The photos below are from my most recent build of a set of two Jake’s Chairs, a side table, and two foot stools. My step-by-step Jake’s Chair page also has a few of these intermingled with the narrative of how I built them. These are my photos only, and not from the original creator of the plans, however, I have included those original photos as part of the plans available on the Download the Plans page.
Finished Jake’s Chair from Red Cedar
Beautifully finished with Helmsman Spar Urethane
Planing the stock for Jake’s Chair
Measure out the Jake’s Chair cuts
Making the first length of cuts
All length cuts have been made
The rear support template of Jake’s Chair
Marking the cuts for the legs
Detail of the Jake’s Chair lower leg cuts
Full cuts have been made using the table saw and jigsaw
All the parts ready for routing
Detail of the Jake’s Chair rear back support
Routed parts of Jake’s Chair
Routed slats
All the parts after routing
All the parts cut and planed, ready for first finish
A completed left arm of Jake’s Chair
A completed right arm of Jake’s Chair
Drying more Jake’s Chair parts
Jake’s Chair parts with fresh urethane
Detail of the back support piece
Table parts and vertical Jake’s Chair legs
Vertical Jake’s Chair legs
Many slats for these two Jake’s Chairs
Detail of the lower legs and back support assembly
Fully assembled Lower legs and back support
Detailed view of the routed slats
Using a paint stirrer as a gap template for the slats
Detail view of the countersunk and capped screw holes
Assembling the lower seat and upper back support
Two Jake’s Chair Lower Seat assemblies
Finished lower seat of Jake’s Chair
Vertical leg and support of Jake’s Chair
Bottom of the vertical legs – end grain. Protect from moisture!
Upper back detail
Detailed view of the vertical members
Beautiful finish on these Jake’s Chairs
Spar urethane finish on these chairs
Two finished Jake’s Chairs
All the parts needed for a Jake’s Chair side table
Side view of the foot stool
Underneath view of the Jake’s Chair foot stool
A finished Jake’s Chair foot stool
A finished Jake’s Chair side table
Underneath detail of a Jake’s Chair side table
Interior view of the Jake’s Chair side table
Exterior view of the Jake’s Chair side table
Finished Jake’s Chair side table
Helmsman Spar Urethane used for this project’s finish