These chairs look fantastic. I was looking for a simple and nice looking chair and these appeal to me so much more than the other ones on youtube. I really love the thickness of them, all the other ones look like skeletons when compared.
This is such a fantastic project! The end results are beautiful and it doesn't seem too intimidating to tackle. This video is super clear, to the point, not full of high end tools you likely don't have or don't have access too. Love it! Super easy to follow along to. You could stain these chairs so many different colors. Make yourself some custom patio furniture that is both stylish and will last you beyond your life time.
Thank you so much! My goal is always to keep things as simple and approachable as possible 🙌 I’m glad you find it helpful and I appreciate you watching! Have a great weekend!
Love how the chairs turned out and know your parents will as well. They will look great with the matching sofa! Looks like Bubby approves of how they turned out too. Have a happy 4th of July!!!
Thank you friend! Bubby definitely approves haha. I’m going to have to build him his own chair now! I hope you have a happy fourth as well! Happy building!
I actually didn’t realize how handy it was to have until I used it on the matching sofa. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a great weekend!
"Perfect or not perfect and that's the point" Awesome!! Great video Shara, and the chairs are sharp just like the sofa. You have skills my friend. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your weekend.🤙🏾💯
Thanks so much for watching and following along! I’m glad you enjoyed it and appreciate your kind words. I hope you have a great rest of your weekend as well 🙌
Ahh they look so cute!! Seriously love the arms - this whole seating set is just so aesthetically pleasing! 😻Thanks so much for the videos + the plans!!! Will be starting with the sofa first, good call on sealing all the pieces separately first!
Good morning Shara, thanks for the video. Perfect match and bubby approved! Love it😅. Mom and dad must be proud of thier baby girl (lol just teasing). Awesome job. Have a wonderful day. Be safe this 4th weekend.
Bubby almost always approves of anything he can sit on 🤣 he always makes me laugh. I’m happy to be able to give something back to my parents after they had to put up with me all these years haha. I hope you have a wonderful July 4th weekend as well!
These surely are a nice complement to the sofa build. The small construction adjustments to accommodate the different sizing worked out very well too. Bubby clearly believes that you made those for him, so he will be flooffed when they go to your parents' back yard. I think you could get some more mileage out of this concept - how about some sort of matching table(s)? P.S. loving the new opening style and the playful little sawdust blows and grins - it's nice to see some more of your personality coming through!
Bubby and Lucy have been tasked to design a new set of chairs and loveseat for our porch that they can enjoy. We will see what they come up with 😉🤣 also, a matching coffee table and side table are on my to do list (just got to get to a few other things first 😅) stay tuned! So glad you enjoy the new opening…I’ve been trying to play around with some new ideas for the videos. Every video I try something a little different to see what works (and what people actually notice haha). I’m not a great video person, but I’m trying to get better 🙈 I appreciate you following along!
This is a very nice project Shara! The matching chairs and sofa are beautiful! I like the levelers you added, they will work great. Plus, it’s Bubby Approved!! Lol…. Lucy is the silent judge in the background. Have a great weekend! Keep on building!
Thank you so much! Bubby definitely approved. I got him and Lucy on a brainstorming team to design some new chairs for me (and mostly them) to enjoy on our porch since these were going to my parents house. I think they’ve got some good ideas brewing 😉🤣 hopefully I’ll share those soon. Have a great weekend as well and thanks so much for watching!
Bubby approves of just about everything he can sit in haha. If I sit, he’s in my lap within a minute 🤣 I’m glad you enjoyed watching. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 🙌
Just found your videos. You are extremely talented. I like how you explain what you are doing and why. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
I like the chairs, makes a perfect set with the couch. it doesn’t sit flat, with use it will eventually shift at the joints a bit to where it will sit flat.
Curious about lumber prices in different areas. I’m in Washington State, about an hour south of Seattle and a single cedar 4”x4”x8’ post is $50-$55 at your Lowes/Home Depot type of store, which are essentially the only non contractor/wholesale options for sourcing lumber. A cedar 2x4x8 ranges from $18-$25 depending on how rough it is and how green. I found a notebook of mine recently with the project sketch, cut list, and supply/shopping list for something I made in mid 2019- so about 4 years ago. It was for a family member, so I was gifting my labor and he was paying for any materials (mostly lumber) that I didnt already have. Because of this, I had taken detailed notes regarding the pricing of my lumber materials and it honestly makes me want to cry and/have a small tantrum. Prices have gone up 100%+ on the lumber, and nearly 50% on some of the specialty fasteners and lag bolts I used. Incredibly frustrating.
