Adirondack Ski Chairs of Lake Placid

10/10/2026

Gorgeous sun!! Trying to grab the last of the warm-ish temps for priming these white oak boards for the waterski chairs I’m desperately trying to get done before summer ends!!!

09/24/2026

A variety of vintage skis and one newbie pulled for repeat customer Allie who orders custom hand painted shot skis for her friends 😎 You might remember the one I made a few years back. It was so well received, she’s ordered another.

Does anyone have any info about these skis…. Like what years they were popular/produced? I’m guessing late 60’s on left, 80’s in middle, 2020’s far right.

09/20/2026

⛷️Katy’s custom chair ready to go to Rochester, NY.

09/19/2026

⛷️Double custom!🤔

Custom modification was needed for Katy of Rochester’s custom folding ski chair.

Normally, the ends of the skis that make up the seat slats would cover the outermost wooden leg support. But the skis in her collection were not long enough. So an extra wood component was designed and mounted along the leg. This will provide the necessary support to hold her short tail pieces in place for a strong seat. Hard to figure out and hard to explain! 😂

09/18/2026

⛷️Corrine in her custom folding chair, her husband’s cross country skis made into a frame and coat rack with his ski pole hooks. It’s been an honor😌⛷️

09/17/2026

☀️⛷️Ready for pickup! Corrine’s custom folding chair made from her family’s skis (and a couple of ours mixed in) ⛷️☀️

09/17/2026

⛷️Arrived… whew! Box opened in transit!

John M. of GA (former northeast native) sent his skis to be made into a custom chair. Cool story: “30th wedding anniversary coming up, and I want a surprise gift for my wife. We were married on skis on the top of Jackson Hole, and I have those skis and would like to make an Adirondack chair from them… I skied Lake Placid last winter, first time in my life, but not the last for sure.....”

09/14/2026

⛷️underway: the next two folding custom chairs made to order from Corrine’s of Wilmington’s family skis and Katy of Rochester’s family skis. Always an honor to build custom heirloom work.

09/13/2026

⛷️☀️Gorgeous day for a drive! Ed and Veronica of southern NY picked up their custom chairs today that were finished months ago. Love those smiles! Happy customers = happy maker 😎

09/11/2026