Wendell Castle’s World
A collection of never before seen sketches and photos of Wendell Castle
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Chairs
The Woven Chair by Brandy Clements and David Klinge
David Johnson reviews a new, must-have book for anyone looking to dive into woven chair work.
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Learning to Build a Welsh Stick Chair
David Fleming, a former English teacher turned chairmaker, teaches the craft of building chairs on the edge of the Canadian wilderness. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the November 2004 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Af…
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Pleasant Hill Shaker Rocking Chair
Building by eye to recreate a classic. Almost 15 years ago when I was writing Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture I fell in love with several pieces of furniture originating in that 19th century Shaker community, each of which represented what …
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Scoop a Chair Seat on the Table Saw
A table saw and a simple jig make a time-consuming task quick and easy. Woodworkers use all sorts of techniques to scoop out their chair seats. Many commonly resort to hacking out the waste with traditional tools such as …
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Spoon Bit Spoiler
The Adventure of the Pilgrim’s Chair. Sometime in the haze of the 1970s, Armand LaMontagne, a wood sculptor from Rhode Island, sought revenge against the museum world. He had been rebuffed by curators when he questioned the authenticity of some ……