How to make garden furniture?
#11
I want to know how to make garden furniture easy way for starters
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#12
http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/22...ure-ideas/


http://allcrafts.net/woodworking/woodoutdoors.htm

We can be more helpful if we have a better idea of what kind of experience you have and the tools you have, Most of us can remember when we were just beginning and needed the same information.
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#13
Look for a book called "Building Garden Furniture" written by Ray Martin & Lee Rankin.  Wonderful book with detailed plans and explains how to do it and what tools to use.  This book has over 30 outdoor projects.

Colin
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#14
Most useful garden and outdoor projects are benches and chairs. I had a great time make the jake's chair free online and you can find several on line tutorials. 



http://tulsawalk.com/projects/jakeschair/index.html



https://www.google.com/search?q=Jakes+ch...1bUOzEM%3A

woodsmith has a couple great items a bench and an arbor both are on display at the store and headquarter in Des Moines

http://www.woodsmithshop.com/episodes/downloads/

or really simple

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=...9175138850
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#15
A lot of plans have garden included in the description . A lot of free ones online . Pick one that fits your needs. Look at the plans.
Google ----- free outdoor plans

Scroll down to garden



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#16
Search google for "Jakes Chair"; you can thank me later.
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#17
So, how's it coming??
Gary

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#18
Snookered.
Crazy 

Ah, well, now and then we try to help and get egg on our faces(or garden furniture sawdust).
Crazy
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#19
I've made many of the Adirondack type chairs and have evolved them some from the original design to fit me.
  I wanted an adjustable back for lying back or stargazing, or in between for slouching as my wife calls it.

 My first attempt was to adjust the back using the legs, but I changed that to a slotted side bar (Metal for outside, wooden ones for out of the weather ones). They work well.

 Once you get your design down you like, just make patterns, then you can make one, two or four at a time.
  Making one may take 2-3 hrs from the first cut to "ready for finishing". Making 4 of them might take 4-5 hrs.

 I've had one sitting in the weather and rain for maybe two years now and it is looking good still. I water down latex paint and rub it on, then clear coat it with 4 or more coats with sanding making sure to get all surfaces covered well. The bottoms of the legs have a 3/8" piece of rubber from an old tire mounted to keep the leg off of wet ground. I use titebond II or II with no problems yet.
 It's important to sand all ends of the boards shiny smooth and coat them well to keep the moisture out.
 I tried plugging the screw holes using a nice darker wood like mesquite- this works fine out of the weather, but too much rain just squeezes them out if they are outside in the yard.

 It isn't hard to make variations by lessening the angles, making legs longer, a more upright back and so on.

 The entry width between the arm rests is important for best comfort in getting in and out of the chair I found out- even a 1" difference in width can make or break it. Also, the height of the seat at the point where your knees bend and your legs rest on the floor is very important. These type chairs may or may not be the best for the elderly- they can be laborious getting yourself up from.
 Hope this helps in any way.

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#20
Some general thoughts

Wood Choices-----redwood, cedar, cypress, white oak ipe if available sizes would work for your project.

Finishes--stay away from varnish unless you want to spend he rest of you life refinishing. I had great results with solid color stain. You can even use just the base mix for a semi-clear finish.

If your project will sit on soil be careful of end grain sitting in the soil. I've had good results coating feet with epoxy.
Dave
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