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6th August 2022, 11:32 AM #1
Timber suggestions for Adirondack chairs
Hey Guys. I'm going to build a couple of Adirondack chairs for around our pool area. I need a couple of suggestions on timber types that will be able to stand up to the tropical heat & wet seasons. I will be painting them, so don't need to use expensive timbers. Cheers, and great to be back on the forum again.
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6th August 2022, 02:54 PM #2
When we lived in PNG ours were kwila - now usually called merbau - it was fine, unpainted.
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6th August 2022, 04:06 PM #3
Thanks Graeme, I was thinking the same thing, even though the wife wants them painted Aqua, I might be able tp persuade her lol. Cheers.
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Kwila is durable but a mongrel for tannin stains on masonry. So if you have paving or flagging you may have issues. As you are in Cairns, Crows Ash would be a good alternative (low tannin content) also known as Australian Teak. Otherwise, if you want light weight, Western Red Cedar or better still, Californian Redwood.
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6th August 2022, 06:28 PM #5
I made a couple from dismantled wine barrels
There are plenty of designs on the net. The smell when new is delightful, I had to sand mine down as the red kept rubbing off on clothing. Also I wanted to leave stained but the aussie weather stuffed that up so dismantled both and amongst 100 other jobs, sanding them down and was going to paint white.I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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7th August 2022, 08:42 AM #6
I used hoop pine for a couple of the chairs about 10 years ago they are still going strong,
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7th August 2022, 02:18 PM #7
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7th August 2022, 02:32 PM #8
If, you are short in stature their down side is you desperately require a thing for your legs to rest on.
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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9th August 2022, 06:49 PM #9
I made a few out of very old larch. They are hanging in there but are awful heavy. Have made quite a few out of radiata. Painted and using SS screws. They last OK on concrete paving but the feet rot on the lawn.
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