Build Your Own Pallet Adirondack Chair

5 by Becky Striepe on July 20, 2010

Remember the amazing Repurposed Pallet Adirondack Chair (PAC) from designer Shelton Davis? We said we'd be keeping an eye on Shelton's project. Well, we did. And the kits are now available for sale!

Davis found that it wasn't really feasible to ship the pallet parts, but folks who want to try their hands at chair making can pick up the instruction book in his Etsy shop.

He prints the illustrated instruction booklets on recycled paper using low VOC ink and packages is all up in recycled kraft paper.

The PAC project started as a way to address the lack of seating at bus stops in the Atlanta area, and now he's hoping to expand to other cities through this instruction guide.

The folks at DoTank:Brooklyn recently whipped up some of Davis' chairs and did a "chair bombing," where they dropped completed chairs at spots around the city. Check the video:

So awesome! I love the confused look that the girl gives them before settling in to one of the freshly dropped chairs with her friend. What a great way to use something headed to the landfill to improve the urban landscape!

All images via Shelton Davis.

http://www.inquisitiverobin.com Robin

Hello splinters!!! That sure doesn’t look very comfortable – but I do love adirondack chairs.
http://strawberryhedgehog.com Tracy

I love this idea!! Now if it could be made with some sort of shade. Lack of seating isn’t much of a problem here in Phoenix but lack of shade at bus stops is a killer.

Becky Striepe

Oooh that’s a great idea! Lack of shade is a problem at bus stops here, too. Maybe we need a Pallet Shelter Kit?

William

On one hand… “cool”.
I’m currently stripping pallets to get the wood for a few of these chairs on the small plot I rent to grow food on.

On the other hand… “not cool”.
The people who need public seating more than anyone else are the elderly and infirm. They need somewhere to sit while waiting for public transport or simply to rest between stints of walking. Low-seat chairs like these are no use at all to people like that who would have a hard time sitting down and an even harder time getting back up. If you’re genuinely doing this for the public good and not just for giggles – make a more universally usable chair than an Adirondack.

I also wonder how long these things lasted before the city carted them off to landfill.
It made for a good video though.

http://glueandglitter.com Becky Striepe

Interesting point, William! I wonder what a pallet bench that suits those purposes would look like. If you work on one, definitely keep us posted!