Folding Adirondack Chair

I've always been intrigued by Lee Valley's Veritas "Adirondack Plus" folding chair plan, so I bought it.  The drawings are dead-on!  

I started by cutting out the patterns from the drawings and using my bandsaw, I made templates out of 1/4" hardboard for each piece. I then traced the templates onto each rough-cut board, and back to the Bandsaw again to further shape the pieces.  Using a pattern bit on my router, I then cleaned up all the pieces.

Assembled, it all fits and folds up quite nicely.  All I need to do now is stain it.

I look forward to sitting on it by the pool with a cold one!!

Live Edge Shelf

Here's a live edge walnut shelf I made for my friends Tyler and Louise.  It's in the entrance to their condo.  I finished it with Rubio Monocoat.  I custom made it to fit around their new mirror.  The top and bottom trim are also made from walnut.

Before

After

Balcony Bar!

Friends of mine wanted to install a bar on their new condo balcony.  Tyler bought the brackets online from Views Balcony Bars. For the bar base and backsplash, I used "Ipe" wood from Ottawa Deck Depot. This beautiful exotic species from South America is hard, strong and naturally resistant to rot, abrasion and weather.  

We treated the wood with "C2 Guard" for wood from Randall's of Ottawa.  The backsplash is 1 x 6 x 10' and the bar is made up of two 5/4 x 6 x 10' boards. This bar is extremely solid and will last a long time.

Party time!

Horse Jumps

Josie from Montréal recently bought a new place and wanted to put some jumps out in her new outdoor ring. Here are some pictures of the project.  Josie's company painted the jumps.  They look awesome!  Your place looks awesome too!  Thanks Josie.

 

Condo Balcony Upgrade

My good friends Louise and Tyler wanted to upgrade their condo balcony with a new, fresh look.  They bought these "RUNNEN" floor decking tiles from Ikea.  They're quite simple to install.  Here are some before, during and after pictures.

Before

Cut around posts for custom fit

After

Barn Locker Organizer

Here are some simple modifications I made to a few lockers where one of my daughters Ashley boards her horse.  These simple changes make a big difference!

Before

After

Modern Accent Wall

Good friends of ours recently sold their house and moved into a beautiful downtown condo.  They wanted to add some dramatic character to their master bedroom, so decided to create a 9-1/2' x 8' accent wall at the head of their bed.   They asked me to help them create it.

After considering many patterns and styles, Louise and Tyler decided on a beautiful geometric design.  We started measuring out the pattern and used painters tape to mark up the wall.  This provided a great visual as we went along.  Note - this step is critical in getting the correct design.  Don't underestimate the time required to do this! 

To build the pattern, we used 1" x 2" MDF board from Lowe's. 

The paint colour they chose is from Benjamin Moore's Classic Color Collection (Hudson Bay, code 1680) from Preston Paint Centre in Orleans. It looks awesome! 

Here are some photos from start to finish..

Before the transformation

Tyler taping the frame.

Pattern complete.

Louise painting, sanding and filling nail holes

Notice the picture frame around the wall

Evening look

Daytime look