Top 5 Chair Repair Mistakes to Avoid
In my furniture repair shop, I repair a lot of chairs. I’ve seen many DIY mistakes over the years that didn’t need to happen. Repairing a chair with loose joints is a relatively [...]
Fix Uneven Chair or Stool Legs
A simple table saw technique levels four legs in no time flat. Rock-n-roll. That’s what four-legged pieces have a habit of doing – even with perfect joinery and a careful and unhurried assembly. [...]
Chippendale Chair
Creative thinking and dirt-simple jigs make the joinery a straightforward task. Full-Size Plan: Download I tend to think of Chippendale chairs as highly ornate. But there are startlingly simple [...]
Norm Abram’s Adirondack Chair
Steve Shanesy builds an improved Adirondack chair with Norm Abram in The New Yankee Workshop. Build the chair and learn how Abram works. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in [...]
Regluing Doweled Chairs
Bob Flexner walks you through all the steps in repairing an antique factory-made chair that is glued with animal hide glue.
Dock Chair
Lightweight, folding and portable, this chair is so simple to make you’ll want a pair – or more. I’ve always disliked the Adirondack chair and have never understood its popularity. I find it [...]
Slat-back Chair
I’ve always found making something simple yet refined to be more work than it seems. I suspect that the slat-back chair doesn’t exactly look simple to build if you’re not a chairmaker. But it is [...]
Shinto-Inspired Bar Stools
Attractive lines, a comfortable seat and some lathe work provide the foundation for for this Shinto-inspired bar stools.
Make a Chair That Rocks
A little geometry and a simple prototype ensure a pleasant ride. I recently set out to design and build a new rocking chair. I’ve designed and built a handful of rockers, but my past [...]
Rietveld Crate Chair
Gerrit Rietveld’s simple design for a lounge chair is a great platform for exploring ergonomics. PROJECT #2005 • Skill Level:Beginner • Time: 4 hours • Cost: $50 Gerrit Rietveld was a Dutch [...]
Gustav Stickley Morris Chair
Sit up straight. Or lean back and relax. This Gustav Stickley Morris chair is an icon of American furniture design with exposed joinery and solid quartersawn white oak. Reproduce an Arts & [...]
Bob Erickson Interview
While visiting with chairmaker Bob Erickson (pictured above with his son Tor), it seems appropriate to ask, “What chair are you sitting in right now?” He explains it’s an [...]
