Chairmaking
Make a Welsh Stick chair with hand tools. There is no steam bending or lathe turning involved. The Welsh Stick chair is based on the work and directions of Christopher Swartz’s book and there is plenty of handtool work involved. Multiple woods are used as the chairs are usually painted with milk paint. Many of the tasks benefit from a group working together and the parts must all be made ready before final assembly is begun. This is an intermediate level project and the schools prepares many of the components before hand to maximize instructional time.
Learn how to make stick furniture with simple chairmaking tools
MATERIALS: Selection of hardwood supplied (cherry, poplar, ash, alder)
TOOLS: all major machines, belt sander, bandsaw, and chair-making hand tools
ACTIVITIES: chair layout, sightlines, drilling tapered holes, curves work, shaving horse spindle making,
spokeshave and assembly
DURATION: Typically 7-sessions, full days with lunch break
PREREQUISITE: some machine experience or handtool experience is suggested
MATERIALS: included. Various woods are used as the chair is painted when finished.
