How to Build Adirondack Chairs

If you're fairly new to woodworking and you've only got a couple of experience under your belt, learning how to build adirondack chairs can be one of the highlights of your woodworking endeavors.

Building adirondack chairs is both rewarding and fun at the same time. Looking and lounging in an adirondack chair that you've built with your own hands is certainly one of the reward.

How to Build Adirondack Chair - Getting Started

To build adirondack chair you need to have some of the groundworks first. You need to consider the type of wood you'll be using, the tools you'll be needing, the plan or the design of your adirondack chair as well as the finishing you are going to use to achieve your preferred look.

WOOD

You can use variety of woods to build adirondack chairs however, you also need to keep in mind the type of climate you have in your area as woods are subject to decay in adverse climates.

Most woods can be used within arid climates. Cedar as well as redwood can be used in most climate zones while pine, with an applied finish can be used in temperate zones. For tropical zone, I highly suggest limiting your to cedar or cypress.

TOOLS

Learning how to build adirondack chairs certainly doesn't require use of power tools. However, if you have some of those tools around, it would really speed up the process.

Personally, I've used a table saw, tape measure, square, clamps, drill/driver, drill bits, jig saw, goggles (safety measures must always be in place no matter how big or small your project is), dustmasks and palm sander if you have one available.

Nothing fancy, really.

FINISHING

The type of finishing you are going to use is going to depend on the type wood you used as well as the look you wish to achieve with your adirondack chair.

Generally, spar urethane is good for pine. Exterior stain works great on cedar and oils like linseed and tung can be used on teakwood.

But I said earlier, you also have to consider the design you wish to achieve in choosing the finishing. So as a general rule, I Strongly advise that no matter what the finish you decide on, you test it out first on a same type of wood that you are using before applying it on your adirondack chair.

ADIRONDACK CHAIR BUILDING PLANS

One of the reason why I had such an easy time building my adirondack chair was I had such a good adirondack chair building plans that I was using. Each task was easy to accomplish as I was able to follow the step-by-step guide laid out in the plan.

I also had some options on the designs for the adirondack chair as it has many designs to choose from.

Given that I was able to build my own adirondack chair using a very workable plan, I strongly suggest that you do the same. It would save you some trouble and headaches.

A good adirondack chair building plan must have a comprehensive list of the materials you'll be using and a step-by-step intruction along with it. This way you'll be able to anticipate the cost as well as the tools you'll be needing.