by Elia Bizzarri | Aug 13, 2026 | Classes | 0 Comments
I've been having a field day. Last weekend I started researching a long-promised post about pole-late treadles. In the process, I discovered that the internet can translate just about any book. That set me off translating Latin, German, and French books on...
by Elia Bizzarri | Jul 29, 2026 | Finishing, How-To | 8 Comments
I've been working on a series of chair orders for the last month or two. It's always a good time in the shop, especially when I have sets of chairs to work on as I do now. I love getting into a rhythm, assembling a set of undercarriages, then the...
by Elia Bizzarri | Jul 2, 2026 | Classes | 0 Comments
https://vimeo.com/518250430?fl=pl&fe=sh I honor of the USA's big birthday, I'm offering all my online classes at a 50% discount. These are the classes that I made during the pandemic (one that I did with other people like Curtis Buchanan and Jane Mickelborough aren't...
by Elia Bizzarri | May 27, 2026 | Chair Stories | 3 Comments
Junior runs the log-yard where I buy my wood. He brokers logs, buying mixed loads from local loggers and tree services, then selling them by species and grade to mills and foreign shippers. It’s a family affair: Junior’s brother runs one of the huge knuckle-boom...
by Elia Bizzarri | Apr 21, 2026 | Sprinpole Lathe | 4 Comments
I've just returned from a two-week trip to England with my wife Morgan. Bath, London, the Lake District. Almost nothing had to do with my work....except a day in High Wycombe. I've heard about High Wycombe since I started chairmaking. When I was 16,...
by Elia Bizzarri | Mar 16, 2026 | Craft Films, Sprinpole Lathe | 8 Comments
I've been on the pole lathe turning a pile of parts for upcoming 18th-Century Chairmaking classes. I've turned a few hundred parts on the pole lathe before, but this is the first time I've turned this many - 75 legs or so - on the pole lathe in one go. I'm really...
by Elia Bizzarri | Feb 12, 2026 | Craft Films, No-Glue joints, Samuel Wing Book Project | 21 Comments
"Your book is next." These welcome words greeted me a few days ago as I opened my email. Megan Fitzpatrick is my editor, Lost Art Press is my publisher, and my book may see the light of day sometime soon. Sure, there's still lots of editing and formatting for Megan to...
by Elia Bizzarri | Jan 29, 2026 | Classes | 0 Comments
January has been a busy month for me. Last weekend, I went to Colonial Williamsburg to give a talk on the Samuel Wing chair. At the end of two 90-minute sessions my friend Jerome Bias (who was also presenting at the conference) came up on stage to help...
by Elia Bizzarri | Dec 15, 2025 | Classes | 0 Comments
I just finished teaching my last class of the year, on 18th Century Chairmaking. A highlight for me was a trip to our local auction house to view a turn-of-the-19th-Century bow back chair made by the McKim Brothers of Richmond, Virginia (photo from the Leland Little...
by Elia Bizzarri | Dec 10, 2025 | Chairs For Sale | 0 Comments
I've accumulated another attic full of chairs since my previous chair sale four years ago. Many were built in classes - both online and in-person - while others came from changed orders. Most of these chairs are unfinished and can be painted to your specifications. I...
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