Adirondack Chairs by pat.

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Made of moisture resistant White Cedar. It's the most comfortable outdoor chair that you'll ever own.

Using only tree farm cedar this chair is also a green thing. That means those big old boys out there won't end up in your backyard. And that is a good thing.

 

I'm the manufacturer of these chairs. No middle man markups. You're talking with the guy that will not ship anything he would use himself.

Each chair is numbered and each chair carries with it a three year warranty. Why three years? I could easily make this a life time warranty. That's how confident I am in my workmanship.

This chair is the end result of 15 years of building them, making improvements and truly understanding what happens to outdoor furniture over the years.. Only now do I feel confident enough to offer it to you.

And yes I'm a little bit slow and miss some of the deadlines I set for myself because I want your chair to be perfect. In my mind it's the only thing that's acceptable.

Look for more outdoor furniture from Cedar River Mills soon.

And folks I'm no marketing guru. This is just me making the best chair you'll ever own and you're buying it at manufacturing cost. Made in Minnesota, the place with all the lakes.

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Northern White Cedar - An American Wood.

Northern white-cedar, the lightest of any commercial wood in the United States, grows primarily in the Lake States and Maine. It grows in both pure and mixed stands, mostly in swamps but also on uplands. The heartwood is resistant to decay and subterranean termites, is easy to work, glues well, holds paint well, and has little dimensional change.. Recent uses have been principally for rustic fencing and posts.
Other uses include cabin logs, lumber, poles, shingles, and several specialty products like Adirondack chairs.

 

 

What makes this chair different.

The Wood.

I use a one inch thick white cedar.

The only chair I've ever made in 3/4 inch pine was a protype that only lasted three years. First thing to go were the legs.

The chair on the right is 14 years old. No stain no special treatment.

Cedar is so much better than the usual pine chair you see. It's light-weigh, strong and most of all it withstands moisture. White Cedar is a swamp wood, pine is not.

The chair still only weighs 20 lbs but the additional 1/4 inch thickness greatly improves the durability of this chair.

Nail vs. Screws

Have you ever had a piece of outdoor furniture that rocked from side to side? I have and I didn't like it. I fixed that, it was really simple

That's the difference between spending a little more time and money on the connections.

A total of 42 coated screws are used in your chair. But you'll never see them. And mind you on the critical joints I use stainless steel bolts reinforced with an outdoor marine adhesive..

 

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How is patsporch different?

You get to sit in your chair before you buy them. No one else does that. No one.

I'm always here. patsporch.com has been around for some 10 years now. Only in the past few months have I expanded into the retail market. Most of my pervious efforts were custom jobs for commercial customers.

You get to choose from 120 different colors. . Ok, that may not be that fun. Think green!

You get a three year no nonsense warranty.

After the warranty, if something goes wrong, I'll fix it. (As an example if an arm breaks it will cost you around 15 bucks.) I know I'm easy.

You have direct access to the builder of your chairs.

Unfinished Chairs - $150

Stained - $200

A 30% non-refundable deposit is required before staining. If you decided that you really didn't want glow in the dark green chairs you lose the deposit.

The reason for this is that I'm paying anywhere from $40 to $60 a gallon for the best stain I can buy and I don't like glow in the dark chairs. Well sometimes I do but let's not talk about that.

If you prefer, I'm more than happy to let you do the staining and you save a bit of money too!

 

 

Dovetail Gray?

How outdoor furniture ages.

This chair was built in 1996 and was left unfinished.

It's only home has been outside with no cover. No stain or any protective covering.

Now keep in mind this is Minnesota and that means this chair would have a foot of snow on it most of the winter.

It is still rock solid. Even to my surprise the screw plug are still in place and there is no sign of rusting from the bolts.

The chair will turn gray with no finish.

Now that's both good and bad.

With a finish the chair will last longer but the finish will need to be reapplied using a brush about once every three years or so.

Now we're going to take a look at one of the old chairs around here.

13 years old. And we're not going to try to refinish it, we're going to take it apart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staining Outdoor Furniture

Never ever paint or polythene outdoor furniture. Never.

Color by Sikkens.

Cedar River Mills now offers you 121 different colors for your chair!

Be sure to click on the view colors link.

Cetol 1 A transparent stain. Three coats but with limited colors. Wood grain shows up very nicely. Satin Sheen.

Rubbol DEK A solid stain. Wide choice of colors. This stain opens up the color spectrum. Satin Sheen.

Rubbol Solid DEK A solid stain. Low Luster Sheen.

The closest you'll come to actual paint. Very limited wood grain will show.

I likes the forest green in the Rubbol DEK. Well ya! Subtitle, up above in the header.

Now keep in mind I'm a woodworker not a painter. Stain colors and Sheens is your job. I'll stain it with whatever product you choose. But you have to choose it.

My best advice is to visit a paint store and see what they think. They will also have color samples to give you a better idea of how the stain will look.

Add three days to the build time for staining. Why so long?

1. I put down a heavy first coat. The oil penetrate deep into the wood.

2. I then trim any excess with a sharp chisel. A sanding and a rubdown with steel wool.

3. The second coat goes on only when the first is dry. After the second coat is applied I buff the chair with steel wool.

4. A final very light, dry brush with very little stain is used.

5. A very final polishing. Something special that I will not reveal here and it makes all the difference. It would be comparable to a 800 grit sandpaper.

You will also get some of the extra stain for doing touch-ups. In the case of two chairs you'll have enough for years.

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