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Red Cedar is still ridiculously expensive. I use 5/4 x 6 boards and a Spar varnish (4 coats) light sanding between coats.
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That is for a very specific audience! :)
As a Michigander, I am that audience and I love these!
As a fellow michigander I second this, they look amazing! Perfect for the cottage or porch.
Also a Michigander, love em!!!!
What's good for the Michigoose is good for the Michigander.
Here's something that speaks to the quality of this: I am an Ohioan and I love them.
as a newly moved to Michigan interloper, I also love them.
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I'm fellow mich and i also gander like
Also as a Michigander, I also love these
As an Australian, I like what I see but I donāt understand the referenceā¦ anyone care to explain?
Hmmm? The backs of the chairs are the shape of Michiganās lower peninsula, and the table is the UP (upper peninsula.). We Michigan lower peninsula folks (trolls = under the bridge) just point on our hand to indicate where we live and/or are traveling to. Some yoopers (āUPā residents) will use their other hand to make the UP.
The chair backs are the shape of the lower peninsula and the table is the shape of the upper peninsula. The state of Michigan in the USA is made up of the two peninsulas wiki for Michigan
It's a map of the Great Lakes without the water parts.
Because of all the British coronation stuff in the news I was convinced that someone had turned a British isle into a corgi as the table. But Michigan makes way more sense for the chairs.
Buckeye here. They're awful..ly nice looking.
u/longJump65, I really like the wine glass slot, I don't think I've ever seen that built into an Adirondack chair armrest before.
Do you pronounce it michi-gander or michigan-der?
Michi-gander
As a Michigander, we always need to tell everyone weāre from Michigan by reppin the mitten on everything we own . Itās just nice to see the UP too
I'm from holland and the first thing I thought was: wow those are very cool looking, wonder how he thought of the shape? And then I read your comment.
Still cool looking chairs though!
I'm from Michigan and thought you were from Holland, Michigan, until I read your question.
Wait that actually is a city in Michigan? Damn
Yep! They even have a tulip festival.
Wait til you realize Hell is in Michigan as well
Now I get it. I was about to comment why didnāt the OP flip the board to make mirror chairs as (I think) they would look much nicer. But isnāt there a part of Michigan missing?
Nope, it's on the table.
Didnāt even notice! That is a great workaround. A great idea.
The more I look at this, the more I want to make this set with one chair Wisconsin.
Hey I was just in Michigan for my gf graduation from EMU. Nice state lol as a New Yorker, midwestern nice is a thing for sure
This is so that when holding our beers we donāt have to set them down to show where we live. We can point to the spot on the chair instead of on our hands.
Idk, I live in NYC and I'd grab these in a heartbeat...
Glad someone else can confirm that cedar is stupid expensive right now. Beautiful work.
And on top of that, cheers to a fellow Michigander.
yeah there are only like 5 of you right?
At least 5, maybe 6
More of us than you think. Weāre secretly everywhere. Iām on covert assignment down in cleveland. Everyone here still things Iām from Ohio because I say āpopā.
Fellow former Michigander here as well. Now I live out West. And I just found out cedar is still very expensive. Weāre going to probably break even on free food from these planter boxes I just finished in 15-20 years.
Grow stuff in a green house year round. You can insulate it. Buy your LEDS on Amazon when on sale and then sell them for a slight mark up after every 2 or 3 grow cycles. Bonus points if you can work a hydroponis system in all ran off solar power.
A yooper!
And two trolls
They always outnumber us.
I was told you guys didn't know how to read. Good for you.
Honestly depends on the day.
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You have to give back the UP to be the mitten state.
You just use your left hand for the yoop. It's not perfect but it works
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Ask any kid from Massachusetts to draw map of the US and they'll make damn sure Cape Cod is there though. The map just looks wrong without it...
Say Ya to da UP eh?
Ya der.
Ope
Ya, headed up to camp der. Gonna shoot sum deerz and drink sum beerz.
"MY CHEVY SHOOK A SHIT!"
MI representing!
Michigadirondack chairs!
What did you use to stain it? Probably Hamms right?
Bells two hearted.
Vernors.
No stain, the wood is red cedar with ACE Hardware Clear gloss Spar Varnish.
