konboy22

I am trying to build this patio set I found online. The set is a little out of my price range plus I figured building it will give me a something fun to do.

http://www.teak-furniture-online.com...fi_deepset.htm

This is a link to the site and a included a close up picture. I figured they cut the legs out of 2x4 but i cant really figure out what they cut arm rest out of.

Any help that could be offered on dimensions will be very appreciated.

Thank you

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phinds

Do you know what the wood is? It doesn't appear to be dimension lumber (that is, it does not appear to be a SPECIES that is used for dimension lumber), so why do you think any of it was cut from 2x4s?. I could be wrong about that since it's hard to tell from the pic and the link you gave doesn't go anywhere.

It looks like it could be teak, which is certainly not dimension lumber.

Paul

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woodnthings

Having worked with teak from boat yards I think it is teak. And it has some subtle and obvious curves to the pieces. If you use construction lumber you will regret it as it will not hold up in the weather. One exception would be Southern Yellow Pine treated.
Still for all the time and effort, spend some money on the wood itself white oak, mahaogany, or salvage some from crates or pallets as others have posted here. You might build the first one from pine to see how the joinery works and for sizes and scale, then use a better wood for the finals. bill

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konboy22

this is built from teak, i plan on using ipe or mahogany to build mine. I thought about cedar but i am not sure how that would hold consider how soft it is compared to the harder woods.

it does not really look like dimensional lumber but i figured if i could get close to what the dimensions are it might not look too bad. i will try building it out of scrap wood i have in the basement and see what it turns out like.

skymaster

seat back looks to be 4/4 x 4, seat frame 5/4 maybe x 4, arms,legs, 6 or 8/4 x 2x2 all dimensions are a WAG and have a "ish" factor

Streamwinner

There are tons of free plans on the net for similar chairs. You can check some of them to get your dimensions and then tailor the plans to look like your chair pictured above.

How about:

http://freewoodworkingplan.com/index...&link_id=42249

http://freewoodworkingplan.com/index...&link_id=38267

http://freewoodworkingplan.com/index...&link_id=43767

http://popularwoodworking.com/articl..._Morris_Chair/

http://popularwoodworking.com/article/Morris_Chair/

konboy22

Thank you folks... I am still new at building things. I am learning on the job :).

Streamwinner: this link was just prefect.

http://www.finewoodworking.com/morri...view/index.asp

i think with what I can learn from that and a few modifications i will be really pleased with what i get.

I totally agree with skymasters "ish" factor dimension key. that is just how i feel about this whole project.

Thank you all

woodnthings

Certainly not! bill

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