Instructables Adirondack Chair SS by Fopuar Mechanics opuiarMechanics.com there's actually no fancyjoinery everything's held For more on Adirondack Chai, see ow arginalstary. together with deck screws, We used cedar fr these pieces because stands up wellto the elements and t's ‘Our version ofthe Adiondack chair has come long way avaiable inthe requiced 3/4 and tin thicknesses You from the early types that had at backs and sets-and, could substtute pine you planto heepthe chairs out ‘we'veadded a matching table Don't be intimidated by of the weather. the curved sats and numberof picesin this project. ‘Although there ae afew angles and curves tocut, ‘Stop 1: Plans and Materials. ‘aTy.siZe DESCRIPTION 4.215 1/4x 16 cedar foot 2145 1/4 3338/8" cedar side rll 1.211 172% 19 1/8 cedarcleat B.1 1x4 1/423 1/8" cedar top backall L21x5x16 172" cedarleg C1143 12323 1/4" cedar bottom backsail M.23/4x 5x17 1/2 cedar stretcher 0.93/42 1/4 x23 1/4" cedar sea slat N.5 1x3 3/428" codarslat 73/43 14x35 1/2" cedar back slat O-asrequlred 15/8° No.8 Mhdeck sew F214 W420 1/2 coda front eg at required 2° No.8 hock ccrow G21x2 1/2128" cedar backleg H.21423/4 x6 12" cedar atm bracket L215 1428" ced arm FOOT PATTERN Adirondack Chair: Page 1‘Step 2: Making the Seat Lay out the side-ail shape on vourstock cut tothe ines. other partsof the side and backralls Keep the router with ajgsaw andsand the edges smooth. Then cutthe _ table et up for thisjob so you can round the edges of bbackrailsto size, and saw the curves that give the chal’ the other pats as they're made, backs concave shape. Note thatthe cut onthe top ral Issquore,whitethe bottomralhes.7-degreebevel, Because of the shape ofthe seat most o the sats require bevels on one or both edges Ute a tablesawor Gt the seat sats to size and round the upper edges of hand planeto cit the bevels ‘each witha 1/-in.quarter-round bit ina router table ‘Then, round the exposed edges those that won't abut ‘Step 3: Assemble the Seat Sart seat assembly by screwing the lower back alto the seat ides with one screw at each end of the rail Then, add slat Na das iedicatedin the drawing, gain using onlyone screw at each end, Measure opposite diagonals ofthe ‘subassembly and adjust tuntl its square. When you're satisfied, add a second screw to each end ofthe two slats tolock the pecesin poston. Step 4: Arrange Slats Use a1-n-thick blockas 2 spacer o position the rear seat at. Then install the remaining sts, Because the seats curved and many of the slat edges ar angled, don't try tomeasure these spaces. Instead, simply arange the sats by eye so thet they eppear uniform, Adirondack Chair: Page 2‘Step 5: Attach Legs Gut the front lagsto sine and round the long edge onthe outer table. Marca line onthe ined fac ofeach lag that Indicates the bottom edge ofthe side al. Then, atach thelegs to the seat assembly with screws driven rom the inside ofthe side ras. ‘Step 6: Add the Back ‘The back latsaretapered to create afan shape when installed. Cut each 35 1/2n-long slat blark soone end {83 1. wide andthe other's 21/4 wide. We did thisonatand saw, but ajgsaw will work, oo, Smooth the sawn surfaces cut the curved top ends and round the edges Cuttherearlegs to size. angling the top ends at 64 degrees. Clamp each ear leg to side al, bore and countersink screw pilot holes, ard secure the legs with Adirondack Chair: Page 3Step 7: Attach Back Rail Screw the top back alltothe top ends ofthe backlegs, and lay the char on itsback to install the back sats. ‘Step 8: Align Slats Pace 4in. blockunder the uppe’ back all to provide clearance forthe long back ats Mark the centers ofthe topand ‘bottom back ails align the canterback sl with thecemavks and screw tn place. (Note: no lazer baa were ueedin this assembly the orginal pictureis damages.) Adirondack Chair: Page 4‘Step 9: Secure Slats Insta the outer two sats. Secure the remaining slats 5 the top curved ends ae aligned and the spaces are uniform. ‘Since the back sats ar the focal point ofthe chair any gap toe large or toe tml, will mmediatly draw your ey, £0 Lnformity here isvery important. ‘Step 10: Install the Arms ‘Cutout the