I’m not getting any prettier, so I might as well do this now before I start having to wear a paper bag over my head. This month and next, we are shooting a long-form video that explains how I build a stick chair using American woods with a variety hand and machine processes. I’m a…
Read moreWhile our printing plants were idled or working with extreme staff shortages, we worked on new Crucible tools to keep us busy. Next week we will release the Crucible GoDrilla, a bit extender that locks tight with zero wobble. What’s a GoDrilla? Read this. We have the parts for 500 on hand and will start…
Read moreWe’re selling this cherry comb-back stick chair with a chunk of the proceeds going directly to The Chairmaker’s Toolbox to help the next generation of chairmakers and toolmakers. I built this chair during the scholarship class last week in our workshop. It’s made from black cherry and is set up for general use – dining…
Read moreIf you know anything about woodworking, I think you are qualified to teach it to others. In my earliest days of woodworking as an adult, my friend Chris and I taught each other what we knew about woodworking, even though we each knew enough to fill up a thimble. In the early 1990s, I taught…
Read moreOn Friday we wrapped up the class and assembled six new stick chairs. Also, thanks to the generosity of Lost Art Press readers, all the students took a complete kit of cherry parts home for their next stick chair – plus the jigs and patterns necessary to make that great leap at home. Making stick…
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