Chairs, Benches And Stools

Compound-Angle Tenons on the Tablesaw

September 26, 2018

The angled joinery where the posts and seat rails meet is one of the challenges of making a Chippendale chair. Steve Brown tackles it with the aid of two ingenious jigs that simplify the process
Building a Chippendale Chair

September 26, 2018

The combination of angles and curves in a Chippendale-style chair can seem complex, but the techniques needed are not out of reach
Design Discussion: Evan Court’s Salmon Falls Chairs

September 7, 2018

Up-and-coming furniture maker breaks down his design process from beginning to end
Steve Brown Takes the Measure of a Chair

August 24, 2018

Steve Brown, of the Cabinet and Furniture Making Department at Boston's North Bennet Street School, takes the viewer on a guided tour of an 18th-century Queen Anne side chair. Brown…
Kerf Bending Plywood

August 15, 2018

My in laws got a new couch and it came with a bunch of ottomans, which meant there was no longer any room for a coffee table
From The Bench: The Story of a Chair

July 26, 2018

This chair deserved to be made of figured wood, an obvious statement that my version was a modern replica
Brian Boggs Remembers Jennie Alexander

July 17, 2018

Jennie remains a beacon for me. She was a blessing for anyone who cared to follow in her steps.
Chairs, Benches, and Stools: Our Favorite Articles

June 28, 2018

A roundup of our top ten articles from Michael Pekovich, Christian Becksvoort, Matt Kenney, and others on chairs, benches, and stools
Build A Classic Shaker Bench

May 30, 2018

A straightforward way to build a stunning, classic Shaker settee
An interview with chairmaker Brian Boggs

March 23, 2018

Brian Boggs has been building chairs since 1982, when he was a student of French and philosophy at Berea College in Kentucky. Before that, he aspired to be a fine art…