Your Father was a true craftsman. I'm glad to see you followed in his footsteps. My dad was also a craftsman, furniture and cabinet maker, and I'm doing my best to carry on in his footsteps.
I had to look up the german word for spokeshave and learned it's called "Schweifhobel". As a native german speaker it's funny to learn the woodworking terminology only in english and I'm often at a loss for the right word when I talk to my father about it :) Thanks for all your videos, they do mean kind of a lot to me.
I have the same problem, I know what a bunch of tools are called in english and have no idea what they are called in portuguese. I just wish there were more woodworking channels in portuguese, meanwhile I will stick to the english spoken ones.
Same here. Happens very often that I know the English word for a tool or action but can't figure out the native word for it... This can be so embarassing.
Indeed. But that way you instantly learn it in two languages. That seems like a big plus. And in new modern jobs you skip the translating part most of the time. Yeah, technically there is a proper German translation for them, but nobody seems to use it. In fields with a lot of heritage it is a different story. I can't think of building boats in Hamburg without speaking Platt. (Low German, which is not a dialect but a language of its own.) Regards, Etna. P.S.: Speaking about spokeshaves and their terminology, I like "Schinder" the most.
I don't have the tools or the skill to build these chairs just yet, but I purchased the plans anyway because I like your videos and want to support you in making future videos.
I just bought your plans. I have previously purchased plans of yours (band saw), so I can attest to the extensive detail and exceptional quality. Very well done, happy customer
ok ok just bought the plans, not really because I'm going to build them (however if I ever want to build chairs in this style, I'll definitely consult your plans, it's just that I prefer different styles of chairs with more handtoolwork) but to support you, I have been enjoying your videos for a long time and I'm happy to support you with a few dollars. edit: I really enjoy when you explain why you make something the way you do and why it is stronger (or still strong enough but easier to make) this way I have learned a lot this way.
In a previous video, Matthias talked about his sponsorship I think with Dewalt which caused his sales of plans to drop considerably, and tied it to a lot of people only really buying the plans to support him not use, hence why they thought he no longer needed it or killed some of his fanbase to see him take sponsorships.
The lesson from this video - if you are going to build chairs - is not to follow his plans to the letter, but the guidelines & practices he describes in the video that make for stronger chair construction. The straight tenons over angled ones, that a longer thinner tenon can be stronger & doesn't weaken the upright since you are making a smaller mortice. THOSE lessons should be able to be applied to any chair you want to build. That said, I just went & bought the plans, too, and hope to make at least one chair from construction lumber to try it.
I know most of the people kind of take it for granted but I really appreciate you giving background on those chairs even the parts that are more private.
The way you speak of your father makes me realize I need to use the time I have with my dad. I know it's been years since he passed, but I'm still sorry for your loss.
I do have woodworking ambition, but my skills are just not there yet to take on the chair projects. But I'm buying these plans as a goal project for maybe a year or two from now. The amount of analysis and consideration put into your builds are always a reassurance that I'm getting something that I can rely on for years to come. I'll return the please by saying, please don't stop making videos and plans! The quality of your work is second to none.
I can't argue with you, bad chair designs are bond to end up on someone bench to be repaired. I know that I had to fix all those chairs. Thank you for the interesting video
It still staggers me the amount of thought and care and ingenuity that goes in to anything that is build well and to last. I love this for giving me a window into the thinking of someone at the top of their game.
Hi Matthias, I am not planning to build the chair any time soon but I just bought the plans to support you. Keep up your amazing projects and videos! Greetings from Switzerland
I just bought a set of plans. Actually I don't like the classic design of the chairs that much and if I will ever build chairs I might modify the plans to suit my needs or do something completely different. Main reason for me to buy them was to apprechiate you, your work and all the stuff I was able to learn from your videos. All the best wishes to you and your family from Germany, Hesse!
Having recently struggled to build an Adirondack chair with the plans from Rockler I really appreciate the skill it took to make these chairs. Great job to you both. I bought the plans just to support you. The chance of me making a chair is slim to none and "none" just left town. I just do not have the skills.
I'm a former electronics engineer with a background in laser cutting machinery. Now, I'm what's called "an old fart" but I built a shop at my retirement property, and I absolutely enjoy your presentations and especially your plans. Anyway, as an official Old Fart, I don't do Instagram (or Facebook, or Twitter) so I pretty well get left out of those communication channels. Thanks for the TH-cam videos.
I think I might buy a set of plans for these chairs I get paid tomorrow. Not cause I'm gonna build them but cause I've been watching this channel for 8 years now since I was just in middle school. I've learned so much from this channel from basic precision to knowing how to be patient with the wood. My dad is a carpenter but you do so many things he's just never done and seeing them done for real instead of just reading about it is so invaluable.
I just purchased your plans. I think i can covert them to inches but if you make a set with inches I'll buy them again. Thanks for all of the working videos you do, they are really informative.
Hey Matthias! just bought some of your plans, i'm about to get a new property where i can have my workshop finally setup as all my tools are now stored in a small room, I've been learning a lot of techniques thanks to your channel, and have made some cool stuff, always been scared of the mortice and tenons joinery, but i'll try it out, can't lose anything but gain knowledge. Keep it up on your content!! Best regards!
Its good to see these kinds of videos from you again. This is what made your main channel the success it became way back. Not trying too hard is part of your recipe that works. And your characteristic workshop is part of it too. Thanks, and all the best!
I must say, you've come a long way with the sales pitch! I remember way back when you made your video about the lawn chairs and how much you hated asking people to buy plans... These do look pretty strong and I liked how you explained so well about the strength of the joints. I do think I'd miss the "butt scoops"... but then I've never actually had flat-seat kitchen chairs so maybe I wouldn't.
