The Field Farm - Westport Adirondack Chairs

The Field Farm offers an Adirondack-Westport Chair in the tradition of its designer a century ago. With an original Westport chair to use as a pattern, our premium, knot-free White Pine chair is reproduced as authentically as possible.

The “key” to the comfort is the various angles that were derived by Thomas Lee, specifically the angle of the back relative to the seat and the legs. These seemingly arbitrary angles are the secret to Lee’s creation. Our Adirondack-Westport Chair gives a feeling of “fluidness” while sitting on wood.

About the Woods We Use

White Pine is historically correct in accordance with the early construction of Westport Chairs
White Pine paints easily
White pine works well with the Westport Chair because the design of the chair allows water to run off of it. There is no place where water sits and where damage could develop.
There are no exposed, visible screwheads in the chair. Many chair designs have exposed screwheads where water can settle and run down the screw, rotting the wood.
We use a wood sealant on the board edges to prevent the edges from cracking.
We paint all sides of every piece of wood before the chair is assembled, helping to further protect the wood.
We use top quality, clear, knot-free Pine.

There is a natural preservative oil in Cypress known as cypressene, which gives the heartwood resistance to insects and decay.
Cypress grows slowly. The growth rings are close together, making it a very hard and dense wood. It shrinks less than other wood and resists the elements well.
If left outdoors in its natural state the wood will weather well.
There are no exposed, visible screwheads in the chair. Many chair designs have exposed screwheads where water can settle and run down the screw, rotting the wood.
There are very few knots in cypress and no sap, so the wood will not "bleed". It is therefore very nice wood for paint or stain.

History

In 1900, Thomas Lee of Westport, New York, designed a chair for his family. Lee painstakingly came up with a chair of ultimate comfort using wide, knot-free boards. Five years later, Harry Bunnell received a patent for, and manufactured, Lee’s chair until 1930.

The characteristics of this single back-boarded chair are a sloped back, an inclined seat and wide arms. The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, refers to Bunnell’s chair as the “Westport Chair”.

Historians believe that the Adirondack Chair derived its features from the early Westport Chair. As wide, expensive, and knot-free boards became unavailable, the slatted back and seat of today's Adirondack chairs may have emerged in the 1920’s.

Whether the crafter is Lee, Bunnell, or the artisans of today, comfort and relaxation are the purposes of their Adirondack-Westport creations.

Footstools

These offer suberb relaxation for the leg, turning an already natural seat into a natural recliner.

Westport Chair Prices

	Single	Set of Two	Colors
Fully Painted Pine Chair	$450.00	$695.00	For Pine Chairs and Footstools, we use Benjamin Moore’s Aura series. This comes in a wide range of lovely colors, or can be obtained in a custom color. Check out the possibilities your local Benjamin Moore store and call us with your choice.
Stained Pine Chair	$425.00	$595.00

Unpainted Cypress	$350.00	$595.00
Painted Cypress	$425.00	$695.00

Pine Footstool Purchased alone	$195.00	$350.00
Purchased with chair(s)	$175.00	$325.00
Notes:	When ordering chairs, please specify Round-back or Square- back (pictured above). The price is the same.
	Free shipping to anywhere in continental US is included! (Email us for shipping info to Alaska, Hawai'i, or other countries)
	Vermont residents please add 6% sales tax.
	Chairs will require assembly and are shipped with easy-to-follow instructions.
	Some pre-assembled chairs are available for purchase at our shop. Please call or drop in for details and prices.

Westport Chair Dimensions

Wondering how many will fit on your porch or patio? Compare your available space to our chairs! The basic footprint of one chair is 38" x 37".

Finishing the Westport Chair

For Pine Chairs and Footstools, we use Benjamin Moore’s Aura series. This comes in a wide range of lovely colors, or can be obtained in a custom color. Check out the possibilities in your local Benjamin Moore store and call us with your choice.