arms and armsupports, ard round the edges Temporaly clamp the supports in place and secure them with ‘Step 11: Attach Arms ‘Atach the arms tothe front and ear legs wth crews Adirondack Chair: Page 5‘Step 12: Make the Table ‘The table's built the same way asthe charallexposed edges are rounded onthe router table and the parts aresimply “screwed together Layout the feet on 1-in stock and ct tothe lines with ajigsaw hen cutthe remaining rectangulae pieces to size. Attach each foot with three screws. ‘Step 13: Attach Stretchers Bore pilotholes and screw the two stretchers to the legs Adirondack Chair: Page 6‘Step 14: Space Slats ‘To assemble the top, i's esses tofist clamp the pleces together with 3/8n-thick spacers placed between the top sas. “Then attach the caat-use the have sub-atsorbyto make gure theyre spaced propery. ‘Step 15: Attach Cleats to Base, Finish Fall, screw the base tothe top deats We finished ourpieces with Sikkens Cetol 1.077 Cedar. First, wie all the sanding dust from the wood, then LUghty sand the chairandtable wth 120-grit pape. apply acoatof fish with anatura-briste brush Allow Keepin ming, though, that cedar 2 soft oly wood that each cost to dry for 28 hours betoreappiyng the next. doesn't sand as wellas pine orhardweod.Youwon't Three coats should provide adequate protedion rom achieve the siky smooth surface that you'd expecton the elements indocr funiture. | have made about 20 ofthese chairs anc have given them al away to charty. This isthe fst char | am keeping for myselt.| have several past posts here. need to make the table. i’ Tmade them out of Douglas pine | had lett over trom building a pati. | cut all parts to size. First | ‘tough that they were t00 big for us and heretore downsized them 1,2. After building one, It tumed out to be too emall after all A nice chi forthe kide and letated over wih two new chairs with the orginal measurements. “The spocs are vary dificult toread. Do you have blow up of them or tomplaies? Adirondack Chair: Page 7Pu 22 se orecti wm ote an rea szes ‘ttp://oop.h-ed.cofassetsicm/5/06/64d! 12e5a5id4 - PMXI7O6Adron pat Diffcu to 88 measurements in plan on download Frome nconcrasserscmisuesnerrzesasi—PMKI7OSAGKON Had to use 3-1/2" umber for back slats because 3-1/4" not available, so adjusted. Made fora, ‘change in upper back support. Put back legs on inside, which made support sold. Made necessary adjustment to attach arms. Wil know fo make changes betore back legs go on next time. A Krag jig weuld have made the alteration easier Turned out well Love it! Great instuctable!| only made 2 ofthe chairs, they are prety easy to make, and very comfortable SE] "Nuestro primer trabajo on familia, grasias por las inatucciones..! I I made these chaits twice. The fist set | used expensive spanish cedar. On the second set used {8 2cds and 8 2x6s thal were nothing more than construction grade Lowe's lumber. I milled these ‘plezes of wood to 1" and 3/4" as needed and then painted them black. Black was the worst EVERYTHING shows on & How much wood co | need tobuy | krow this is 4 years old, butt might help somecne. Each chairis ust over 17 board fest (FF ‘not mistaken). To calculate board feet, multiply the length x width x thickness of a board (inches) and divide by 144, 1) you are going to you a specialty wood ke cedar igure on about 25 boar feet. There wil be wate 2) You can make one chair and the table trom 1 standard 8x’ piece of 2/4" plywood. 3) You can make one chair with 6 standard 2x6x6 lumber. You can get this pressure treated to withstand the elements. “Thanks for the plans. My father made these beautiful red chairs, with some ight adaptations, and ‘now we can find Adirondack garden chairs inthe French Alps! rue 2po6a! Ane cron pox ii Wel... kird of made one as wel. It IS my 1st ever so tdi not come out as good as | simed ito ‘be, but! do grade it "acceptable" anyway. is, after all, only 2 inches tal. ao Adirondack Chair: Page 8Great weekend project ae ‘Sorry to be such a nocb. in the plans, when the thickness is 1" coes that mean really 1" or he finished .875" I find at big box stores. The same is true forthe 3/4" boards. Do