Adirondack Chair Plans - Making Your Own Is Easy With Plans

Jan 14
08:35

2010

nathalie veilleux

nathalie veilleux

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Following Adirondack chair plans makes it easy to build you own chair. Step by step instructions and a list of tools and material is all you need to get this project done.

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Once you have your Adirondack chair plans and builded your own,Adirondack Chair Plans - Making Your Own Is Easy With Plans Articles you will discover that there is only one thing nicer than sitting outside on a beautiful day in an Adirondack chair. That is sitting on an Adirondack chair that you have made yourself.

Building your own set of Adirondack chairs is easy, following a plan and step by step instructions. To get ready to do this project, make sure you have all the necessary tools and material to get started.

1 - Get All Your Tools

Table saw is good for length wise cuts within the grain of the wood
Jig Saw is a hand held power saw for cutting curbs
Miter Saw is a saw for cross cuttings and angled cuts

2 - Get The List of Material Needed

The first step is a very important one. It is to choose the right type of wood for your chair. The wood you pick will have a direct impact on the way the final product will look. A good choice for wood would be pressure treated southern pine which looks good and is durable outside. You can also use red Cedar witch is known to be bug and rot resistant. See your plan for wood exact quantities. Adirondack chairs don't need a lot of lumber to be build.

3 - Cutting the Legs

The bottom legs of the chairs are curvy so they need to be cut first. Cut your board the right length according to the plans. Rip the board on the table saw to the width of the widest part of the curb. Remember to always wear protective eyeglass when using power tools.

There is an easy to draw the curb on the board. If you draw a grid inch by inch on the board that match the grid on the pattern, you go square by square and you make sure the board matches the pattern. Then you can cut it out with the jig saw. You don't need to draw an other grid to do the next leg, just use the piece you just cut out and draw the curb on the next board.

4 - Cutting the Upright Support Legs

According to the plans, measure carefully and cut to length using the Miter saw. To attach the first two legs, wood glue and screws are needed. Remember to wipe out the excess of glue immediately after applying it, before it dries out.

It is important to make sure that the legs are straight and leveled, and to do that there is an easy way to make sure that they are properly aligned. A good tip to do that is to put a piece of wood or a straight edge on the surface work,to act as the ground. Then you can just get your upright support legs and apply them against the "ground". Then gluing and screwing the first two legs together is easy when you know the base is at the right level.