Create Your Own- Adirondack Chair
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Cedar Adirondack Chair
The Amherst Makerspace is offering a one-day workshop to create this durable, hand-crafted Adirondack Chair. This chair is made from red cedar, and incorporates 316 stainless steel fasteners. Red cedar is naturally decay and bug resistant, so this chair is built to last. Steve Opre will walk you step-by-step through the creation process. You’ll enjoy learning to use a variety of wood working tools in a small-class setting. Customize your chair with your name or a design of your choice using the laser engraver! Incorporate a cup holder if you like. Upon the conclusion of the class, you’re going to want to make a matching chair, and you will have the skills to do it!
Details
Who: Ages 18 and up
When: Saturday, July 22nd, 9am-5pm
Where: Amherst Makerspace (Amherst Middle School)
Fee: $100R, 115NR
Material Fee: $125
Pre-requisite: A FREE 1-hour orientation is required for all students who are new to the Amherst Maker space. Any Thursday 6 PM or Friday, July 14th at 7 PM.
Notes: a min of 6 and a max of 10 students. No woodworking experience required.
Safety: Safety glasses, hearing protection are provided.
Please wear closed-toed shoes made of natural fibers or leather.
Workshop Details
You may modify your chair to include a cup holder in the armrest. The workshop includes hands-on training with the following tools:
Layout tools: marking gages, steel rulers, tape measures, speed squares, and regular pencils for our project.
Hand tools: wood mallets, wood chisels, claw hammers, hand planes, routers, power drills, and random-orbit sanders in our project.
Router Table: to reproduce parts for our project from templates.
Table saw: Saw Stop table saw to rip (cutting with the grain) and cut tapered back slats.
Miter saw: Dewalt and Bosch miter saws to crosscut (cutting across the grain)
Note: Staining and finishing of the wood are not necessary and therefore not part of the class
About Your Instructor!
Steve Opre is a certified Comprehensive Technology Education teacher. He works full time as the Innovation and Design Teacher at the Amherst Middle School and he is a founder of the Amherst Maker Space. He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and two masters degrees (Business and Finance). His love of woodworking began in middle school in 1972 and he brings his passion for woodworking to all his students both young and old. He is well known for his patience and clear communication style which makes this class perfect for beginners. Steve’s amiable “coaching style” and sense of humor make him a popular teacher with all levels of woodworkers…and in fact he now has a following of Amherst folks who want to take every class he teaches!