Today I put together the above trailer for our new video “Build a Gibson Chair.” Plus, Megan and I started filming a bonus video that will go out to everyone who has bought the video.
The bonus video will cover some refinements to the chair, plus offer some strategies for ensuring the arm doesn’t crack. We should have the video done by the end of the week, edited and uploaded to everyone who has placed an order.
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After we released the video last week, we got a lot of questions about it. Here are a few answers.
- The chair is similar to the Irish chair in “The Stick Chair Book,” but it has a different seat shape, different arms, different hands, different back sticks, different backrest. But yes, it’s similar.
- The chair is absolutely suitable for someone looking to make their first stick chair.
- You don’t need a lathe, shavehorse, steambox, axe or drawknife to make the chair. It is designed to be made with a band saw, some bench tools (especially a jack plane and a block plane), a cordless drill and a few bits.
- The chair in the video has an optional saddle. No it doesn’t make the chair more comfortable. But it does look fancier.
- As shown, the chair will easily hold someone who is about 250 lbs. For larger sitters, you can widen the seat, beef up the legs a bit (1/8” to 1/4” is plenty) and use oak instead of cherry.
- The chair is ideal for sitting by the fire and talking to friends. Or reading. Your posture in the chair is not like you are in a chaise-lounge.
- Yes, you can turn the chair’s tenons on a lathe. That’s what I do when I’m in production mode.
- The chair is made from kiln-dried wood from the lumberyard.
If you would like to see the tools I used in the video and a cutting list for the chair, you can download that here.
If I missed any questions, you can leave them in the comments, and I will do my best to answer.
One last thing: The video is $50 until June 19. After that, it will be $75.
— Christopher Schwarz
Source: lostartpress.com