Eight of my first nine ADK chairs are based on what I have come to call my "Weekender" design platform. I am quite happy with it and am not sure I am ready to leave well enough alone. The next step will be to taper the front legs and tinker with the joinery where the back slats meet the rear brace.
The Weekender is rigorously simple in it's form. It does not beg to be be noticed. Rather it sits quietly; a serene complement to the landscape. The colors harmonize with the surrounding flowers, trees and sky. This chair hugs the ground and at the same time seems to spring up from it.
I worked the angles to get it just right. The height of the seat is 17.5" which is 2" higher than the standard Adirondack chair and the flattened pitch makes for effortless egress. The big seat is a generous 18.5" deep. Wide "paddle" arms (8.75") comfortably support your arms, and your drink and plate as well. Overall dimensions are: 36" wide by 37" tall by 31" deep. Built of solid white oak for it's weather tight properties, and colored with Benjamin Moore exterior acrylic finishes over a Kilz premium exterior primer. Stainless steel screws ( #10's) are hidden beneath oak bungs. Edge-glued boards are joined using #20 beech plates and Titebond III adhesive. My expectation is for the Weekender to survive many Maine summers and to bear witness to a lifetime of lawn parties and beautiful sunsets.
Once you sit, you can forget about whatever you were planning to get done. Your week is over.
Hence the name: Week Ender.
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