You can make this Adirondack chair in a weekend

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This Adirondack chair is a perfect project for a beginning woodworker. Its construction is straightforward and simple, requiring no fancy joinery techniques.
Recommended tools:
• Table saw
• Tapering jig (Free plans at myshopjigs.com/) or you could draw tapers and cut them with a jigsaw.
• Pocket hole jig
• Jigsaw for cutting the curves
• Sander
• Router, if you want to add an edge profile on the boards. You could also ease over the sharp edges with a sander.
• Drill and driver
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[@tree_carcass_mangler]

I love these long form videos. I don't know how well they're performing, or whether they're a lot of trouble to make, or how long you'll remain interested in this style Steve, but for now I'm thoroughly enjoying these. Thanks for posting and thumbs up!

[@gigaphonicon]

I also prefer full length videos, maybe it's because I don't have tik tok and so I haven't developed that short attention span.

[@skpince]

Steve could no longer resist the temptation to make an adirondack video. I'm glad he did. 😊

[@joelentine8131]

We all are. Lol.

[@mattrinne]

"He's losing his mind! And we're reaping all the benefits..." - Jon Lovitz

[@skpince]

Suits me. Welcome to the club.

[@hossenfeffer8383]

There is always something just a little more … lush about a Steve interpretation of a classic. It feels like a woodworking design with a graphic designer’s view of how to use the white space. Steve’s designs are fulsome and strangely satisfying. 🇨🇦

[@SteveRamsey]

Thank you!

[@SteveRamsey]

Building plans for this chair: shopwwmm.com/products/adirondack-chairs

[@Luigi4950]

Great video ! Are the the pattern for one or are there 2 different size patterns

[@SteveRamsey]

@@Luigi4950 Both sizes for one price!

[@Luigi4950]

Thanks again

[@maxximumb]

At 9.16 why not use one of the offcuts taped to the back strut to reform a 90° angle to use against your square?

[@SteveRamsey]

Thanks again David! 👍

[@aes30006]

You shouldn’t be on that side of the table saw, with or without riving knife.. watch out dude.

[@StephenCheeseGardenServices]

Thank you! @SteveRamsey From watching you during LOCK DOWN I have taken the plunge and started my own gardening channel and I WILL be featuring your Mobile work bench etc and you've teached me enough to build a massive work shop. Keep Doing What You're Doing!

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

I built four of your first design Adirondack chairs back in 2020. One thing that I would highly recommend is staining/painting each piece of wood before assembly. When I painted the chairs after assembly, some of the areas of wood that I was unable to paint became water damaged and I ended up spending some time this spring replacing a few rotten boards on those chairs.

[@simonstark9000]

Painting them is a nightmare. Last time I bought a cheap sprayer which was a huge time saver even with cleanup. It's enough to make one wish for a dunk tank.

[@garymiller5937]

Great looking chairs Steve! You always make such nice looking projects. You nailed it with this one too. 😊😊

[@MrTraindriver1970]

Not everything in Australia wants to kill you, there is a small minority of us who like watching your videos! Great looking chairs you’ve built mate.

[@thewinenut9800]

No, most everything in Australia wants to kill you, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love your videos. Greetings from Down Under, keep up your fantastic work Steve.

[@sapelesteve]

Terrific build Steve! Those outdoor chairs are really great. 👍👍

[@johnspoentgen9489]

Steve, the chairs came out Awesome, and I'm inspired to try building them. Also, I worked in paint dept at the other big box store, and can attest to Cabot, it was always a big seller.

[@daviddura1172]

Thanks for allowing us to spend time together at breakfast building this chair… KZbin and earphones allows US to relax at MY CAFE (real name) spend time together thousand miles apart. That style chair reminds me of my grandfather who built 2 in the 1950s without any power tools …. Such memories… Thanks

[@David.M.]

Thanks Steve, another great video!

[@Toyotajunkie]

That crash was someone blown away by that awesome chair! The design has never been attractive to me, but it was a video you made, so I had to watch it. Thank you, sir!

[@andyc972]

Nice job Steve, they look great, a classic design and comfy too !

