We now have a good supply of laser-cut chair templates in our warehouse that are ready to ship.
The set of templates makes it easier to build the Staked Armchair from “The Anarchist’s Design Book,” but they are also a good starting point for many of the chairs in “The Stick Chair Book.” The seat and arm shape is the same, as are the leg locations and stick locations. So the templates are a good place to start exploring chairmaking.
(FYI, we also carry full-size paper patterns for the five chairs in “The Stick Chair Book.” These need to be adhered to your own wood and cut out.
The templates are laser cut in Ohio. If you want a set, don’t tarry. We might not stock these permanently as getting the raw material is getting harder and harder.
— Christopher Schwarz
Are you sending any to Lee Valley for us Canucks?
If they ask for them… not our call.
Are these templates made from Baltic birch like the earlier batch?
Nope. As noted in the description (and shown in the photo), these are MDF. We cannot find any Baltic
Any plan to release MDF templates (as opposed to paper) for the 5 chairs in The Stick Chair Book?
Hi Matt. Kind of, yes. I am working on a single set of MDF/plywood templates that will give people a set that will make a lot of different chairs, including those from “The Stick Chair Book.” The chairs in there share a lot of the same DNA and components. It will take some cleverness and thought. But I think we’ll get there.