Four years ago, we published a “modern” version of the classic Adirondack chair. Rockler has produced a set of cardboard and MDF templates (items 61139, 62667) as well as a hardware kit (item 65175) to make the construction process even more convenient. Customers and our staff have found this chair to be very comfortable. So for 2024, we thought we’d take a good outdoor chair one step further and add rockers to it!
A lot of prototyping has gone into these rockers to get their shape just right. And it’s surprising how much more relaxing the chair is to sit in with them! They raise the seat height a few inches so it’s easier to get out of, and the rocking motion feels stable and pleasant. I think you’ll really enjoy the enhancement! And with the exception of adding the rockers and two blocking pieces, you’ll build the exact same Adirondack chair using the original template kit.
The cut list in the template kit calls for the following six boards: two 1 x 6 x 8'; one 1 x 8 x 8'; one 2 x 4 x 8'; one 2 x 6 x 8' and
