Lumberjock's Project

The members of Lumberjocks.com impressed us with their talents in the Gorilla Challenge. The Lumberjock's were challenged to build any project that helped them enjoy the great outdoors. The challenge required the use of two materials; one had to be wood, and any other material of their choice as well as one of the Gorilla products.  Check out what they came up with! 

Lumberjock's Contest Entries

This rocking and folding Adirondack chair is constructed of TREX, copper pipe, and wood, all bonded with Gorilla Glue. The pivot hinges are all “roto-hinges” from Lee Valley Tools, and they are maple pivots on a metal stem. These roto hinges were the very reason Gorilla Glue was used to assemble the chair. Very few adhesives would bond the wood with the composite. It's holding up fine! Considering this chair weighs over 80 lbs and has been shipped for photography from Penetanguishene to Toronto to Manatoulin Island to Toronto and then back to Penetanguishene and stayed in one piece, I’d say that is a testimonial to the glue’s bond.

Entered by: Ryan
  
This six-sided birdhouse is made completely out of oak and some 4×4 Italian ceramic tiles. Approximately 3” to a side, 6.5” across at the widest point, about 7” deep. The only hardware (screws) used are to hold the back of the house to the tree, and the house to the back – and keep it removable for cleaning. All joinery, wood to wood, and tile to wood, was done with the Gorilla Glue Precision Glue Pen. This glue foams up very little and is super easy to clean off. A little scraping of the minimal squeeze out and you’re done.

Entered by: Scott

 

 

Here’s a unique twist on a weathervane. This is created from leftover treated decking, spare metal parts and some small plastic gift cards. The plastic cards are used as a wind speed indicator. They were glued into a small square piece of cedar using Gorilla Wood Glue. This is sure to get a lot of attention!

Entered by: Rob

 
  

This bean bag toss game was build for a friend from Florida but who now lives in Indiana. The team logos are made from ¼” plywood. They were cut with a band saw, painted, and then glued down to the box fax using Gorilla Wood Glue. The box is made to take a beating!

Entered by: Bent

Notice the key feature of this set is the space where insulated compartments to hold a beverage bottle. The material used was ¾” Styrofoam that was glued with Gorilla Wood Glue also.

 
 
This pergola was built to be used as an outdoor unit. The columns are 1”x6”x10’ put together with biscuits and the new Gorilla Wood Glue. All the trim work was glued with Gorilla Wood Glue then air gunned in place. The trellis is all half-lap joints, and again, secured with Gorilla Wood Glue. The airplanes are secured to metal rods using regular Gorilla Glue.

Entered by: Jeff
 

 

Dave built a wonderful porch swing that his wife had always wanted. He built this out of 2x4 cedar.  He used quite a bit of Gorilla Glue but also used some screws as well. This looks like a lovely way to enjoy the great outdoors!

Entered by: Dave
  

This bird mansion is made from 100 year old reclaimed barn wood. It is 5 ft wide, 7 ft tall and 42” deep.

The railings are made from 1/4” steel rods and on the roof there is a built in bird bath for the little birdies to swim in.

This was John's first time using Gorilla Glue and he said he was very impressed with it's strength and it made for tight joints. He used the glue for all the windows and the base.

Entered by: John
  

 

 
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