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Pallet Adirondack Chair 1
Pallet Adirondack Chair 1
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Step 1: Pallets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 8: Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Intro: Pallet Adirondack Chair
There seems to be a movement of people trying to make all kinds of new stuff out of used pallets. There are several reasons I wanted to jump on this bandwagon:
So here is my chair. This is a very simple build based on other chairs I found online, and I adapted this to the lumber sizes I had. If you have a saw, a drill, and a pallet
you can make this.I designed it so it is easy to modify to your own needs. You could easily fan the back, build it with curving back and seat, or make bigger or smaller
based on your lumber, skill, and your taste.
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1. The finished product painted and completed. I liked the natural look, but the wife
wanted them painted... guess who won :)
Step 1: Pallets
This was made out of a single 42"x60" pallet. It was constructed of 1x6s and 2x4s. You can easily build this out of other sizes. I'm not going to spend much time on how
to disassemble a pallet, there are some great instructables on this. However, I did it with a pry bar and hammer. I had the pallet apart in under half an hour.
I did it by driving a pry bar between the boards. Pry slowly so you don't break the boards. Once they're apart drive out all of the nails.
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1. Pallet made of 1"x6" and 2"x4" 1. Hit the back of a pry bar with a hammer to drive it between the boards and pry
apart.
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1. Drive out the nails.
I used 1 1/2" drywall screws to put everything together, and a circular saw and cordless screwdriver.
After you make the cuts, sand everything. It's much easier now than once it all gets put together. You can see sanded and unsanded boards.
Notes: Don't trust the maker of the pallet to cut everything at a 90 degree angle. I try to cut the end off the board first... that way I know it is even, plus now it's smooth.
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1. 33 3/4"
2. Draw to corner and cut. This is now a 75 degree angle
3. 2" off the edge, this will sit parallel with the ground.
Screw one to the front of the runners. Now measure back 19 1x2" and spread out the rest of the boards so they're evenly spaced and screw them in. Make sure that the
pieces of the runner that you've cut the 2" corner off of is facing the ground. Sand everything.
You can easily use different size boards for the seat... just make sure you have at least 1/2" between the boards. This helps everything feel level and will let water run
between the boards if it will stay outside.
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Step 5: Make Back
Measure your gap between the runners (mine was 19 3/4") Cut two 2x4s that length. Now cut 3 1x6"s 30 1/2" and screw it all together. Start sanding.
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1. all screwed together
Now measure up 15", and screw the top of the front of the chair to the leg.
If you couldn't measure the angles, just screw the board on. Then you can see how the corner sits on the ground, draw a line parallel to the ground and cut it off. Now cut
the top off parallel to the ground.
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1. 15 degree angle
2. 15 degree angle
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Step 8: Arms
Now measure the length from your front leg to the back parallel to the ground and cut a 2x4 for the arm. I used also cut a center brace and ran it across the center of the
back to make it feel more sturdy... this is completely optional.
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1. Optional brace
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1. Sit down... you earned it!
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Comments
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spopp17 says: Jul 29, 2012. 5:39 AM REPLY
Thanks. this a great project to do for very little money, I will be making some soon.
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