Hi Shara, great builds on these chairs and sofa! I've ordered some materials and will be attempting these shortly. Question regarding the back slat supports, could you have added pocket holes on the back slats as well and screwed them directly into the back posts? The supports look nice, I was just wondering if they were structurally important or more just for the aesthetic. Thanks!
Hi! Pocket holes would work just fine! I actually did that the first time on the sofa, but didn’t like seeing the pocket holes, so I removed them and used these supports instead so there were no visible pocket holes.
These look great, only thing id question is you did all the work to drill pocket holes to hide screws and then screwed the slats in from the front, why not screw them in from the back, then you wouldn't have to worry about missing the small piece. I get they'll be covered by cushions but just curious.
Hi! Because the screws are barely noticeable (they’re the same color as the wood) and I’d rather them be hidden by the cushions than seen from the back side.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. I live in the Middle East and it is hard to get cedars for outdoor furniture. Can you share alternative equivalent wood I could use? Also, what seal did you use on the wood?
Great video. I want to build my own. 1 question, though. Would it be better if the arms were longer and sat on top of the legs? Love to hear your thoughts.
@WoodshopDiaries Wow, that was a fast response. Lol. Yesterday I saw your nesting Christmas tree. Might be doing that one as well. Thank you for all of your videos.
I have a question! While you were assembling the chair back, you spoke about the 1x2’s you ripped down and attached to the inside of the vertical seat back. You then mounted the horizontal back slats to the 1x2’s from the front where the screws will be visible if no cushion is used. I’m not saying this was a bad choice or a wrong choice, but I wouldn’t have thought to do it that way. I’m simply curious why you chose to do this as opposed to say- attaching the horizontal 2x4 slats directly to the 4x4’s using pocket holes in the rear of the chair. If the 1x2 was still desired for aesthetic purposes, it could be added after the horizontal slats. I haven’t seen the sofa build video so it sounds as though the technique was similar there, except using 2x2 instead of 1x2. I understand choices made for continuity’s sake between pieces in a set, but I’m still unclear of the benefit(?) of this specific application overall. Thank you in advance!
In the sofa build, I used pocket holes and screws on the back slats, first, to attach directly to the 4x4 posts. I didn’t like how it looked. I thought they’d be covered by the cushions, but you could still see the pocket holes peeking out from behind them. So I took the sofa apart and rebuilt it with the 2x2 braces in the back. The small screw heads to attach them this way are much less noticeable than the large pocket holes. Structurally either way works fine, but I didn’t want to see the pocket holes so I did this instead. Also, yes the pocket holes could be placed on the back side, but these were going to be used on an open patio, not against anything, so the pocket holes would have been visible whether they were in the front or back.
Shara, if Bubby approves the chairs then what can the rest of us say? I think they came out great! The weather here is great so I'm looking forward to flinging the garage doors open and letting some sawdust fly myself. Hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for Sharing! 🙃🙂
That’s true! Bubs is a tough client 🤣 but he usually approves of anything he can sit on haha. I’m glad you’re having some nice weather. Enjoy it before it gets too hot! Nice weather always makes building more enjoyable. Enjoy flinging sawdust 🙌 happy building and have a great weekend!
If it wasn't for your parents, who would you build all this furniture for ?!! Lol The hole you had to drill for the shaft of the t nut to go in, did you put any kind of sealer in there to protect from water ? Just asking
Haha I do enjoy building them things and I’m glad it’s a good outlet for my projects 🤣 I didn’t seal the hole for the foot levelers. It’s unlikely that any water would get up into the hole and if somehow water flowed vertically up into it, it would just drain right back out.
@@WoodshopDiaries you are extremely talented female when it comes to woodworking projects. I'm lucky if I can create a hole and put in a screw or a nail haha. I've been procrastinating for the longest time like 2 years to make an Oreo bird feeder. I know what I have to do but I don't know it's procrastination and? ❣️
