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Now Shipping: ‘Principles of Design’
‘Principles of Design‘ is one of my favorite titles on design. A friend recently took a furniture design course taught by a guy I’ll call Mr. Famous Furniture Maker. During the class there were...
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Another Dang Drilling Trick
Steve lines up the stick (taped to the drill) with the mortise location on the side stretcher. I cut dovetails pretty much the exact same way I did 20 years ago. Same layout, same sawing, same...
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Come See the Chair Show on Nov. 23
Two new stick chairs. The one on the left was built by a student. The one on the right is mine. I’ve never shown my work in a gallery. I’ve been asked a few times, but my problem is this: I don’t want...
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New Kits for the Hobbit-y Chair
You can now order the carefully chosen wooden parts needed for the Hobbit-y Chair from The Stick Chair Journal No. 2. The kits are $295 and are in red elm, my favorite chairmaking wood. You can order...
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The Lost Art Press Food Tour
I dream of St. Francis. Note: If you’re planning on coming to town next month for our Chair Show and Open Day, here are some restaurants to try. There’s a reason Cincinnati is one of the fattest...
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A Cheat Sheet for ‘Principles of Design’
My personal copy of the book and the cheat sheet I keep in it. Our latest book, “Principles of Design” by William H. Varnum, offers a systematic method to design furniture, plus a series of rules that...
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Now Shipping: Exeter Hammers
A few of the 100 hammers we assembled today. We have a large batch of our new Exeter furniture-maker’s hammers for sale in our store now. These hammers are perfectly sized for people who build...
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The GoDrilla Saga (With a Happy Ending)
Good news: We now have 500 pristine-perfect GoDrillas in our warehouse, and we’re shipping them out as fast as you can order them. Today ends our six-month saga with manufacturing difficulties with...
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2025 World Tour! (It’s Only 2 Places)
I’m teaching four stick chair classes in Germany and Australia in 2025. Yes, it’s an American teaching a Welsh/Scottish/Irish form in places that are truly exotic for this humble chair form. Here are...
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FAQ: ‘Will my Local Retailer Carry this New Book?’
The above question is one we answer every day. And no matter how many times we repeat our answer (many times it’s even woven into our announcement of a new title), people still ask. So here’s the...
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