Do-It-Yourself Guide To Making a Homemade Adirondack Chair

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Do-It-Yourself Guide To Making a Homemade
Adirondack Chair

• http//www.thebestadirondackchair.com

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• Are you looking for ways to repurpose your old
  wood pallet? How about building your own
  Adirondack chair at home with the use of your old
  pallet? Well, if this seems cool for you, here's
  a step by step guide on how to do it.
• Have you been wanting to build your own
  Adirondack chair but you don't actually know how
  to do it? Well, this step by step guide will help
  you create a majestic and comfortable chair for
  your outdoor space with the use of an old pallet.
  Generally, a standard wooden shipping pallet
  measures 5 inches tall, 40 inches wide, and 48
  inches long. Its slats are around 4 inches wide.

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What you will need
Pry bar Power drill Nuts and Bolts
Hammer Wrench Screws Miter saw
Sandpaper Tape measure Paint or varnish
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What you will have to do
1. The first thing you should do is to
disassemble the pallet using a hammer or a pry
bar. You would also need to remove all the nails
from the pallet. Once you are done disassembling,
you will have sixteen 40 inches slats and two 48
inches long pieces. 2. With the help of a tape
measure, take a 14 inches measurement of the slat
and then cut it using a miter saw. Take another
14 inches measurement for the remaining section
and cut it. 3. Get another slat, take two 20
inches long measurement, and cut them. 4. Cut 6
more slats that measure 26 inches long each.
Also, cut another 4 slats that measure 25 inches
long each. Set aside. 5. Place the two 48 inches
long pieces in a parallel position, around 26
inches away from each other. 6. Place one 26
inches slat on top of the long pieces and then
create two pilot holes on each side of the wood
using a power drill. 7. Secure the 26 inches
slat with the use of screws. Do the same for the
other 4 slats, but leave half an inch space from
each other. 8. From the left edge of the fifth
26 inches slat, measure 3 1/2 inches. 9. Make a
mark on the sides of the frame and then place the
remaining 26 inches slat on the mark. Drill two
pilot holes and secure the slat with screws. 10.
Get the two 25 inches slats and place them on the
ground in a parallel position. Leave 25 inches
space between the two slats.
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1. lace the other three slats onto the paralleled
slat and at least half an inch apart. Drill a
hole and secure them with screws. 2. Turn the
piece upside down and fasten the remaining slat
to the end. This piece will serve as the back of
the chair. 3. Insert the back piece into the 3
1/2-inch gap of the frame. Drill a hole and then
insert the bolt. You can use the wrench to
tighten up the nuts onto the bolts. 4. Take the
14 inches pieces and cut their ends forming a
45-degree angle. 5. Lift up the
chain's left side, then attach the 14-inch pieces
to the sides. This will be the legs of the
chair. 6. Clean and smoothen the surface of the
chair by sanding it. 7. Once smooth, you can now
apply the varnish or paint of your choice. This
will help protect the wood from various
elements. Let the paint or varnish dry and you
are done. You now have a new homemade Adirondack
chair for your garden or patio. And who would
ever know if it's crafted from an old wood pallet?
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CONTACT US

• DFC Woodworks Inc.
• 305 Bridge Street South
• Kemptville, ON, Canada K0G 1J0
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