A friend recently took a furniture design course taught by a guy I’ll call Mr. Famous Furniture Maker. During the class there were lectures, field trips to find inspiration, drawing lessons, scale model-making and critiques. “Well,” I asked my friend, “how was the class?” “Great,” he replied. “Now I know how to design furniture that…
Read moreThis comb-back stick chair is designed for dining and working at a desk, though its back is leaned back just a bit more to add some comfort. I’m offering it for sale for $1,500 via a random drawing. The price includes crating and shipping to your door anywhere in the lower 48 states of the…
Read moreAfter an absurd number of delays, The Stick Chair Journal No. 2 is now shipping. The new issue contains complete plans for a Hobbit-esque stick chair, plus lots of photos of original chairs (for inspiration), techniques to help you at the bench and a profile of Welsh chairmaker Gareth Irwin. The new issue is $25….
Read moreAlexander Bros. in Timberville, Virginia, is now selling chair kits for stick chairs (and Brian Boggs chairs) in a fair number of species and at very good prices. You can take a look here. Shea Alexander has been picking chair wood for me for the last eight months or so, and I have been impressed with…
Read moreOne of the difficulties students have when making Irish stick chairs is drilling the mortises for the two back sticks that also pass through each arm (we call these particular back sticks “posts”). For a recent class, I made a jig that makes it easier to drill accurate mortises. While no jig is foolproof, this…
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