We have a handful of new classes – including one from Welshman Chris Williams – to announce for the first half of 2025, tickets for which will be on sale at 10 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 16, 2024, on our ticketing site.
• Build a Welsh-style Comb-back Chair with Christopher Schwarz, Jan. 13-17
• Build a Dutch Tool Chest with Megan Fitzpatrick, Feb. 7-9
• Build a Welsh-style Comb-back Chair with Christopher Schwarz, March 10-14
• Comb-back Chair Class with Chris Williams, March 31-April 4
• Make a Dovetailed Step Stool with Megan Fitzpatrick, April 26-26
• Build a Welsh-style Comb-back Chair with Christopher Schwarz, May 5-9
For more information, click through (above) to each class (but pay no mind to the “Register Now” button you’ll see – you cannot register until 10 a.m. Eastern on Sept 16).
– Fitz
p.s. Classes sometimes sell out within nano-seconds (class sizes are quite small, so there are very few spots available), so if you’re interested, limber up those fingers and get ready. And if you don’t get in, sign up for the waitlist – we almost always have at least one spot that needs filling.
p.p.s. We might add a class or two in the coming months – so stay tuned!
Would Chris ever consider a class building the low back stick chair?
I’ve thought about it. I worry that it wouldn’t fill up. Lowbacks aren’t as popular. Perhaps for the second half of 2025.
are the teaching/construction techniques similar enough to allow students to build either during the same class?
Answering for Chris here…but they are pretty different. As a teacher, I would not want to teach two different chairs at once.
Really hoping to get a spot!
What do international students usually do with their project? Do they skip glue up to flat pack or ship the assembled beastie home?
Yup. A unassembled chair can easily become a piece of checked luggage.
Those are nicely proportioned and cut dovetails on that stepstool! Is it stable enough as is, or does it rack a bit?
(Learning woodworking, btw, I was surprised at how easy it is to make dovetails after a few tries, and I was also surprised at how difficult it is to consistently make a board flat and square.)
It is completely stable, with tight joints. Plus, there’s a rail dovetailed across the back – so that’ll keep it from racking even if the joints were a little loose.
I’d jump on a low back class in 2025 if offered!
I always loved, what I think is called a toddler chair, a small step stool with a hand grab at the back.