Working with wood

So I joined Milwaukee Makerspace.  It's a place where you can make things.  They have tools that are available to use once you get trained on them.  I decided I wanted to see what I could make out of the wood shop.

We have some plastic adirondacks in our backyard that stay out all the time.  They have been outside for a few years and the plastic is getting brittle.  They are cracking and pretty much falling apart, so I figure I might be able to make some nicer ones out of wood.  I asked if anyone had made one on the makerspace e-mail list, and I found someone who made one and even blogged about it.

I wanted to make two chairs, so I got enough wood for two.  I cut all the boards one evening.  It took me between two and three hours.  These were just rough cuts, all at 90 degrees.  I decided I'd cut the angles in the boards later when I assembled the chairs.

Sara took the kids went to Minnesota for Christmas, and I took the bus a few days later, so I had time to work on the chair all at once.  I didn't take any pictures of the work in progress, because I didn't think ahead.  But here's the final product, after about 5 hours of cutting angles and assembling, I have one complete chair, and one that needs a little work to complete.  All that's required now is paint!