Greenwood Lounge Chair with Andy Glenn

We’ll build a contemporary green wood low back chair with a flat reed seat and back (or hickory bark depending on availability) in this 6-day class. Students will split pieces from a log, shape the parts on the shave horse, bend the back posts and slats, add the carved leg details, and completely assemble the frame before weaving in the seat and back on the final day. Final finishing to be done at home, once the chair and seat have time to dry.

Open to all skill levels. The slender parts, along with rake and splay, make for a fun and challenging build.

Students need to bring a small tool kit.

Recommended Tool List:

Needed:

• Drawknife
• Spokeshave (Flat or Round bottomed, flat will be a little easier)

Recommended: (please bring – especially the first eight on this list – but don’t run out to purchase if you don’t own one yet)

• Pencil
• Utility or Pocket Knife
• Tape Measure
• Sliding Bevel Gauges
• Tenon or Dovetail Saw
• Sharp Chisels (1/4″ and 1″)
• Pocket Knife or (small) Straight Carving Knife
• Claw Hammer
• Handsaw (smaller crosscut saw – ideally a tenon saw, though most anything will do)
• Framing Square or 24″ Straight Edge
• Deadblow or Lump Hammer
• Block Plane
• Compass (scribe)
• Card Scraper

We’ll use/cover, but not needed: (please bring if you have them)

• bevel setting gauge or protractor (a way to find angle for the sliding bevel gauge)

All material costs and daily lunches are included in the course fee at Pine Croft.