September Project – Adirondack Chair

Boy does time fly -What happened to August?  It seems like summer just started.  Well, even with all the stuff going on with the sale of our current home and the purchase of a new shop home, it seems I was able to squeak out another monthly project.  Of course for the second month in a row, I could not have done it without the help of my oldest son Andrew.  He loves being in the shop and loves building things even more.  Earlier this month we were on the hunt for new out door furniture.  We thought we might find some good deals this late in the season.  As my wife and I were struggling to find something in the third store we went to, Andrew says “dad, I would really like to build something big, something people will use”.  He says this as we are standing in front of a set of Adirondack Chairs.  My wife and I look at each other and instantly we know what to do.  So the next day I start the hunt for good plans for Adirondack Chairs.  There is a lot out their on the internet but most of them just didn’t feel right.  I finally settled on a plan for a 2007 Fine Woodworking article. You can find the information here.  The design is pretty good and the drawing is really good.  The article itself is missing alot of information, so be prepared to figure some things out for yourself.

This turned out to be Andrew’s project with some help from dad.  He got to add another tool to his list of tools he can use, the band saw.  At first he was not sure, but then once he saw me using it, he decided to try it.  Now he loves it.

We decided to build one chair first to see how it goes and then dive in to build more after we learn the in’s and out’s.  That was a good idea, because as I said earlier, the plans were a bit lacking.   The end product looks really good and is very comfortable.  I am sure that after the move, we will be making a few more of these chairs.

Project Details

• Plans from Fine Woodworking
• Lumber Ceder – Dimensional Lumber purchased at Home Depot
• Cost – @ $90.00 for materials
• Hours – 12 including teaching

Steven