Done with my Chair

[Dax]

This is my Guild Build Adirondack Chair

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I used cypress for all parts except the front legs. They are from a mystery hardwood. My brother-in-law was a shop teacher and would comb the ads for cheap wood. He followed an ad down to the docks where someone was giving away 3"x3" hardwood boards used to separate some kind of metal pipes or beams on a freighter from Asia. He gave me some boards to mess around with and I built the chair for his wife who was in a bad car accident and will be sitting around the house recuperating...why not sit in style. So I thought I through in the wood he gave me somewhere in the project. It has a lot of checking and knots and things but I think it still looks nice.

I am a beginning wood worker so I decided not to do some of the details. This was the first time I have done mortise and tenon joinery so the joints weren't perfect but I think with the added screws and careful glue-up it'll be o.k. over time.

For the front apron I just used the template to add a cloud lift detail and called it good. After watching Marc's video on how to do it with the table saw I regret milling my wood to size before watching the video or would have probably tried doing it the table saw way. I just didn't want to spend the time to mill up and then glue up the stock. My cypress was all 4/4 and about 5"-6" wide. I also opted out of the cool arm brackets and again just used the template to make some little curves in a single piece. Finally, I used walnut dowel instead of the ebony, not as cool but a good alternative for me. Finished it with two coats of the Teak Oil...smells so nice.

This was my first guild build and I learned a ton thanks to Marc's videos. I'm a visual learner so this is the way to go for me to learning woodworking and building my skills.

In hindsight I think I would have utilized Marc way more by emailing him pictures as I go and questions. Sometimes I would think "well I'll figure it out" and...no I didn't, I screwed it up, but I'm totally down with the learning process. I would have also used a harder wood.

Peace out!

[Dax]