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"Bernard Tuck"

15/11/2003 1:01 PM

Adirondack Chairs

Can anyone help, I am looking for a set of plans for the original Adirondack
Chair. i know that GMC in England used to sell plans but stopped a few years
back. i have been unable to find another source.

[email protected]


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bynot

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

15/11/2003 7:45 PM

i don't know why, but, the link didn't work for me, so, i'm cutting and pasting
it to see if it works
http://www.amiigas.com/Jake/Jake's%20Chair.htm

"Ed. O." wrote:

> Bernard,
> I agree with Lee about Jake's Chair. Built one several years ago and have
> a few pictures on my web site:
> http://www.amiigas.com/Jake/Jake's%20Chair.htm
>
> --
> Ed. O.
> My woodworking projects at:
> http://www.amiigas.com
> Remove the NAIL from e-mail to reply

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bynot

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

15/11/2003 7:46 PM

i don't know why, but, the link didn't work for me, so, i'm cutting and pasting
it to see if it works
http://www.amiigas.com/Jake/Jake's%20Chair.htm

"Ed. O." wrote:

> Bernard,
> I agree with Lee about Jake's Chair. Built one several years ago and have
> a few pictures on my web site:
> http://www.amiigas.com/Jake/Jake's%20Chair.htm
>
> --
> Ed. O.
> My woodworking projects at:
> http://www.amiigas.com
> Remove the NAIL from e-mail to reply

LK

"Lee K"

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

15/11/2003 9:35 AM


"Bernard Tuck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Can anyone help, I am looking for a set of plans for the original
Adirondack
> Chair. i know that GMC in England used to sell plans but stopped a few
years
> back. i have been unable to find another source.
>
> [email protected]
>
>

Try Jake's Chair, the consensus best design for Adirondack Chairs on the
web. Free, too. Here's the link:
http://www.internetwoodworking.com/w5/chair.html

EO

"Ed. O."

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

15/11/2003 11:33 AM

Bernard,
I agree with Lee about Jake's Chair. Built one several years ago and have
a few pictures on my web site:
http://www.amiigas.com/Jake/Jake's%20Chair.htm




--
Ed. O.
My woodworking projects at:
http://www.amiigas.com
Remove the NAIL from e-mail to reply

EO

"Ed. O."

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

16/11/2003 10:00 AM

Hey Mike,
I get the feeling you don't care for Jake's Chair. LOL
I have to be honest, we do not use it so I can't judge the comfort. We have
a 103 year old cabin on the property (SWMBO's playhouse) and that is where
it sits. A few coats of marine paint when first built and it looks brand
new.
Ed



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My woodworking projects at:
http://www.amiigas.com
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fF

[email protected] (Frank Shute)

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

16/11/2003 8:05 AM

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:01:24 -0000, Bernard Tuck wrote:
>
> Can anyone help, I am looking for a set of plans for the original Adirondack
> Chair. i know that GMC in England used to sell plans but stopped a few years
> back. i have been unable to find another source.
>
> [email protected]
>

I use the Veritas plans:

http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/wood/gf_gallery.html

You can probably get them from any Veritas stockist but I use John
Boddy's in Boroughbridge, N.Yorks. Tel: 01423 322370

You can see which Adirondack plans they do by visiting:

http://www.leevalley.com/

I think the plans are about 7 quid but worth it IMO.

If you do the folding chair, they'll also sell you a set of stainless
steel bolts for it.

--

Frank

MB

Michael Baglio @nc.rr.com>

in reply to "Bernard Tuck" on 15/11/2003 1:01 PM

16/11/2003 1:06 PM

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:33:37 -0500, "Ed. O." <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Bernard,
> I agree with Lee about Jake's Chair. Built one several years ago and have
>a few pictures on my web site:
>http://www.amiigas.com/Jake/Jake's%20Chair.htm

Hey Ed,

I built one, looks exactly like yours except for that sportin' paint
job.

I hate it. (Not your paint job, Jake's chair. Hate it.)

Not that I'm complaining, since the plans were free,
and the website _did_ say it was designed for a big burley manly-man,
and I am a little wimpy 5'8"... but... I hate it.

It _looks_ good, but it sits too straight up for my liking, and I find
that the arms are just high enough to make me feel like I'm donating
blood when I sit in it. I've never been able to "relax" in it.

I re-did the back angle and arm height dimensions using one of those
plastic adirondacks that Lowe's sells as a guideline, and it made a
world of difference.

Having said all that, I will say that it was a _great_ beginner
project, with clear directions and good line drawings, and that damn
chair is still out in the backyard, looking as good as the day I built
it. Sucks as a chair, but rocks as yard art. ;>

Michael


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