Recommendation for wood for Adirondack Chairs

[DuciD03]

.... just looked at the plans; the support pcs are undersized;

use 2X6 or larger on structural pcs ... ie anything other than the slats ...

and the arms have to be level to hold beer; but a slight slope to the outside to shed water would be desirable 3% slope ...

Cool project; we want updates and photos on progress!

[rgramjet]

Actually, the price of teak varies greatly from place to place throughout the US. The kitchen I did was unfinished teak flooring that I finished myself and it was cheaper than equivalent oak or maple floors and looks WAY better.

I know our local woodworking mega-store has some very good selection of exotic hardwoods at very reasonable prices and teak is usually in the same ballpark of things like good maple, hickory, or quality oak.

"Brazilian Teak" AKA Cumaru is an impressive looking/performing wood.  Much less expensive than "real" Teak.  Incredibly hard, heavy and durable.  My hardwood floors are make of this stuff, its beautiful.

Ipe "Ironwood" would be another to look at.  Might take two people to move the chairs though.

If your bored, Google Janka Scale.  Its the amount of pressure it takes to embed a 1/2" ball bearing into the wood, a hardness test if you will.  Red Oak is around 750 lbs.  Ipe and Cumaru take about 3500 lbs of pressure.  They will dull your saw blades very quickly.