I first made one of Curtis Buchanan’s Velda’s Chairs about six or eight years ago when a neighbor came by my shop and ordered two bar stools and a settee in Velda’s style. They wanted the chairs unpainted,…
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Chairmaker’s Woodturning Class, plus Bowl Carving with Dave Fisher
I remember the day I first heard of Dave Fisher. I was standing in front of my shop talking with one of my students about Instagram and he mentioned Dave Fisher. He seemed surprised that I’d never heard of him,…
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Joe’s Backyard
Last week I shipped a Continuous Arm Rocker to a customer in AZ. This is a story about his chair: Seth and I stood in the yard and stared. Sheds and and lean-tos filled to overflowing with machines surrounded us;…
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