Rustic Finished 2' Cedar Outdoor Porch Glider, Amish Crafted

Where to begin. Such a fine product! Got this unstained and got it early. Nice surprise. Finally took some time and assembled it. Fantastic! Got 2. First one, went slow. Look.at.pictures. I'm not kidding. Read instructions well. These are simple, to the point and easily done. It even mentions, study pictures. They aren't kidding. Second one assembled - a snap/breeze! Very well made! I stained immediately, dried and then assembled. The company is wonderful to deal with and the pack job is phenomenal. Such nice people. Both gliders are quiet, Comfortable. The glide is far. The wood was actually breathtaking. So lovely. Smelled heavenly. You can use socket wrench or, oh so gingerly, a power tool. Remember, you're working with cedar, but still, bolt it together correctly! Durable. Yes, these are bolted nicely! Neighbors - several sides -are eyeballing set, chairs/table and hopefully they too will purchase. I feel though, that they are hung up on assembly, but I assured them- I will assemble! So hopefully they'll pick something out, glider/swing/bench/ tables and order soon. The wood being more new than our deck, the colors came out different hues. I'm sure I could have let sit a year or two to age also. Again, very very pleased.

It is nice to buy a piece of outdoor furniture from the comfort of your home and receive something that was made in the U.S., well designed and constructed, was well thought out in terms of how it was packaged and what parts came pre-assembled and lastly, had quality instructions that were grammatically correct.While some reviewers have noted finishing problems in terms of parts alignment, holes not drilled through, etc. I saw none of that in the glider I received. All holes matched up perfectly and were cut through and clean. All the hardware was there, well packaged so it couldn't have come out of the bags and of appropriate quality.I bought this for a gift for my wife and she feels it fits her 5'4" height perfectly and finds it very comfortable to sit in. At a foot taller, I find it comfortable too, so either I am not that picky about such things, or it has a good universal fit to it. Of course, comfort is a subjective thing, but both of us are pleased in that regard, so all around this was a great purchase.

An engineer's perspective. I purchased two chairs and one 2-seat glider. I would consider them medium duty furniture. Reasonably comfortable and they look good. I plan to add teak or another sealer to give them a more finished look. Assembly was not too difficult and everything aligned. It took about 1.5 hours each to assemble since I took time to glue everything. I added exterior wood glue to each joint to improve strength since cedar is not a hard wood and screw holes alone will waller out over time and, likely be the first thing to fail with normal rocking creating twisting forces on the joints.

Like most of you on here, I shopped around before purchasing 2 of these chairs. My 5 star rating is based on value for price, sturdiness and how much we like to sit in them. I purposefully ordered unfinished because reviews of the finished chairs indicated that people were not happy with the quality of the finishing (stain). I am glad that I did because even for outdoor chairs, the wood was rough. Sanding made a big difference, and for me sanding was necessary for me to be really happy with them. On the base pieces, wood was missing on the edge of the board where two knots occurred, kind of like a gouge, but this doesn't compromise the integrity of the chair or it's overall appearance. The makers seemed to be careful to only use boards like this only on the base as there were no flaws like this on the upper parts of the chairs, so just be aware that imperfections could be present on the base pieces. I finished them with an outdoor transparent stain from Behr (which I don't recommend; hard to apply by brush with an even color consistency). My husband assembled them without difficulty. The chairs easily accommodate him and he is 6' 5" and around 300 lbs (these chairs are reported by the makers to hold up to 400 lbs and that is one of the reasons behind my purchase). Everyone who visits likes the gliding action, which is both smooth and quiet. My friend liked them so much she is buying one for her Mom, who has been wanting a glider chair. Overall, these are good solid chairs to sit and relax in on the porch and we have no regrets with our purchase.2017 update- ALL of our visitors, and we have a lot, loved sitting in these chairs so much that we recently bought 2 more. The original 2 are still gliding quietly and smoothly. We are very happy with all 4 of them.

Overall I adore this chair, It is cedar like they said. Well packaged and solid instructions, not the best. But I've seen WAY worse, the bolts are to scale with the diagram on the page. So you can use that as a guide. It rocks more forward then back and that's a good thing, helps extend the life span of the item.Read them once and glance over the instructions as you go. Pretty sure anyone can assemble this as I received it.Never fully tighten until your done assembling it. Secure but not snug.Have the person sit in it and give it a few rocks, then snug it up. Don't over do it, cedar is a soft wood.With the locking nuts for the glider part screw it down pass the plastic outside the top of the nut before mounting it.Use locking pliers to hold the not and tighten the bolt with a wrench or socket.5/16 for the glider bolts1/2 or 13mm for the body of the chair. The angled part of the gliders should be facing outwards, as to hold it away from the base.3 beefs. 1. switch to torx screws. I get it, everyone has a Phillips screwdriver. Phillips can cam out and strip easily when screwing into wood.2.Pre drilled holes for the plank, but not the 1x4 the crossbrace mates to.3. One missing locking nut, meh that's 56 cents. Very minor, but it should be mentionedThey're really well made. Even cut a rabbit for the cross brace piece, they actually care about you keeping this for a long time.