luse the 3/4" boards which are actually 625" finished? It seems lke | wouid have to plane boards to end up with the ioral 1" and /4” thicknesses. Any advice? Yes, the sizes are the nominal sizes, what we nowadays would refer to as “rough lumber" Long ‘ago the lumiber mils offered fnished lumber as an option and most people ended up buying it that way, but to avoid contusion, the lumbermils kept the sare ough cut" name. ‘So almost al lumber nowadays Is old S4S, which means “surfaced four sides” which i¢ why a2 x 4iisony 15x35. Yor, it confusing, but youre corrct ‘Some sight changos but great quide, Thank you! Fab acest citrine POF tomas. pop nn cnassom/ Sona 108a8e4 _PUXO7OBAdion pat Great. Thank you ova. thas anyone tried this wth polywoad? Il so, what hiciness di yeu use? ‘This was a unui, Itock me about 7 2x6x8 cedar deck planks. Great work, was the ea 2X6XS for one or two chairs? Thanks. ‘Actually, now luse 1x8x12s(dack planks, 2x6 is wrorg) and roughiy it takes abcut seven for two Chairs. There is less waste. Pus | adusted the tack slats so | end up with two pioces instead of |ust one. | use this simple jig to cut the diagonals. | have made seven chairs now. | made pattem 0 they are easy to replicate. |.am up to fve chairs now. One of these tie I need 19 make sorve for me. Nice joo! GB 2020 PO ore pans win measurement its st one wed fun project made for a 4H woodworking project made out of cedar and useda red siain ‘Ths! mght be a fun project te instuctons werent blued. Adirondack Chair: Page @It you go tothe Popular Mechanics website, you download the pans and they ae quite ice. ‘Nice and easy project, jst locking for garden chair ideas. ‘Can aryore provide with a link tthe plane in pd format eutable fo printing and template woo? Really want tomake these chairs! Thanks! Hi Tabla. lusttook measurements from the POF in the internet. For me (hame usa) it was ‘enough precise. Ei tizte anor one wit sxuce wood. And replaced he chairback othe ist oe. A fh, [bought extra wood as am buling mutiple sets. A rough quess for2 chairs and a table 150- £200 edn. | used higher and screws and had a lot of waste cutting the back slats, duo te poor Sized and available lube: | dofiritely coud build them cheaper with better lumber suppor ‘When first looked atthe project l used Home Depot onine to get a rough price ane think twas ‘about $60 per chair [My first buld, great instructions I'm very happy with the project. Roughyy, what dit cost you in materals? “This wil be my fret wood working project and | ha ‘much wood to buy from these plans? ‘900d lookin chaie 2 quick question. How do figure cut how Done with White Oak bc I did not want to pay so much for Cada. Made this decsion wih the help from the person working atthe lumber yard. Had to go with 7/8 inch forthe 1 inchers bi the 1 inchers had o be pained. 2 coats of Spar Urethane. They'e heavy, but | don’ plan on using them ike regular lawn chairs and | doubt if tenagere willbe running down the sreet with them Person at the lumber yard said ‘The wind wor't knock these over. How do they look? My first, ‘vial chair laid was with Pine tom Home Depot and the wood cost me the same as the White ‘Oak trom ine umber yard. Goebeguzzier [RBs wousbe an awesome istrusatle il you could dear up hisses ao epbl in the POF. Thanks ‘0 the next webste:
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He In CANADA we call the Muskoka chair... There is ane in my backyard Ba | understood that this type of chair was called a Nuskoka chair to! In fac. fhe work's largest ‘Muskoka chairis in Gravenhurst inthe area of Ontario krown as, well. Muskoka, Hove is a site with some authortaive information about the diferences. Wood is company that rakes this tye of chat ‘Muskoka 1. Orign to the Muskoras 2. Seat lowor to ground, comfort ft 3. 19° span betwoon arms 4. Longer seat front to back ‘Adirondack Chair: Page 10,‘Aaironaack 1. Origin to the American Adirondack Mountaine 2, Seat higher off ground 3. 21-172" span between arms 4.1172" kegs ‘And, there you have it Ji 1111 1%2 0 wt chairinGravarhuret. Climbed up, ae ok pho? ‘Adirondack Chair: Page 11