Adirondack Chairs ~ More Playing with Sticks

Using Kevin’s shop yard as a backdrop obviously isn’t as appealing as our still green yard, unless you’re a fellow carpenter builder welder etc, but until he finds time to build the staging area I want this will do. But I was iPod armed and can’t wait to share these lovely new Adirondack chairs he’s been working on.

A couple who had hoped to win the raffled off set of these chairs at the charity auction a few weeks ago requested these.

Simple armchairs and bench of wide pine slats of slanted backs and seats easily conjure up early fall suppers on the deck. It makes me think of Indian summers, tired scarecrows, late pumpkins and the leaves changing color.

They also bring me back memories of summer grilling, sunshine, cold beer and lemonade, water fights and lightening bugs.

Either way, they call us out of doors.

And of course, the pine, as always, is courtesy fall off from the Sawmill.

An unfinished set runs $175.00 

Single stained Finish – additional $20.00 charge

Blended Stain Finish – additional $50.00 charge

Pieces sold separately - $75.00 each

Dimensions:

Chair – 20 inches wide, front seat height 12 inches, 21 inch arm rest height, 20 inch seat depth

Bench – 48 inches wide – all other dimensions same as chairs

~ Cheryl

Available through Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85182946/adirondack-chair-and-bench-set

End of Trail - Line Shack Benches

Along the original Cowboy trails, Kevin revisits the old west, dropping in on his StickStoneSteel genre to bring to life some old standards.

These Line Shack Benches are reminiscent of what the Cowhands may have built for the months they spent away from the ranch tending to cattle in the high pastures.

Kevin’s great Uncle migrated from Prussia to homesteaded in the Dakota Territory. His sons completed such tasks including the fencing and furnishing of the bunkhouses and what not.

Bow Saws, 1 and 2 man saws, an ax, a forge and hammers were among the tools that made the initial trip along side food staples, cookware and clothing. Then using what wood was left over from building fences and their housing, they put together a few luxuries. Tables and benches which would remain on site long after the cattle tending tour of duty was complete, set up for seasons to follow.

Now Kevin’s tools are electric and more calculating, but he builds in their spirit of making use of what is available. Where the Cowhands most likely used an old horseshoe Kevin uses scrap iron and saw blades.

The benches seen here are made from pine slabs, scrap iron and used saw blades cut and forged to fit the design. They are a bit upscale from what their ancestors looked like, complemented with stain washes and readymade bolts from an old futon frame but they do inspire a campfire cookout.

Come sit a spell. 

These benches will be on site at the "Deep Roots Festival" in Milledgeville,  Georgia on Saturday October 22nd.   

We owe thanks for this opportunity to Jessica Danials, owner operator of A Flair for Hair Salon here in Milledgeville,  whom is hosting the Charity auction at this festival for two local ladies dealing with breast cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma.

~Cheryl

P.s. These are prototype pieces, 76 inches long, 17 inches in height with a bench width of 15 inches. What would you pay for something like this?

Possible options are cushioned, and different ranges of finishes, you tell us, and we’ll go from there…