Dennis Peacock
02-08-2004, 1:30 AM
Ok....I have combined the design of 3 adirondack chairs to come up with my design. The basic structure is exactly like the Settee in Wood Magazine. My problem? The radius of the bottom curve for the seat back is 20" and the curve radius for the upper support for the back that attaches to the arms is 23-7/16".
When I tacked the back splats on the chair, the backs of the top boards lay nice and flat in the larger radius curve...BUT....the boards do NOT lay flat against the curve of the smaller radius. With the all the boards put in place and tacked with a 16-Ga brad.....the outside board are standing off the bottom radius by about 1/8th of an inch. I followed the plans for the base and supports and back pieces. Is this normal? In my mind, the board should be resting up against the top AND the bottom radius curves without clamping or stressing. Right?
Anybody got any pics of some adirondack chairs that they have made and are willing to post the front and rear view of what they made and did?
How far above the arms of the chairs can you go unsupported before one has to figure out how to add additional support on the curved backs?
When I tacked the back splats on the chair, the backs of the top boards lay nice and flat in the larger radius curve...BUT....the boards do NOT lay flat against the curve of the smaller radius. With the all the boards put in place and tacked with a 16-Ga brad.....the outside board are standing off the bottom radius by about 1/8th of an inch. I followed the plans for the base and supports and back pieces. Is this normal? In my mind, the board should be resting up against the top AND the bottom radius curves without clamping or stressing. Right?
Anybody got any pics of some adirondack chairs that they have made and are willing to post the front and rear view of what they made and did?
How far above the arms of the chairs can you go unsupported before one has to figure out how to add additional support on the curved backs?