by Elia Bizzarri | Nov 30, 2020 | Classes, Craft Films | 0 Comments
Peter Follansbee and I are planning on a few spoon carving classes in the new year, plus I'm hoping to do a series on making a chairmaking reamer. In the mean time, Curtis and I are doing the last two classes of the Democratic Chair series on October 5th and 12th (we...
by Elia Bizzarri | Nov 16, 2020 | Antique Chairs, Chair Stories | 3 Comments
by Elia Bizzarri | Nov 6, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies, How-To | 3 Comments
Bob Simmons put together this spreadsheet of Green Woodworking books. Feel free to add your favorite books and edit however you see fit - this is truly a communal book list, by you for you. Happy reading! GreenBook
by Elia Bizzarri | Oct 22, 2020 | Classes | 2 Comments
It's been a busy month for us. My wife's brother Gabe, who has been fighting cancer for nearly two years, took a turn in mid-September. So we've been driving to Berea, KY every couple weeks to visit and help take care of him. He died nine days...
by Elia Bizzarri | Sep 26, 2020 | Classes, Craft Films | 2 Comments
Last weekend's spoon carving class with Curtis was a blast. It was great to be able to teach with him and I learned a new way to carve a spoon. We're busy figuring out how to get Curtis's camera into his shop and buying lights for my shop before our Democratic Chair...
by Elia Bizzarri | Sep 8, 2020 | Classes | 11 Comments
I'm super excited! I started an apprenticeship with Curtis Buchanan 18 years ago and I've been teaching chairmaking myself for 15 years, but we have never taught together - until now. We're going to teach a series of 10-15 online classes on building Curtis's...
by Elia Bizzarri | Sep 2, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies, How-To | 7 Comments
After seeing Bob Simmons space-saving shaving horse ideas, Jason Gallagher send me photos of this modified Tim Manney horse that Jason made with his buddy Tommy. With a few wedged joints, it knocks down nicely into a small bundle of parts. In his...
by Elia Bizzarri | Aug 23, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies | 2 Comments
DRILL BITS: POSITIVE TOOLS FOR MAKING NEGATIVE SPACES Buying (what to look for in old drill bits and new ones) Choosing the right bit for the job Sharpening Augers, Spoon Bits, Center Bits, etc. Making Bradpoints from Twist Bits Q&A Session Saturday, August...
by Elia Bizzarri | Aug 9, 2020 | Classes | 5 Comments
Since my drawknife class last weekend, I have been running around buying new cameras, stand, cables and a wireless mic. I feel like it's Christmas every time the mail lady comes. I found a new videographer (Roy Underhill is a little busy), and am working...
by Elia Bizzarri | Aug 6, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies | 7 Comments
My first online class about drawknives was quite a success last weekend. Fifty-eight people registered for the class and Roy Underhill showed up with lots of equipment and proceeded to film the entire class for me. We had lots of good questions. One question that came...
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