This 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 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…
Read moreI recently finished this Irish stick chair in red oak during a chair class and am offering it for sale to readers of the blog. This chair will be sold via a random drawing for $1,600 (that price includes both crating and shipping to your door anywhere in the lower 48). Details on how to…
Read moreThis chair is built using Honduran mahogany that is at least 50 years old that I purchased from a millwork and furniture shop in Norwood that was going out of business. I bought every scrap I could afford, and I used most of my stash to build the projects in “Campaign Furniture.” The rest, I…
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