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NEW 100
ADK chairs! Read as I progress
through my journey of creating 100
variations on the Adirondak Chair theme! |
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I've been obsessed with
the Adirondack chair form since I began
working wood 16 years ago. Last summer
I began to tinker with the design, changing
seat height and back angles, sketching
new lines, experimenting with new joinery
techniques and hardware, playing with color.
Dan Mack's love letter to this American
icon - "The Adirondack
Chair: A Celebration of A Summer Classic" was
published in April. It is a wonderful book
and inspires this journey. |
My ADK chair vs
the LL Beandak
(Mine's bigger!)
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I am making
100 Adirondack chairs because I can't help myself. Each will
be of my own design. I expect to build two
to three per week. I am already
behind schedule. Most will be simple, but
I reserve the right to get complicated. Number
50 will be a settee, or a "two-seater" as
we say in Maine. One might have fins. One
will be made of sticks. They will all be
painted a different fantastic color. They
will all be numbered, dated and signed. Some
will be for sale; in the $500 to $1,000 price
range. I intend to sprinkle these throughout
New England in special galleries and shops,
two or three at a time. You will be
able to see a listing of these on my website
contact page. You may also buy direct from
my site by dropping me an email. I encourage
you to buy early and buy often. An image
of each completed chair will be posted as
well as availability status. I invite you
to follow along via my blog. Comments are
treasured. I would love to know what you
think! |
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"ADK
One"
Solid
white oak w/Ben Moore exterior latex. $500
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"ADK Two "
Solid white oak w/Ben Moore exterior latex. $500 |
"ADK Three"
Solid white oak w/Ben Moore exterior latex. $500 |
"ADK Four "
Solid white oak w/Ben Moore exterior latex. $500 |
Grace
white oak with "oriental
coral" exterior latex paint limited edition
$650 |
Nor'easter
White Oak with "Summer
Savory" paint. limited edition
$650 |
Nor'easter
White Oak with exterior
latex. Your color choice.
$650 |
Nor'easter
White Oak with exterior
latex. Your color choice.
$650 |
Westport Chair
Based on the chair designed
by Thomas Lee around 1900, the "grandfather" of today's
classic Adirondack Chair.
Natural
Oak or Your Color Choice: $650
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Salmon Falls Settee
Riven Black Locust
with tung oil finish.
$700
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Buxton
Bistro
Riven Black Locust with tung oil finish.
$650
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Waterline
White oak with Sikkens
Cetol Dek finish
$800 |
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Buxton Tavern Stool
21 wide, by 24 or
30 tall, by 17 deep
$225 to $235
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Wiscasset
Utility Stool
20 wide, by 18 tall,
by 16 deep
$150
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Salmon Falls
Side Chair
21 wide, by 43 tall,
by 27 deep
$350
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Harbor
Barstool
18 wide, by 24 or
30 tall, by 15 deep
$175 to $185
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 Carrabassett
Bed
$450 to $600 Headboard
only,
Queen or King
$800 to $1000 Headboard/Footboard
Combos, Queen or King
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Kineo Coffee
Table
38 wide, by 20 tall,
by 21 deep
$350
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Sebago Settee
44 wide, by 43 tall,
by 27 deep
$700
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Chesuncook
Rocker
24 wide, by 43 tall,
by 19 deep
$600
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Ktaadn Chair
24 wide, by 42 tall,
by 26 deep
$450
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Baxter Bench
37 wide, by 20 tall,
by 20 deep
$275
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Rob Henry Island Camp Chair
19" wide by 34" tall by 18" deep
$225
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 Salmon
Falls Side Table 21 wide,
by 23 tall, by 17 deep
$225 |
What is most
striking about the Maine wilderness is the continuousness
of the forest, with fewer intervals or glades
than you had imagined. Except for a few burnt
lands, the narrow intervals on the rivers, the
bare tops of mountains, and the lakes and streams,
the forest is uninterrupted. It is even more
grim and wild than you had anticipated, a damp
and intricate wilderness, in the spring everywhere
wet and miry. The aspect of the country, indeed,
is universally stern and savage, excepting the
distant views of the forest from hills, and the
lake prospects, which are mild and civilizing
in a degree.
Thoreau from Ktaadn , 1864 |
