This week we are running a stick chair class for six students with Aspen Golann as the co-instructor. The class was organized by The Chairmaker’s Toolbox, and the students are all teachers or woodworkers who want to become teachers. The goal is for all of the students to have one stick chair complete by the…
Read moreWe received our first load of entries today for the “Stick Chair Merit Badges.” And everyone followed instructions. Thank you! It’s great to see all the different chairs and their personalities (and their owners). If you would like a merit badge for your shop apron or tuxedo, there is only one way to get them…
Read moreI love spade bits, and I will always recommend them for people getting started in chairmaking. The bits are dirt cheap, widely available, sharpenable and are easily customized to do things other bits cannot. But like many chairmakers, I am always game to try new drill bits. If someone told me there was a new…
Read moreTo mark the launch of The Stick Chair Journal (coming in August 2022), we are giving away 400 Stick Chair Merit Badges to readers who have built a stick chair and can follow instructions. This promotion ends when we run out of the merit badges or on Dec. 31, 2022, whichever comes first. (When the…
Read moreReally, this video could have been done in four words…three words, one repeated: Wax on, wax off. But that’s already been said. So instead, I’ve blathered on for a few minutes about soft wax and how easy it is to use. The jar I’m using is from Katherine Schwarz (aka The Anarchist’s Daughter), who will…
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