[@Tanktaco]

My mom wants one of these so def gonna watch this one more than once.

[@kf4ung]

I have missed your build videos, so good to have one of my favorite makers doing what he is best at in my subs box. Thanks Steve!

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful work, Steve! Nicely done!!! 😃 I'm definitely going to build some of them!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@jeffforbes3772]

Always cool to find a WWMM video waiting in my queue! Looks great sir.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Nice one Steve! Have these on my to-do list for a while now. Bought the wood, made some templates, just need to find the time!

[@danielcoleman2378]

thanks for the video. that patio is looking real nice. I can imagine some nice morning coffee sessions out there.

[@pteddie6965]

These are nice looking chairs, Steve. Your selling price for the chairs and the price of the plans are quite reasonable. Thanks for sharing this video with us. Happy fourth to you and your familyl

[@paint1956]

I love the simplicity of these chairs. I have ben woodworking for about 25 years love to over engineer my work, but I've never built an outdoor chair. Considering the south Florida weather these would be perfect as I don't think they will last more than 4 or 5 years outside anyway. Perfect. Also I've been a subscriber for around 10 years and I do believe you're getting younger.

[@woodworksbygrampies1284]

Hola! 🖐I have seen many versions of this chair, thank you for sharing yours. Really nice project. I hope I can get around to building a couple in the near future. Take care and have a good one, Adios!👊

[@epeiusgarage]

I love the long video formats. The chairs came out awesome!

[@jeffsolomon6097]

Charming! Not sure what I like better... the chair, Steve's long video, or the rainbow colored power tools!

[@carrieanneatreides6240]

Or the Friday the 13th swag? I love it all!

[@rjpaulsen1]

Love the action cam!

[@brendo1000]

Fascinating - Cabot’s is the default brand from our big box store in Australia. I put it on my first project - your workshop stool! Great chairs!

[@michaelgnaedinger5915]

They look really good Steve, looking forward to building a pair sometime soon 👍😎

[@sirgermaine]

A classic true build video - I assume it got way fewer views than would be in line for the effort put into this video. Metrics be darned, it's really great, I appreciate it.

[@SteveCarmichael]

Nice chairs Steve! Good to see another video from you. I've been working on getting back to making videos again soon.

[@cnrart.claudiorodriguez9978]

hola steve , sigo todos tus consejos, y esta va a ser el proximo paso, saludos desde buenos aires Argentina

[@johnford7847]

I hope you'll give a follow-up at the end of summer on how the Australian Timber Oil worked out. They certainly look nice now.

[@martintheron1386]

Lovely chairs

[@annakramar5088]

They build us tough in Australia (Down Under) to handle harshest conditions.😁 Nice job on the Adirondack chairs.

[@negotiableaffections]

Great work, beautiful chairs, Steve. And a smooth enjoyabl video. Cheers

[@nicolasmahdavian1793]

Great video...and relaxing.

[@BustedKnuckleWoodworks]

Loving the no-clickbait thing you’re doing. I really hope it catches on 🙏 😊

[@imsowright90]

Nice build. I need to build a couple of these.

[@thomaskelly1228]

Great video steve.

[@simonhopkins3867]

Extra points for all the countersunk pilot holes and not using an impact driver 👍🏻 For big circles and arks my step dad made a large set of dividers. 2 prices of wood a wing nut and bolt 2 screws with the heads ground to a point.

[@philipallard8026]

Nice project.

[@ammarsmb1739]

Nice and amazing job.

[@blaugrana-jw3dd]

I love how you do simple woodworking, no overkill or too much. But this is probably one of those rare times where you could have used a template for the rouded part. You cut so many of those, it would have made sense. Anyways. great video, nice content, beautiful result!!

[@agussunaryah364]

Pengerjaan kursi yang membutuhkan ketelitian yang extra,,, dan hasilnya pun cukup menakjubkan👍👍👏

[@JonnyDIY]

Such an OG Steve 💕👏👍 Great job.

[@danjackson1464]

I made a vaguely similar adirondack chair, and the screws from arm supports into the end grain of the back support were the first things to fail

[@roberto286]

Hi from Australia. Great video. Indeed, that oil should last. As you said everything has to be tough down under.

