I was given a ton of 5/4 Padouk on the condition that I make Adirondack chairs that matched a chair that the person with the wood liked. So I took the chair apart and made templates. It was a folding chair, and these are solid, so I had to make a few small changes. I made 16 of these and kept 8. Each has 25 parts, each part joined with screws and glue, and all screw holes are capped with shop made plugs. This project turned into work -- took about 6 months start to finish. The result is great, very comfortable chairs that should last a long time. This is finished with Australian Timber Oil and the picture was taken about 2 days after the last coat. About 2 months after this the chairs changed to deep black, and then after about 6 months settled to brown. I gave them another coat at 6 months and their color seems stable now. I like the ATO, seems like a quick new coat every 6 months is all that is needed.
An asymmetrical box I made as a gift out of some left over Mahogany and Padouk. The Mahogany sides have mitered corners with splines. The lid is Mahogany with a Padouk handle. The coolest part of this box is the Padouk boarder around the bottom. Due to the odd shape this was made completely by hand. The trick was to get a tight fit between the several pieces joined together. It is finished with Minwax Tung Oil. It is being used as a bread box.
I was given a ton of 5/4 Padouk on the condition that I make Adirondack chairs that matched a chair that the person with the wood liked. So I took the chair apart and made templates. It was a folding chair, and these are solid, so I had to make a few small changes. I made 16 of these and kept 8. Each has 25 parts, each part joined with screws and glue, and all screw holes are capped with shop made plugs. This project turned into work -- took about 6 months start to finish. The result is great, very comfortable chairs that should last a long time. This is finished with Australian Timber Oil and the picture was taken about 2 days after the last coat. About 2 months after this the chairs changed to deep black, and then after about 6 months settled to brown. I gave them another coat at 6 months and their color seems stable now. I like the ATO, seems like a quick new coat every 6 months is all that is needed.
