Muskoka Chairs



Muskoka Chairs, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

I managed to finish these two Muskoka chairs (also called Adirondack chairs) in pretty good time. We haven’t deployed them yet, though… it’s hard to let go. I MAY still want to consider applying some kind of finish. The two chairs I built last year have weathered to a nice grey, so maybe we’ll just go with that again. Nothing lasts forever, and once you add a finish of some kind, you begin the process of DEGRADING that finish, and in two years, tops, you’ll be sanding and RE-finishing… So I’ll probably just let them be….

When I get some more of this lovely Western Red Cedar, I can start in on the next two — for an actual paying customer!

Walnut Footstool – Dry Fit



Walnut Footstool – Dry Fit, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

Shown here held together only by gravity, friction, and maybe static electricity, this is a dry fit of my work-in-progress black walnut footstool. The lid will be 3/4-inch Baltic Birch, upholstered. The floor bottom is also Baltic Birch, and has had a coat of stain already so it shows darker. The walnut should darken up just from the poly finish it will get.

I should probably notch out for the hinges BEFORE I glue this puppy together, I’m just thinking now…

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