Easy-Store Chair Comfortable Seating

Most lawn chairs based on popular Adirondack designs have the twin benefits of comfort and good looks. That’s why they’re popular. Without sacrificing either one, this build-it-yourself version adds a third benefit to the list: It folds up for easy storage.

Designed to be as roomy and sturdy as any stationary model, it still folds up in one simple step: Just lift the rear locking rail and fold the seat back forward.

It is particularly easy to build because all of its 20 different pieces are traced onto wood using full-size patterns, then cut, sanded, assembled and painted or stained.

Materials for this project include 35 board feet of 3/4-inch hardwood, one 2-by-4 of Douglas fir, one dowel, six butt hinges, wood screws, glue and finish.

The completed chair measures 37 inches tall by 24 inches wide by 39 inches long when open and 21 inches tall by 24 inches wide by 48 inches long when folded.

The Folding Adirondack-Style Chair plan, No. 851, is $6.50 and includes step-by-step directions with 11 photos, traceable patterns, diagrams and a shopping list and cutting schedule.

A package of plans for an entire set of Adirondack-style outdoor furniture, No. C64, is $18.95 and includes a chair (No. 55), love seat (No. 805), footrest (No. 802) and table (No. 813). Individually, each plan is $6.50.

MEMO: To order, clip this article and send it with a check or money order to U-Bild Features, c/o The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2383, Van Nuys, CA 91409-2383. Please specify plan numbers.