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.
Cypress seems like a good choice to me.
I'd go with cypress. You can see a couple of things I've made with it on my web page.
Ed
Nicely done!
John Marietta, GA
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?
Thanks, John.
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
mart>Got the world from La SWMBO to built 4 adirondack chairs.There are two
Cypress is a softwood, e.g. the tree is a conifer.
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
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