[@karl_alan]

Wonderful video

[@christenhildebrandt4546]

These are really cool! Might have to try them when my 2x4 ones die.

[@MASI_forging]

Another masterpiece 😉😉

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Draw a line down the center of the middle back piece and then use a framing square on the bottom cleat to align the center line to 90 degrees.

[@johndoe6032]

Nice work! Another good reason for buying wider boards and cutting down is that most boards are cut from young trees with the middle of the trunk in the middle of your board, which will cause the most cupping of the board. Buying a wider board allows you to cut out that middle part to minimize cupping. In this case if you want 3.5" boards you could buy an 8" or wider board and get your 3.5" pieces from either side of the middle, then throw away the middle part of the board what you have caused the most cupping.

[@vernonzehr]

i really love the design. it’s that exaggerated wide top of the design that made me click on the thumbnail. that extreme “flared” tapered back for some reason really does it for me. to be honest there are a bazillion adirondack chair videos but the unique back is what drew me in. i too enjoy the long play videos. even though i will probably never ever build any of the projects i watch i enjoy watching the process.

[@authenticsailor9808]

I got the microjig dovetail clamps, night and day vs the ones you are using for ease of use

[@scottjacoby2594]

Suggestion: With the new longer cross piece on the taper jig, you have room to mark out a ruler to measure the set screw off of. I’m sure it will beat having to switch between your tape measure and the screw driver 3-4 times every time you adjust it.

[@kenmitchell3784]

Nice contrast with the deck, but I must say I like the back of the chair to have a slight curve in it

[@itssamuel9893]

You make good vids Steve

[@moisesrobles7884]

Very good project we always follow your show and we mis your son it was more fun

[@mhoover]

You could use your square if you attached one of the taper cutoffs to it.

[@MidnightToker-ub4ni]

these shall be me next build ,,,you have a habit of making things look easy🙃👍

[@stevestewart5496]

Nice, Keep making video tutorials.

[@genemccarthy2847]

I would prefer using cedar but unfortunately, our local Home Depot (here in northern Arizona) doesn't seem to carry 1"x6"x8' boards. I know I could use pine but I have my sights set on cedar. The chairs will be placed on our deck and exposed to the sun and temperatures ranging from 20 to 105 degrees. So far, I have begun by building a taper jig prior to driving 100 miles round trip to where cedar can be purchased. Steve Ramsey is my guide. Thanks, Steve!

[@c31979839]

Up here in the great white north, we call them Muskoka Chairs. Same design though.

[@c31979839]

I stand corrected, not the same design.. Muskoka Chairs have a slightly curved back instead of a flat back.

[@fidgetshouse]

The best part is the two sizes. Now you need plans for the kid size. I am also delighted that you are selling these plans. You work so hard on developing all your plans, you should charge for them, and I think the price is modest. Good job!

[@MRrwmac]

Steve, Great to see you doing another project! Did the decorative wooden wheelbarow get removed like the wooden outdoor table?

[@darrylbuckett5380]

Great build, but the best was you using Aussie oil, brought tears to my eyes, i then drunk a beer in your honour. Cheers

[@robertbamford8266]

Very nice looking results! But you give the impression of “seat-of-the-pants” design. (I’m a bit skeptical (sketchtical?).

[@binaryLV]

14:14 - you might want to try using good old CD for drilling holes at a 90° angle, it acts as a mirror and helps a lot, you just have to make sure that the drill bit and its reflection makes a straight line.

[@marksrs69]

Steve another great video! One question. Every time I use pocket holes, when I attach the wood it moves about an 1/8 of an inch towards where I’m screwing. So like if I’m doing shelves it ends up past the line. Make sense? What am I doing wrong?

[@alblol]

You mention a drill bit u use with counter sinker built in. Do you have a link for it? Thanks Love your videos!!!!!

[@carriesing]

Hey Steve, I love your videos. Can you make and share plans for pet stairs? I have a small senior dog who has lost her ability to jump up on my bed. Thanks for everything from a hopeful hobbyist in San Francisco.

