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Not Again –
When I built my first stick chair in 2003, I was so happy with the result that I wanted to build that exact same form 100 times or more. Today – maybe 100 chairs later – I roughed out a seat and contemplated how I could make this chair unlike every other chair I’d made …
Seasoning or Drying of Wood –
Air drying of European oak. A neatly stickered pile of timber air drying at Nidd Valley Saw Mill, Dacre Banks, North Yorkshire, England. This is an excerpt from “Cut & Dried: A Woodworker’s Guide to Timber Technology” by Richard Jones. Seasoning and drying of wood describe the same thing: reducing the moisture content of boards or planks thus …
The Change of Seasons (Covington Style) –
It’s been almost six months since my last haircut and three months since my last shave. This is not intentional. I simply don’t care what I look like or what others think of my visage (hey, a Fancy Lad term!). But I do notice that as my hair gets longer the people of Covington address …
‘The Stick Chair Book’ Errata –
A reader named Jason Stick (he claims that’s his real name) pointed out an error in ‘The Stick Chair Book’ that I’d like to point out to you. On page 494 of the chapter on the lowback, the text says the resultant angle for the front legs is 25°, and the resultant for the back …
‘The Essential Woodworker’ for Kindle –
You can now purchase Robert Wearing’s hand-tool masterwork, “The Essential Woodworker,” for your Kindle or other reader that is compatible with Kindle files. The Kindle book is $10 and can be purchased here in our store. That means you can now buy this landmark book in hardcover for $23, ePub for iPad or iPhone for …
Earn Your ‘Stick Chair Merit Badge’ –
To mark the launch of The Stick Chair Journal (coming in August 2022), we are giving away 400 Stick Chair Merit Badges to readers who have built a stick chair and can follow instructions. This promotion ends when we run out of the merit badges or on Dec. 31, 2022, whichever comes first. (When the …
Musee Carnavalet, Paris. –
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The Road to a Moxon Revision –
Getting through U.S. Customs Saturday was a harrowing experience. I was certain they would pull me aside and go through my luggage because my declaration card was filled with red flags I’d gathered during my three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. I always err on the side of declaring everything – everything, even breath mints – …
Open for Business –
After a very easy transition colonoscopy-like-experience in moving to our new web site, I can now report that our site appears to be working fine, accepting orders and quite secure. We have tested (and re-tested) the site during the last couple days and are confident that everything is moving smoothly. If, however, you encounter any …