| Project by CharlesA | posted 05-19-2020 02:01 PM | 1136 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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Our “teak” chairs on our screened in porch were creaking so much that it was a constant source for conversation when we sat on them. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money, so I tried to maximize the lumber I had on hand.
I used Hank Gilpin's plan from Fine Woodworking from several years ago. Here's the PDF. There are a number of oddities on the plan—there are some dimensions missing and the dimensions for individual pieces include the tenon length. I ended up moving to loose tenons in making the final 4 of 5 chairs.
I used wood species that are pretty good outdoors (although ours won’t be rained upon). The first chair was made from Walnut I had laying round for years. The next three where made from flat sawn white oak that I got at a good price locally. The fifth chair is the Frankenchair, made from white oak, sapele, and walnut.
I am not applying finish, so they’ll all be various shades of gray after a while.
I’m very happy with these—the weight limit on these chairs must be 500 lbs!. They are sturdy.
-- "Man is the only animal which devours his own, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor." ~Thomas Jefferson
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pottz
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#1 posted 05-19-2020 02:11 PM
thats a great looking table set charles,did you also make the table.love the design and the eclectic use of woods.that set should last well beyond your time,and kids time.
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#2 posted 05-19-2020 02:19 PM
Nice set of chairs.
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CharlesA
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#3 posted 05-19-2020 02:26 PM
The table I got off craigslist a couple of years ago—adequate but not great. The matching chairs, however, were not adequate.
-- "Man is the only animal which devours his own, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor." ~Thomas Jefferson
pottz
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#4 posted 05-19-2020 03:31 PM
sounds like the next prroject charles,matching table?
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#5 posted 05-19-2020 09:26 PM
Looks good.
... wish I could see the plan…
Link to the PDF requries a login, so I was unable to look at it.
-Paul
-- I intended to be a woodworker, but turned into a tool and lumber collector.
CharlesA
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#6 posted 05-19-2020 09:27 PM
I’m a member at FW—I didnt realize that the PDF is behind the paywall.
-- "Man is the only animal which devours his own, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor." ~Thomas Jefferson
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