[@cobberpete1]

Made mine 'Many' years ago from 'Norm's ' plans. Still looking good, and of course the odd re coating of of Jarrah oil. Yes I live in OZ, So far haven't been bitten by anything that can kill me. 🤪🤣

[@itssamuel9893]

Hi Steve chair looks amazing and hi from the UK Do you like the uk???🤔🤔🤔

[@warrencolegrove1]

You are great! Those look great. I can tell you they don’t last in Georgia, even pressure treated. And the ones I have are not comfy.

[@user-rj6td9uk7u]

Do you have plans for a similar chair that would sit higher off the ground? I'm not sure how much to lengthen the back legs if you increase the height of the front legs?

[@jeffbaker8808]

"Squeeshes in." 😀

[@Psimon3]

Do you have a tutorial on making the taper jig?

[@BreezyNMA]

Hi, I was given these exact chairs and they need restoration, I would like a shiny finish or like high gloss finish on the outdoor chairs I even have a baby one. What would you recommend on what paint or finish I will need to make these new looking? Thank you if anyone can answer.

[@brucejones8032]

Are the plans a hard copy or digital download?

[@gordonwalmsley453]

why are all your tools painted various colours? good job on the project steve

[@addminusDIY]

Are you using cedar? Whats the estimate cost of this project? Ty!

[@holdemNE1]

Very nice. What the hell was the crash noise?

[@nefariousyawn]

8:02 "chamfers are what separate us from the animals" -Blondihacks

[@deanmonksfield3747]

How many 1x6x8 boards are used in each chair.. i have some 4x4 posts i want to rip down?

[@woodismusa]

Video Idea: Cornhole Boards!

[@kotikmuka6716]

How many coats of paint did you apply to these chairs?

[@BadgerRobot]

I've never found Adirondack chairs be all that comfortable. Cool build though.

[@maxximumb]

At 9.16 why not use one of the offcuts taped to the back strut to reform a 90° angle to use against your square?

[@ourkid2000]

Is that an Alvvays poster I see on the wall? Great band, Molly is from here (Nova Scotia).

[@SteveRamsey]

Yes! I saw them a few months ago. Great show.

[@MrMikeEdie]

Good haircut

[@etiennelombard1894]

I bought the plan but it is only in Imperial. Is no metric version available?

[@danielbender4327]

Tip for the awkward work placement business at 18:30: Hang the front end of the chair off the end of your workbench and let the legs hang down as you bolt them on. You’ll want to lift the chair back up like you did after that to get the angles right, but at least they’ll already be attached at that point.

[@hobbeslives]

22:12 Any suggestion for a better solution than screwing into the end grain? I really enjoy your videos!

[@SteveRamsey]

Rabbet joints would be a good choice

[@ISKLEMMI]

Thanks, Steve! Did you find out what that loud crash was?

[@SteveRamsey]

Lol no! 😬 I was afraid to investigate.

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

​@@SteveRamsey Sounded like a cat who was up to no good.

[@garytompkins3761]

Then it did its job!

[@michaelsargent5051]

Hello Steve I made one of those probably 10 years ago but mine is little bit more modern I got out of a magazine I just send you a picture of it

[@jmcnro]

Steve did you ever find out what that loud crash at 24:24 sound was next door?

[@Dukefazon]

How are the lumber prices in the US? Is it any better since 2020?

[@JonnyDIY]

Yes mucccch better thankfully! 🙏

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

Hey Steve man I love this channel even built my own variation of your writing desk (icheapened the build up and made it more simple and table like) But I'd like to ask do you have any plans to ever do a fishing boat build I really wish you would consider this idea there used to be several videos on youtube showing boat build with a lot of detail and information but now all that remains are a few ten minute or less videos that aren't informative or helpful at all and a few three minute videos of people trying to get a person to buy overpriced boat plans the others are just videos of people's homemade boats in the water and show none of the build I hope you consider this as a viable option for a video Thanks for taking time to read this

[@ecsyntric]

isn't the back usually curved (along horizontal) on these chairs?