This Thursday, July 23, I’ll be appearing live on Bench.Talk.101 to talk about “Chairmaking for Flat Woodworkers” and take your questions. The event is free and should last about an hour.
The event will occur at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday – 8:30 p.m. U.K. time. You can join the conversation by going to Bench.Talk.101’s profile 5 minutes before the event begins and there will be a link to join. Or send them a Direct Message (DM), and they will send you a link to join the Zoom meeting.
If you can’t join the live event (do you have a job or family or something?) you can watch the whole thing on Bench.Talk.101’s YouTube channel. Nancy Hiller, the author of the forthcoming book “Kitchen Think,” was on last week, and you can hear the whole thing here.
I’m looking forward to the chat and hope to not make too much trouble for the hosts.
— Christopher Schwarz
I look forward to seeing you there on Thursday!
Mattias
PS. I’m happy to see that the problem with the comments links here on the blog has been solved 🙂
We are still working on getting the blog right – we have to read it, too!
“I’m looking forward to the chat and hope to make too much trouble for the hosts.”
Well that was fast……
That typo was quickly corrected…..
I’m sorry I won’t be able to join you guys but I am sure you will have a crowd and it will be a lot of fun, as well as informative. The timing in the middle of the workday makes it hard for us in the Midwest!
I still remember Brin Boggs teaching a class at North Bennett, and explaining halfway through the 2 week course that furniture makers usually make lousy chairmakers.
It was one of those conversational grenades that took a minute to go off and work it’s magic. He expounded, obviously, but it was an experience.
Well I’d never ague with Brian, but I think almost anyone can make a decent chair.
Like I said, it was a conversation grenade. It softened up the room enough for him to make an important point: most cabinetmakers deal in straight and square, and typically heavy. He pointed to Chippendale and Queen Anne as prime examples.
His chairs weren’t straight, were definitely not square, and very much not heavy. (Also, they were definitely the most comfortable wooden chairs I’ve ever sat in.)
I agree that anyone can make a decent chair. But it’s a different way of thinking entirely.
Cool! Spread the gospel! Will you talk about Turd Chairs ™?
They are trademarked, so I have to be careful. The Turd Chair™ lawyers are vicious.
The ad copy was great though. Other folks may have their own preferences, but I think my favorite one was ‘Have yourself a sit, on this glorious piece of…’
How long until its on ytube?
It usually takes them a few days to get it edited and posted.