The Adirondack chairs are done! I finished putting the last parts on the second chair today. For the second chair, on the right I had to repair two of the vertical slats that make the back. The bottoms of the slats had rotted and so I cut off the bad parts and glued in replacement wood. For the seat, I had to make two new slats that had completely rotted. But now both chairs are as good as new. I never realized how much work it would take to do the repairs! That was a surprise to me. But there's a great deal of satisfaction in restoring something to make is look like new again. By the way, there are some faint shadows on the chairs, so they don't look perfectly white in the photo.
This was what the second chair looked like before I began my restoration process. As you can see it was in pretty bad shape,
They look wonderful and you are all set for the warmer weather! A true New England Yankee - don't replace it - fix it. You are meticulous in your work and I commend you.
ReplyDeleteI truly understand the satisfaction of restoring two wooden Adirondack Chairs. What surprised me was no mention of any rot on the bottom of each leg. I would have thought that a few years of wicking moisture and dirt into the end grain of each leg would have deteriorated the legs well before seat and back panels. The chairs looks great - enjoy your coffee and tea!
ReplyDeletePrimo! Brilliant thinking! In fact you describe exactly what has happened to the bottoms of all the legs! I decided in the interests of expediency, that I would postpone cutting off the bottom inch of every leg and then adding a fresh piece of wood to make the legs good as new. A project for the end of the season I think. I have so many other things that need doing! You are brilliant to think of that!
ReplyDeleteSecondo, I appreciate your over-the-top comment about my "brilliant thinking" but, alas, my comment is only because I have had to deal with similar and frustrating wood-rot experiences which falls into a lower IQ range. Primo
ReplyDeleteYour chairs look great. A lot of work but so worth it!
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