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parrisw

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Here is my first project that I have built with the wood that I have milled. Its a Adirondack chair. As you can see by the pics, it folds up to for easy storage.

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Mike Van said:
Nice job on the chair - Great feeling being able to build something without running to the lumber yard first, isn't it?
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Yup, the only thing I had to pay for in that chair was some gas for the saws. And a few nuts and bolts/screws/glue. Its a labor of love though. The actual time I have invested in that is quite substantial, if you count the milling as well, and the time to figure out the build. Next one will go faster. I wish I had a band saw, I'm looking for one. Much faster and easier than a jigsaw.
 
Mike Van said:
You can't count the time, I can't anyway unless you're 'in the business' The end satisfaction is priceless as they say.
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Yes, I agree. I'm not planning on selling!! If I was it wouldn't be worth it. Unless someone really wanted to pay. Not likely you can go out to a store and buy one like this that is made out of dimensional Cedar!!
 
Excellent... great job, looks clean and neat. Love the way it folds up. I have several plans for one of those folding types but havn't got to it yet.
 
Thanks allot guys for the compliments!! Yes I really like the design, easy to put away for the winter so it doesn't have to take up allot of room. A friend of mine builds lots of outdoor furniture, so I got the idea from him. I measured one up and just ran with it, made a few changes to my liking, and to make it my own. I also made up a set of templates to make production easier.
 
parrisw said:
Yup, the only thing I had to pay for in that chair was some gas for the saws. And a few nuts and bolts/screws/glue. Its a labor of love though. The actual time I have invested in that is quite substantial, if you count the milling as well, and the time to figure out the build. Next one will go faster. I wish I had a band saw, I'm looking for one. Much faster and easier than a jigsaw.
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For my adirondacks I've made templates for all the curved pieces out of 1/4" hard board...use them to trace the patterns out and then rough out with the jig saw to within 1/4 - 1/8" of the line. I fasten the templates to the work piece and then clean it up with a pattern bit on my router. Speeds the process up a little and you don't have to sand saw marks off the edges of pieces. I'm going to try and make some more of these out of some edge grain fir that milled last summer - I've got some nice wide boards (8") for the arms. Did you use the Lee Valley plans? Nice job...I like the thickness you choose - good and beefy - but not klunky!
 
RPM said:
For my adirondacks I've made templates for all the curved pieces out of 1/4" hard board...use them to trace the patterns out and then rough out with the jig saw to within 1/4 - 1/8" of the line. I fasten the templates to the work piece and then clean it up with a pattern bit on my router. Speeds the process up a little and you don't have to sand saw marks off the edges of pieces. I'm going to try and make some more of these out of some edge grain fir that milled last summer - I've got some nice wide boards (8") for the arms. Did you use the Lee Valley plans? Nice job...I like the thickness you choose - good and beefy - but not klunky!
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Ya, I made templates as well. But using a trim bit on a router on 2" material, would that work well? I don't have a trim bit that long. I cut to the line, then sanded with a belt sander. No I didn't use any plans at all. Just measured up a chair of my friends.
 
Way too go Parris!

That came out super! Looks very comfy too. I love the folding ability. Cedar too! That'll last forever (relatively speaking):clap: :cheers:
 
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parrisw said:
Ya, I made templates as well. But using a trim bit on a router on 2" material, would that work well? I don't have a trim bit that long. I cut to the line, then sanded with a belt sander. No I didn't use any plans at all. Just measured up a chair of my friends.
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You can do it, but you would have to use two bits - a pattern bit to copy the template (bearing is on the top of the cutter) and then use a flush trim bit (bearing on the bottom of the cutter) to finish from the other side of the work piece. I'd have to check the length on mine but I think they are both 1 1/2" bits - 1/2" shank. Go to Island Saw over on Bridge St. - they usually have a good selection of stuff...sometimes pricey but would give you an idea of what you need and then shop around.

Check out Lee Valley too:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=30166&cat=1,46168,46171&ap=1

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=30165&cat=1,46168,46171&ap=1


I forgot to add as well .....if you haven't had this experience template routing - watch for tear out when routing across the end grain as that bit will sometimes chew huge chunks out of your work piece like there is no tomorrow. On occasion it may even rip the piece out of your hand and through it across the shop. If you climb cut you can lessen the tear out but then you are feeding the piece opposite to what you would normalcy do. I'll post some pictures if I can find them of what happens when you lose the work piece across the shop. RPM
 
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