For your education and enjoyment, here are three short films of woodland crafts from British Pathe, a huge library of vintage films: This short English video shows the making of trugs. I love the shot of the steam box. What on earth is the thing made out...
Month: March 2020
Steamboxes: Part 1
by Elia Bizzarri | Mar 21, 2020 | Steam Box | 2 Comments
Do you really need a steam box? Boiling parts in water serves the same purpose as steaming and requires a simpler set-up with fewer heat-loss issues. ‘Chairmaking in High Wycombe’ references boiling of chair bows and I have bent table legs, shaker boxes and hay forks...
The Giant Maple
by Elia Bizzarri | Mar 1, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies | 4 Comments
I visited with Curtis Buchanan last week, building Velda's chairs and going over his new plans for the Velda's chair. On the way to his TN home, I dropped off Tomi's Birdcage Side Chair. Here's a story about her chair: Last week, I was at the lathe turning...
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