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   BenM | Aug 20, 2002 08:24pm | #1

   American Woodworker, Issue 52.  That would be approximately April 1996.

   Finish on pine, for outdoor use? Oil-based paint.  Repaint every two years.  But it will still eventually rot.

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   crashtestdummy | Aug 21, 2002 02:13am | #2

   You can order full sized plans from Lee Valley. Cut out the plans (or get a copy made first) and you have a full sized template ready to go. I modified the plans quite a lot (most joints are floating tenons), but I am quite pleased with the results. These are now 4 years old, I refinish every year with Behrs Tung Oil finish.

   I would rather be mountain biking.

   
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   Boxduh | Aug 21, 2002 04:39am | #3

   I live in the Adirondacks and I see these chairs everywhere.  IMHO, you cannot beat this design, which I completed last week, done in western red cedar.  Whether you use cedar, pine, or cypress, mahogany, or something else, you will need some 6/4 (1-1/2") stock, plus some 5/4 and one-by (3/4") material.  Everything is from 3-1/2" and 5-1/2" wide stock.  It is a double, a "settee," with a superb table space between for food, drink, ashtrays, books, or whatever.  Made it from a plan that was featured, with templates and very clear instructions, in both "Wood" magazine (#125 from a couple years ago) and in a special BH&G publication, "Better Homes and Gardens, Great Outdoor Projects 2001."  Back issues are available from the WoodMagazine website.

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