Chairs, Benches And Stools

Workshop Tips: Depth gauge for carved chair seats

April 1, 2019

When sculpting the seat of a rocking chair, I came up with this simple jig for gauging depth and symmetry. It’s a piece of scrap, with dowels inserted every 2…
Build a Curved-Leg Stool

March 26, 2019

Simple bends provide stability and visual flair
Peter Galbert’s FWW Live 2018 Keynote Speech

February 12, 2019

Unsurprisingly, the journey of a windsor chairmaker is rarely a straight line
Workshop Tip–Use a pipe clamp to make an adjustable-height shop stool

January 9, 2019

After an unsuccessful search for a seat adjustment mechanism, this reader found the perfect solution: the tail jaw of a 3/4-in. pipe clamp
SketchUp: Modeling A Queen Anne Back Slat

December 7, 2018

Tim Killen makes great use of SketchUp's intersect tool to model a complicated 3d piece
Modern Adirondack Chair

November 28, 2018

Tom McLaughlin builds a comfortable, contemporary take on the backyard classic
Determining Sight Lines in SketchUp

November 8, 2018

For a new project in the shop, I picked a Windsor Chair and a style I had not done before. Of course, this required SketchUp modeling based on a Rod-Back…
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