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    Adirondack Chair Finsh

    Jimmy at KMI suggested I use a 1/3 mix of Spar Urethane, BLO, and Mineral Spirits to treat the Adirondack Chairs. He has used this on chairs made at KMI with good results. So I have tested this recipe on a piece of cypress scrap. It gave the cypress a nice light amber color. just what I was...
  2. Splinter

    Adirondack Chairs

    I finally made the Adirondack Chairs for our dock. See photo gallery. I start on the foot rests tomorrow. I bought the cypress at Turn Bull Lumber. This was my first expierence with cypress. It was 4/4 x 6" x 12' air dried #2 common for $.90 a bf. Almost 1/2 of the boards were almost totally...
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    Chairs with umbrella support/table attached
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    102 BF of air dried Cypress from Turn Bull Lumber
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  8. DaveO

    Kids Adirondack chair WIP

    I have started working on the child size Adirondack chair for my wife to give as a gift and one for my daughter (to avoid the melt-down when she sees it). The prototype mock up to get dimensions and shapes: The dry fit and trying to visualize how the back's curve will be cut...
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    Wood for Adirondack Chairs

    Other than pressure treated SYP what wood would you recommend to build Adirondack chairs that are going to be used on a dock? I thought about teak but it is rather expensive and I think I have heard it is very hard on tools. Is this true?
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  10. DaveO

    Adirondack chairs ???

    I have been requested by the LOML to make some child sized Adirondack chairs for her girlfriend's kids. I have searched for plans but had no luck on the child sized chairs. I know the basic construction methods, and general dimensions for a child's chair. My big question is what is the angle of...

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