some of my old highschool woodshop projects

[Brandito]

Adirondack chair.

this is by far the one thing i'm most proud of. it's seriously cool. it's definitely not an original design, all of my projects were built using various plans.

oh and ys, it's missing wheels, never got around to making those, it really needs them too.

kind of stupid for me to make it out of oak. basically means i can't keep it outside, plus it's extremely heavy. i'd like to make another some day, this time out of cedar.

it's truly a backyard lazy boy though, one of the most comfortable lawn chairs you'll ever sit in.

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[Brandito]

Adirondack chair collapsed. this chair was my second semester project junior year

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small tv stand with 2 drawers. this was my first real project junior year.

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[Brandito]

don't let the filth distract you, it's in pretty good shape. been sitting in the garage since i finished it. this was my senior year project, never finished it in class so i finished it later at home. never applied a finish either. just needs some sanding and a finish and it's ready for sleeping. of course i'll have to buy a mattress for it as well. it's a twin, this thing cost me a good 2-300 dollars in oak. the most expensive pieces were the 6/4 red oak. not tomention i screwed up my cut on one of the largest framing members twice, costing me 50 bucks each time.

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[ovuon]

Awesome...very nice. You do so smoothly and you use good wood. Maybe you have talent for make some furniture.

[Don_P]

Nice work!
If you have the space to sticker and dry some lumber find a small sawmill around you and start a stack drying. I ran across some walnut lumber I put away in high school the other week, I bought it in '76 it's probably ready :)
I charged a couple $200 the other day to mill up a couple of white ash trees, it produced some 4/4x17 inch wide clear lumber, not a bad deal. I'll probably either be doing ash stairs, panelling or cabinets for them in a few years.
You all grow nice black locust, its heavier than oak but is naturally decay resistant. I checked with NC State's furniture manufacturing hotline once about using it for outdoor furniture, the man I talked to thought it would be as good as teak. It gets sold as "appalachian gold" up here.

[Mike44]

Very nice projects there! I like that adirondack chair, especially how it is collapsable (and kinda customizable too with those different fronts!!). Great work!

Mike

[Brandito]

Very nice projects there! I like that adirondack chair, especially how it is collapsable (and kinda customizable too with those different fronts!!). Great work!

Mike

thanks! i think you're talking about the foot rest? there's only one, i took pics of it in various stages of being pulled out. it fits under the chair and slides in and out a little like a drawer, once pulled all the way out it hinges down. it's a super simple design but very effective.

again, i can't take credit for the design, it came as a plane with a bunch of templates, even had holes marked for drilling. i basically had to plain and join the material, cut it to the right shape and assemble. i think the key to having it come out well is patience and having the right tools more than anything. i certainly wasn't a skilled craftsman at the time, it was literally my second major project.

[homeloversue]

How neat! I've never worked with wood (or taken woodshop for that matter). It seems like you have a lot of talent!

[zeeshan66]

i'm horrible at that stuff. with your talent i could quit my day job