a bit this week, allowing me to finish the last bit of staining yesterday afternoon.  This morning, the chair moved to my front yard. This was my first ...

Building an Adirondack Chair, Part 2

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

The first post on my adirondack chair project left off with the cutting and assembly about 3/4 done.  Since then, I have finished the remaining construction items including the back and seat. On these last construction items I also made a few adjustments to the Rockler plans to suit my own ...

Building an Adirondack Chair

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Since I moved in to this house, I thought it needed a pair of adirondack chairs for the yard.  Recently I decided to activate that project and work on it in the garage in the evenings after the kids are in bed. There are countless sources for adirondack chair plans, but ...