Table and Chair

Its been a busy (with other things) and slow season (no time) in that I have only built one skiadirondack chair so far, but it is a sweet one.

This chair is a slightly different design in that Derek added some sweeping lines to my standard templates.

The idea was to make the chair reflect flowing/blowing snow, but still stay with the angles and dimensions of the chairs that sit so well.

Originally I was going to use white Army skis, which are white with no graphics, as you would expect. They are white, but not white-white so they did not match well with the chair white.

I switched to these 90's era head skis that have a carbon fiber fabric look. Also noticed that all of the screw holes have been plugged.

I have decided that the army skis will go on a frame that is painted in winter camo, e.g. white, grey and black. Stay tuned.

I also had a slab of beetle-kill Ponderosa in the rack that fit well for a "sofa table" that against a stair railing that would not overpower the space.

Besides the beetle-kill top and shelf, the legs are made from Fir and the stretchers are from curly Redwood, the last of the pallet load I bough when building the house.

It is one of my best tables.

We are off to Moondance Jam in Walker, MN  and then the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh next week.