Archive - With Working Hands

Juggling without dropping anything.

Jul 13 •

Sack Back. Part 2

Dunbar-style Windsor...making chair parts

Jul 6 •

A Dunbar-style Sack Back

Building a chair from a book. I haven't attempted this in years.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

and talking chairs

Jun 25 •

Production While Chairmaking

A few thoughts on speed and efficiency

Jun 17 •

Hickory Bark, Part 2

a few notes on harvesting bark

Jun 6 •

Gathering Hickory Bark

A few days in the Kentucky woods

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Changing seasons

For the past few years, I’ve slowly attempted to create “seasons” of work.

May 24 •

Handmade, not homemade

Knowing when to stop.

May 17 •

Post-and-Rung Rocker

The mechanics of building the chair back

May 12 •

Photographing Furniture

Documenting work is critical.

May 4 •

April 2025

Same Three Chords

Apr 30 •

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