Adirondack Chair Timber

**IanW** · 5th April 2016, 07:34 PM

If you can get hold of it, White Beech (Gmelina sp.) should be very good in this context. It's very durable (used for boat decking) and at a density of .55, nowhere near as hefty as Ironbark....
Cheers,

**Bushmiller** · 5th April 2016, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by ian

Ironbark?
you might want to invest in an engine crane to get them from the workshop to where they will live.

Ian

I have an engine crane. It is the concrete floor I need to run it on that is the problem

.

When the choice of timbers available is Spotted Gum, Forest Red Gum, Tallow wood Ironbark does not seem nearly as extreme. Actually I have cypress pine too and I don't mind the look of it (unlike Arron apparently

) and it lasts well out of the ground. In fact the grain in Cypress is often spectacular and, although one of the heaviest soft woods, is about half the weight of Ironbark so Sawdustmaker: Go for it.

Regards
Paul

**yosam** · 9th April 2016, 11:41 AM

Hi Pariss

Here's one I built last year using good old radiata pine from bunnings using the the plan from the 2010 Woodworkers Journal.

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**Bushmiller** · 9th April 2016, 02:38 PM

Yosam.

That chair looks good. Are you able to keep it out of direct sunlight and the weather in general? I see you are in Canberra, so make that away from the snow too

.

Regards
Paul

**Pariss** · 8th August 2016, 08:56 AM

That's a really nice chair yosam. Cheers for that.

**rustynail** · 8th August 2016, 09:55 AM

Californian red wood. I too am allergic to western red cedar, no trouble with red wood.

**Bushmiller** · 8th August 2016, 12:50 PM

RN

The last time I looked WRC was expensive and redwood was twice the price. Is that still the case? I have read somewhere that redwood is very brittle. Would it be suitable for an Adirondack? I take the point that both timbers are extremely light and very durable outside.

Regards
Paul

**Pappy** · 9th August 2016, 02:23 PM

I have built a few using recycled vic ash for the frame and recycled merbau decking for the slats and back, looks good natural oil or painted.

Pappy

**rustynail** · 10th August 2016, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

RN

The last time I looked WRC was expensive and redwood was twice the price. Is that still the case? I have read somewhere that redwood is very brittle. Would it be suitable for an Adirondack? I take the point that both timbers are extremely light and very durable outside.

Regards
Paul

I use a lot of redwood and havent had a problem. As there are several trees that come under the redwood banner, there maybe some that fall a bit short on strength. The stuff I have been using has gone into indoor and outdoor furniture, window frames, weatherboards etc, without showing brittleness.
Personally, I think it ideal for Adironbacks and have used it for same. If you need some , I have plenty.

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