by Elia Bizzarri | Dec 31, 2020 | Classes, Craft Films | 1 Comment
I've been looking forward to doing this class for a few months - I first learned to carve a spoon properly in one of Peter's classes and he is such a laid-back, entertaining fellow that the idea of teaching with him sounds like great fun. We'll carve a...
by Elia Bizzarri | Dec 25, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies, Classes, Craft Films, Kiln | 1 Comment
Where do you get green wood? I get this question regularly and it's a hard one to answer. Seth and I sell oak splits for chairs, but it's not exactly cheap if you need a bunch of parts. My blog has general suggestions for where to look, but wouldn't it be nice if...
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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 27, 2020 | Classes | 2 Comments
In the last three weeks, I have learned more about USB ports, bitrates and internet hotpsots than any chairmaker should ever know. Having tested everything to the best of my abilities, I am now ready to run my first class, this Saturday, August 1st,...
by Elia Bizzarri | Jul 20, 2020 | Chairmaking Tools and Supplies, Classes | 26 Comments
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by Elia Bizzarri | Jul 7, 2020 | Classes | 1 Comment
I miss this scene. A group of excited students show up on Monday morning and experience green wood for the first time. Like everyone else, my teaching has completely dried up. I'm lucky that I have a diverse means of income; tools and chair parts are...
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