If you are a fan of a classic Adirondack chair, you will probably be a fan of the “Westport Chair”. The Westport chair has a look that originated in 1903 by Thomas Lee.  The chair is beautiful in its simplistic look.  It just screams Adirondack camp (the expensive kind) when I see it. This wood [...]

How would you like to build an Adirondack Chair entirely from pallets?  This isn’t a typical pallet project that essentially looks like some screwed together pallets at the end.  This is a nice Adirondack chair that happens to be built from lumber that you can typically extract from a few pallets.  In fact this project [...]

folding-adirondack-chair-diagram folding-adirondack-chair-material-cut Over the past 15 years I have personally built over 100 Adirondack chairs.  I don’t want to look back and count, but the number might exceed 200 chairs.  During that time, even with that large number of Adirondack chairs, I haven’t built a single folding Adirondack chair.  Looking back, that seems silly.  A folding chair [...]

Many of our readers have asked about Adirondack rockers over the years.  An Adirondack rocker is simply an Adirondack chair with a rocker affixed to the legs.  It shouldn’t be overly complicated, but when searching, I think many of us get hung up on finding a “rocker”.  I would suggest that you find your favorite [...]

The following set of Adirondack chairs are what I would consider “easy to build”.  These chair plans are from Lowe’s creative ideas and are a beautiful addition to any patio or yard.  I love the simplicity of the design.  The arms and lower runners are essentially a box with the seat being an additional box that ties [...]

Adirondack chairs are wonderful.  They are a style that never seems to go wrong and will last for years if built properly.  The biggest negative that I hear about the function of an Adirondack chair is that it is difficult for seniors (or those with back issues) to get out of.  You will literally have [...]

The following plans are a for an Adirondack Glider.  The author (Chris Baylor) also refers to the item as an Adirondack rocker.  Either way, it is a terrific plan in a classic Adirondack style.  I came across these plans while looking for a taller version of an Adirondack chair for a visitor to WoodworkCity.com.  Adirondack [...]

Over the past 5 years, WoodworkCity.com has grown in to a source for free woodworking plans.  We are often asked what the most popular wood plans are, and we have compiled a list of the 7 most popular woodworking plans at Woodwork City in the year 2011. In the past year, we have receive hundreds [...]

When I was a budding entrepreneur (does that ever change), I decided to build an Adirondack chair based on a plan in a woodworking magazine. I built the chair and immediately thought that I should sell the chairs. Before doing that, I decided it would make more sense to recreate a version of the plan [...]

Free Two Person Adirondack Rocking Chair Plans This Free Two Person Adirondack Rocking Chair Plan combines the classic look and assemblage of an Adirondack chair with double the seating and a rocking bottom.  This free rocking chair plan would be a great addition to any patio or porch as well as a handsome piece of [...]