Model: American Sack Back Windsor
Here’s a model of a Sack Back designed by Curtis Buchanan & Dave Sawyer (George Sawyer’s website linked). I modeled it from plans drawn by Jeff Lefkowitz and Caleb James.
Model: Diner B with Leaf Slats
Here’s a model of a Diner B chair with leaf slats in the superstructure and a crinoline rail undercarriage.
Model: Chandley Lowbow with Leaf Slats
Here’s a model of my interpretation of Bern Chandley’s lowbow diner chair. It includes leaf slats in the superscruture and a crinoline rail undercarriage.
Model: Diner B with Crinoline Rail
Here’s a model of a Diner B chair with the new spindles and a crinoline rail undercarriage.
Elbow Adze
I discovered Kestrel Tool early this year on @jihaewoodworks‘ Instagram page. If you’ve never come across her work, please check it out. Her furniture beautifully exhibits elegance in design, with a well balanced amount of subtle details ‘hiding’ complexity in apparently simpler forms—she’s great. In a post about one of …
Roughing Spokeshave
I recently acquired a new shaving tool made by Allan Williams. The idea was born out of constantly reaching for my travisher (made by Claire Minihan, a marvelous tool by the way) to remove a good bit of material when shaping spindles, crinoline rails, and the convex surfaces of seats. …
Those Little Tabs Make A Difference!
By day I’m the ‘senior engineer’ for a luxury residential construction company’s millwork department in the Austin Texas area . AutoCAD, Rhino, and Excel are the primary programs I utilize in my work there, and if you’ve never discovered the massive benefit gained by using keyboard shortcuts to enter commands …