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  • BadeMillsap
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 868
    • Bulverde, Texas, USA.
    • Grizzly G1023SL
    #1

    Swinging!!!

    Last year I posted some pics of a "Jake's Chair" I made from recycled redwood that came off an old pool deck ...



    About 20 years ago I gave my wife a backyard swing for Mother's day ... over time the cedar 'swing seat' had rotted to the point it was an eyesore and a hazard . As a Mother's Day gift this year ... I rebuilt the swing out of more of the old deck wood and gave the frame a coat of paint ... she's pleased!





    "Like an old desperado, I paint the town beige ..." REK
    Bade Millsap
    Bulverde, Texas
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    • bthere
      Established Member
      • Jan 2007
      • 462
      • Alpharetta, GA
      #2
      That is an attractive seat. Also a good way to keep out of the hot seat.

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        • SARGE..g-47
          #3
          Morning Bade...

          Nice way to use what ya got... ya can just go swanging. ha.. ha...

          My neighbor builds yard and porch swings along with other lawn furniture for a living as he has built up quite a clientele through word of mouth and craft shows.

          Nice job again...

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            • TheRic
              • Jun 2004
              • 1912
              • West Central Ohio
              • bt3100
              #4
              Looks great, I'm sure would be pleased.
              Ric

              Plan for the worst, hope for the best!

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                • ejs1097
                  Established Member
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 486
                  • Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
                  #5
                  Good work. that lumber cleaned up nice...I like the green with the natural seat as well.
                  Eric
                  Be Kind Online

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                    • mater
                      Veteran Member
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 4197
                      • SC, USA.
                      #6
                      I can see why she is pleased. It looks great.
                      Ken aka "mater"

                      " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

                      Ken's Den

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                        • Ken Massingale
                          Veteran Member
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 3862
                          • Liberty, SC, USA.
                          • Ridgid TS3650
                          #7
                          Nice Bade, real nice.

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                            • BigguyZ
                              Veteran Member
                              • Jul 2006
                              • 1818
                              • Minneapolis, MN
                              • Craftsman, older type w/ cast iron top
                              #8
                              Very nice. My brother wants a decent porch swing, and this has me thinking I could build a decent one for him.

                              As a side note, looking at your title I thought I had gone to the wrong internet forum for a second....

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                                • BadeMillsap
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Dec 2005
                                  • 868
                                  • Bulverde, Texas, USA.
                                  • Grizzly G1023SL
                                  #9
                                  BigGuyZ --- THAT was the point of the title .... to get yuo to look

                                  guess it worked ...

                                  Thank you for the complements!

                                  Truthfully, this was easier to do than I anticipated .. I spent as much or more time planing the wood down from the weathered stock to the 1 1/8th thickness than I did actually 'making' the swing ... I had the advantage of the old dilapidated swing to use as a pattern and except for a little freeform on the arms and braces (both patterened of the old swing) it was mostly rip saw and roundover. It took a while to predrill the 75 holes in the slats.
                                  "Like an old desperado, I paint the town beige ..." REK
                                  Bade Millsap
                                  Bulverde, Texas
                                  => Bade's Personal Web Log
                                  => Bade's Lutherie Web Log

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                                    • Pappy
                                      The Full Monte
                                      • Dec 2002
                                      • 10453
                                      • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                                      • BT3000 (x2)
                                      #10
                                      Nice swing but I couldn't get a good reaction from it...The 'Boss' hates green!
                                      Don, aka Pappy,

                                      Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                                      Fools because they have to say something.
                                      Plato

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                                        • lrogers
                                          Veteran Member
                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 3853
                                          • Mobile, AL. USA.
                                          • BT3000
                                          #11
                                          Very nice. Cool evenings with cold drinks of choice have a good home now.
                                          Larry R. Rogers
                                          The Samurai Wood Butcher
                                          http://splash54.multiply.com
                                          http://community.webshots.com/user/splash54

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                                            • John Hunter
                                              Veteran Member
                                              • Dec 2004
                                              • 2034
                                              • Lake Station, IN, USA.
                                              • BT3000 & BT3100
                                              #12
                                              Very nice.
                                              John Hunter

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                                                • Ed62
                                                  The Full Monte
                                                  • Oct 2006
                                                  • 6022
                                                  • NW Indiana
                                                  • BT3K
                                                  #13
                                                  Excellent! I like the looks of that a lot.

                                                  Ed
                                                  Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

                                                  For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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