Got the world from La SWMBO to built 4 adirondack chairs.There are two
choices of wood available to me cypress and eastern red cedar.The cypress is
not the sinkers kind but from a little search is just as good as cedar for
outdoors properties.Im kinda leaning to go cypress since it is a hardwood
and the cedar is not.
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Jimi Hendrix
I made several folding Adirondack chairs from Cypress, including 2 for a
hospital charity auctionthat brought $950. They looked great, but I
found I had to be really careful not to split it. Predrill all holes
and finish driving the screws by hand (not by drill driver). It may not
be considered a softwood, but I found it very light weight. Finishes
beautifully with an oil finish.
Good luck, Art
martin wrote:
>Got the world from La SWMBO to built 4 adirondack chairs.There are two
>choices of wood available to me cypress and eastern red cedar.The cypress is
>not the sinkers kind but from a little search is just as good as cedar for
>outdoors properties.Im kinda leaning to go cypress since it is a hardwood
>and the cedar is not.
>
>
>
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'd go with cypress. You can see a couple of things I've made with it on
> my web page.
>
> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
Roble seems to be becoming an increasingly popular choice for commercially
made outdoor furniture here (Ontario Canada), although I have yet to find a
local source for the wood itself.
I like what I read about it and the look of it, but wondered if anyone in
the group has any experience working with it?
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Xzxce.406$Rl6.119@trndny08...
> .Im kinda leaning to go cypress since it is a hardwood
> and the cedar is not.
>
I'd go with cypress. You can see a couple of things I've made with it on my
web page.
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
Last time I was at Costco's, they had a nice Adirondack chair with an
ottoman made from a nice looking "teakish" wood with brass looking
hardware for something like $130. While I think I could buy enough PT
wood to build the set for that much, I couldn't buy enough decent wood
or anything like the "teakish" wood for that price. And for those who
feel that building the chair is the important part, it comes
flat-packed and you do have to put it together :-)
Dave Hall
On Tue, 03 May 2005 00:37:15 GMT, Art and Diane <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I made several folding Adirondack chairs from Cypress, including 2 for a
>hospital charity auctionthat brought $950. They looked great, but I
>found I had to be really careful not to split it. Predrill all holes
>and finish driving the screws by hand (not by drill driver). It may not
>be considered a softwood, but I found it very light weight. Finishes
>beautifully with an oil finish.
>
>Good luck, Art
>
>martin wrote:
>
>>Got the world from La SWMBO to built 4 adirondack chairs.There are two
>>choices of wood available to me cypress and eastern red cedar.The cypress is
>>not the sinkers kind but from a little search is just as good as cedar for
>>outdoors properties.Im kinda leaning to go cypress since it is a hardwood
>>and the cedar is not.
>>
>>
>>
"John Anderson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Ed
>> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
>
> Ed,
>
> The two garden benches you made look fantastic!
> Nicely done!
>
> John
> Marietta, GA
Thanks, John.
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> "martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:Xzxce.406$Rl6.119@trndny08...
>> .Im kinda leaning to go cypress since it is a hardwood
>> and the cedar is not.
>>
>
> I'd go with cypress. You can see a couple of things I've made with it on
> my web page.
>
> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
Ed,
The two garden benches you made look fantastic!
Nicely done!
John
Marietta, GA