I was joking I read the post lol. Beautiful work man.
How much time did you have to put into making these gorgeous pieces? And could you give just a rough estimate for the cost of the raw materials? I am seriously in love - please tell me these are going to be used/kept inside...š¤
I've made so many of these I can cut and build 2 chairs in about 6 hours, the Upper Peninsula requires i little more cutting on a scroll saw. I bought the basic plan at Woodcraft.com, made a couple of enhancements and I do the Michigan outline on my CNC which takes about 45 minutes. The sealer (Spar Varnish) takes 4 days. One coat per day. Before the CNC I used a jig saw to cut out the Michigan, frankly the jig saw is faster but not as precise. In todays inflated cedar prices that whole set cost be $160 and I sell the set for $400.
Well, they are simply stunning! (I think you're probably selling yourself bit short at $400, btw..) š Thanks for sharing the info - this really makes me want to run out and buy some supplies! Lol
First off, those look great. Definitely you are lucky to come from a state whose shape is chair-friendly (take that, Idaho)
Dumb question: one arm has the drink holder, what's the little circular notch on the other arm?
Wine glass holder
ahhhhh indeed. well done
Wine glass slot
As a Canadian I hope you can accept that I'll never understand state shaped things.
You have hockey players and animals on your money. You don't need state shaped things.
Your Province shapes are boring
"Saskatchewan: hard to spell, easy to draw."
Edit: And you have some boring shapes as well. Basically anything south of us down to Texas.
Iāll have you know that my Colorado and Wyoming-shaped tables are quite practical.
As an Australian, I wondered why OP didn't mirror the backs!
Do you think maple leaf shape is cool?
People will attach their entire identity to anything.
UP vote these!
Wow! I love those. I live a little outside Iron River.
Thatās whatās UP
Beautiful!
Dude you need to get a track saw or something, your cuts aren't' straight at all!
Ha ha ha
Cool Batman table. Mitten chairs are nice too.
As someone who's entire family is from Michigan I always say, "Michigan loves Michigan".
I'm sorry but this is all I can see.
The table belongs to a Wisconsinite ;), but nice chairs
Nah, Ohio took our bottom plank so Congress gave us the table š
Ah, the great Toledo war
Oh, no! Please don't take Toledo! - Michigan, sarcastically
Ay nice work bud
shut up. They're freaking beautiful.
Looks like oven mitts
This is awesome
Love this!
WOW! Great set! Did you make it special for someone? I bet that table alone would be in high demand, if you were to sell in the UP. But the whole set is great! Spar varnish is a good choice for all the humidity too.
These go for a lot of money anywhere in Michigan. You can charge a boat load in the LP because who ever is buying it has enough money for a second home up north.
Just spectacular work!
Ok so due to the perspective and my lack of sleep I thought the two chairs were attached to either side of the table, raised above the ground. I was so confused lol. They look great though now that my brain figured it out lol.
Stunning!!!!
Very beautiful! Amazing work.
Michigan and Mich again.
Take my money
I call these Daddyrondack chairs, and my daughter busts up every time.
Weird timing, we just saw some MI-shaped ones for the first time yesterday.
Texans and mighiganders are the two groups most likely to make their things in state-shape. Just pointing that out. Nice set.
I have heard Alaska does as well.
Fascinatingā¦
Not only did you Mich once. You Miched again.
As a UKer, I am a big fan
How I wish you be a Yooper. One day......one day......
I almost said that you had forgotten the U.P.! And then I saw the table.
Great work! Now enjoy on the porch with a warm pasty and a cold vernors!
This Wisconsinite loves that Yoop table
Pure craftsmanship
Two Troll chairs and a Superior table?
Michigan: the two shape state.
Hey! You got part of WI in your Michigan build! š
Nice try..
Chiming in from Michigan as well to say these are beautiful
Nice Yooper table!
Very nice!!!!!!!
As an Ohio citizen, I'm supposed to hate things like this, but It's awesome! Great job!
Awesome! I made a set a couple years ago too.
https://i.imgur.com/LGQeITu.jpg
Beautiful work
Michigan is the best state in the nation
Really cool
How DARE you not include Drummond on the table. This is unacceptable!
