Remarkable Mentors: Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

Jonathan Binzen Aled Lewis, Chairs, Benches And Stools, David Haig, Peter Korn, Rocking Chair, Sculpture, Settle, Tim Rousseau, Writing Desk, Yuri Kobayashi

Fine teaching is the backbone of CFC. Its teachers are highly accomplished designers and makers themselves, but even the best among them aren’t hired back if they don’t teach well. The pedagogical bar set at the nine-month comprehensive course is excep…

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Pleasant Hill Shaker Rocking Chair

Kerry Pierce chairmaking, Chairs, Featured Article, Furniture Projects, June 2020 #253, Projects, Rocking Chair, Shaker, Shaker Furniture

Building by eye to recreate a classic. Almost 15 years ago when I was writing Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture I fell in love with several pieces of furniture originating in that 19th century Shaker community, each of which represented what …
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Remarkable Mentors: Sam Maloof

FineWoodworking Chair, Chairs, Benches And Stools, Dinning Set, Dinning Table, End Table, Rocking Chair, Sam Maloof, Sam Maloof Rocking Chair, Stairs

Maloof’s furniture has inspired woodworkers of all stripes with his unique inspirational design and charismatic charm in his furniture.

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Adventures of a Porch Rocker

Pop Wood Editors End Grain, Out of the Woodwork, Rocking Chair

Walk down Main Street in Anysmalltown, U.S.A., and people acknowledge your existence from their porch rockers. They don’t have to say anything, just use their body to move the chair in a friendly, neighborly sort of way. Porch rockers are ……

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Bow Arm Rocker

Willie Sandry August 2020 #254, chairmaking, Chairs, Featured Article, Gustav Stickley, Morris Chair, Projects, Rocking Chair, stickley

This modified design builds off a classic Morris chair. Inspiration for the next project can come from many sources, but for me, all it took was a trip to an antique furniture dealer. Legacy Modern is a boutique dealer in …
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