Megan and I are teaching two scholarship classes for The Chairmaker’s Toolbox this fall. I’m teaching a chair class (surprise) Sept. 15-19. Megan is teaching a Dutch toolchest class (double surprise) on Oct. 17-19.
For these classes, we supply all the materials, plus lunches, morning pastries and a yay-you-did-it dinner for the students. If you would like to contribute a little something to offset those expenses, we have created a link that allows you to do that.
Note that these contributions are not tax-deductible. If by some chance we collect more money than we need, we donate the excess to The Chairmaker’s Toolbox.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to help these classes in the past. The Chairmaker’s Toolbox is absolutely creating the next generation of woodworkers. We’ve had some amazing students who are now professional woodworkers and are teaching others. So it’s working.
You can contribute here. Thanks again!
— Christopher Schwarz
I’m beginning my journey into chairmaking with a BullS%$t chair. My workbench is too tall for sandwich drilling the arm and seat. I can build a lower bench/table for the work but how high (or short) should it be? Based on the photo at the top of the post, probably a bit higher than my knees but not as high as my waist. Got a better answer? Thanks.
Bob Wessel
Gowen, Michigan
What most people use are “sawbenches.” These are knee-height wooden sawhorses that are used for operations like this.
Here’s a staked version: https://blog.lostartpress.com/2022/09/20/sawbenches-in-the-shop/
Or you can even prop the work up on 5-gallon buckets and a piece of plywood.
Thank you – for the suggestion and the name: “sawbench.” A pair of staked sawbenches will let me practice, help me with my chair project (in a couple of ways), and provide new horizontal surfaces in the shop.
Bob Wessel
Gowen, Michigan
Forgot to be kind….
Thank you for any suggestions to my question.
Bob Wessel
Gowen, Michigan