I appreciate your apparent dedication to oven mitts. ;)
The greatest looking chairs and table I ever did see! Inspired by the greatest state ever!
Wow, awesome!
Michigander alsoā¦.these are everywhere here along with state shaped cutting boards and charcuterie boards and honestly anything else we think is cleverā¦the big question isā¦any other states doing things like this? Aside from the rectangle states anyway.
No I donāt think other states are making oven-mitt shaped chairsā¦ but I have seen a lot of Texas shaped furniture, grills, cutting boards, and other knick-knacks
I like the corgis zoomies table
āiāM fRoM hErE!ā š¤š¼šš¼ -every Michigander.
As an Arkansan, i too appreciate this. well done
I like the UP table.
Awesome job from a fellow Michigan woodworker! Just plain stunning!
Those look great!
Let me guess...you live in Arizona? :-P
Nice work!!
They look great. I'm a Yooper myself.
As a Virginia resident, I appreciate geographic art when I see it!! Love the lower Michigan backs and the upper Michigan table top! I cannot see this setup unless it is the back yard or on the front porch of a cabin - facing East!! Go out on a crisp morning, coffee in tow, and sit down and watch the sun rise!! Awesome setup, and well crafted, OP!!
Nice pair of mittens
I luv the shape!!!They are literally artistic.
Iāve only seen this done for Michigan. Weird. Maybe I should make some California adirondacks.
Seriously? Wyoming and Colorado shaped cutting boards are an absolute plague on this sub.
Perfect response.
Chairs though?
Perfect, future project goal for me. Exact same design.
Why did you make chairs shaped like a pair of mittens?
It gets cold up here in da yoop!
y' up
Terrible job. They're not symmetrical.
Not the best rendering of Wisconsin Iāve ever seen but A for effort, you got the north part of Wisconsin on that footrest perfect though
Table, not a foot rest
Wow!
How much to make me a set?
$400, no delivery
Love the lil corgi table!
Very Cool! Why not mirror chair backs said the OCD person.
The chair backs are the shape of my home state Michigan. The table is the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
I gathered that. Its beautiful.
Wisconsin chairs and a corgi table?
Edit: hmm, should have written that the corgi part was a joke - just what jumped out at me.
Michigan lower peninsula and the table is Michiganās Upper Peninsula!!
As a Wisconsinite I am honor bound to press a claim on your Upper Peninsula coffee table (also we have a cabin near the border and I genuinely love this set)
arbitrary political borders REPRESENT
Hey man Michigan gave up Toledo for that arbitrary border! š
"gave up"
Those are cool. Is that Wisconsin?
Sorry just read the comments.**^ Michigan
Uggo
Seems like the one on the left should be Wisconsin.
Chairs should be Wisconsin. We really need to claim the UP for ourselves.
No thank you, Cheese head.
Looks great. How'd you get the shape so accurate?
Draw a hand-turkey but with your fingers closed.
CNC
I have a CNC. Downloaded a map outline. Digitized it. Then cut it out on the CNC
You've got carpenter bees, it seems.
And great work!
Those are awesome. Did you use a template for the base and arms. They look comfy too.
Years ago I made traditional Adirondack chairs and a buddy of mine asked for a set with Michigan as the seat back. I imported a map into my CNC software, a little tweaking and this is what came of it. The base chair is Norm Abram design, Woodcraft sells the plans for the chair.
The upper peninsula table is a nice touch, looks like some good wood too, I would have a bass or guitar made of it.
Just bought some 5/4 CVG western red last week and the only wood Iāve ever paid more per lf is Lignum Vitae. $23/lf
In Michigan we have a big box store Menards. A 1x6x8 red cedar board is $21.98, but I discovered that 5/4X 6 x8 is $10.10. In the past I used 1x6x8 but the 5/4 decking boards make the chair heavier but more sturdy. Big savings
Very nice. Just gave me an idea for a similar project now, chairs and table shaped like puzzle pieces
As a Michigander I recognize the chairs what the fuck is that table thing? Is north ohio?
Will you make another set and I'll compensate you?
Sure, where are you located? I do not ship or deliver. $400 for the set
Batman table
Ahh yes, Texas
You should post these over at r/yooper too!
These look great!