I keep trying to think of an elegant way of carving a butt imprint in the chair. CNC might be the way to go for that. But it would require a much thicker seat, which would take away some elegance.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 since I read this comment I've been thinking about a way to run them over the table saw like we do for cove cuts, but using a jig to make the butt imprints we all know and love.
Hey Matthias, I have to tell you that I am a bit proud of it to have a copy of your plans from your Dad's chairs. Not just to support you a bit ;-). I actually will build those nice chairs and if you don't mind I will send you some pics from the build. Stay save Tim from France P.S. Ich meine diese art von Stuehlen schon mal im Schwarzwald gesehen zu haben. Die waren da aber schon 50 Jahre alt und super in schuss.
Just bought the plans, Thanks Mathias, I'm not sure I'll make them but I will let you know if I do. I do enjoy your channel and this honors that work and your Dad too
The square design is actually quite appealing. I made once a four kitchen chair set, and can easily see the strength of this design. Kudos to your dad for it! I'm sure he's proud of your version.
Just purchased plans. Thanks for making the Sketchup file available as well. Sometimes there is a view or measurement you want and that file makes it so easy. You really do great work Matthias.
I can make those chairs and with your plans, it becomes so easy that if you make them, considering time spent + material, it is still a lot cheaper than a chair that you buy from shops. Unfortunately in my current condition, I can't make them, even though I have both tools and knowledge, you know, you can't do much in a 300sqft apartment. I should admit, every single one of your plans, worth buying since a lot of thought goes into making them, and as a bonus every single one of them is tested and shown in video. Thank you Matthias
Bought cuz you provide hours of knowledge that I enjoy and sometimes use. I have Big print on my computer at work! Saves ink and helps me print scaled photos and drawings!
Hello Mattias. I just viewed this video, I just purchased the plans. I don't know if I'll ever build the chairs, but I wanted to support you because of all you do for this community. I truly enjoy your videos, especially the ones when you say, SHIT! I don't know why, but it just sounds funny coming from you. Anyway, thanks for everything.
This video makes me really appreciate the skill of the craftsman from the past,before there was cad or computers the men had to work out all this either on the fly or with very rudimentary "Plans".Not to mention everything was done with hand tools.You have to really respect people like matthias's father and our ancestors for what they knew and how they did their work.
Thank you for the content. From the first video in this series I was hoping you would have plans available. I just picked up my copy. All the best to you and your family!
I bought them. I've been thinking of making some really sturdy chairs, and even if I decide to change the style, this would be a good starting point to riff from. Plus, I've been watching you for years and learned a ton from your videos, so I'm happy to support you! One of these days I'm going to buy one of the hybrid pantorouters, too.
This is great! I've been working on a few chairs based on a fairly inadequate plan I found online that were put together with pocket hole joints. The first one split exactly where you pointed out, no surprise. So I've been getting ready to modify the design to use mortise and tenon and to do steam bending to curve the backs. Thanks for the video!
Chair fixing videos have always been interesting !! Anyways i think what i find most impressive is the understanding of wood. Like you explained all those things that go along with woods properties in the chair design and why inferior chairs might break cause they are deviating more or less. real woodworking.
"Me too " movement in this sector. Thanks for doing the plans. I've had requests to do chairs but almost always declined because I didn't know what works well.
I've been wanting the plans for the screw advance box joint jig for a while, so I checked my bank account and it wasn't at $0 for a change, so I bought that and the chair plans as well.
Thank you for making plans for these chairs I will be buying the plans soon. I just score some white oak from my local restore that I have a mind to use to make these chairs with!
The plans are ridiculosity cheap too!!! I've always wanted to buy many of your plans but was always waiting to get a half-decent shop (currently I have lots of tools on a truck for work) I don't know if I will ever get there! anyway, fantastic plans... truly appreciate the effort.
Bought the plans as a thank you for all the videos - got hooked by the organ and the marble machines years ago. I definitely have neither the tools nor the skills to build the chairs - shame, they look sturdy.
This would be a great chair if the seat was upholstered. I wonder how you would go about doing that. My thought would be to insert a seat with a cut-out that would then receive the upholster cushion. Still very new to furniture making and just starting on chairs now. Plan to create several chairs in this style with seat cushions.
I am pleased to have a copy of your father's chair design! BTW the link to the sketchup file just took me back to the download page; just fyi, I was just curious.
I'm totally going to go buy these plans! I'm a beginner who's been having tools shipped to him from Amazon, and I need a project. This might be too advanced for me, but I need something to start. 😂 Matthias, what would you (or anyone reading this really) suggest as a good beginner project? I'll tell you that I'm really drawn to making machines, but I'd probably be happy being able to "make a box". I've got a table saw, a circular saw, a router, a drill press, a cordless hand drill some clamps a couple of squares (carpenter square, speed square)... No jointer, thickness planer, belt sander, etc. I used to love making things with my hands as a kid, but my dad was a computer programmer and not very handy... So now I'm a programmer trying to rekindle that passion I once had as a kid who was always trying to "make stuff". Anyway, long story short I'm open to suggestions for good first projects. 😁
Hi Matthias great job on chairs look great.I did comment on your last chair build about you should see about doing a kit chair with a company making all the parts you all take care 😀
I like how you apply analysis to the construction and design. It would be cool to see you deconstruct a Scandinavian chair design like that. Even the simplest, finding an IKEA chair and deconstructing its design. Or finding a mid-century Scandinavian chair.
Beautiful chairs. I agree with you on the style, and, I also like the bigger, square style seat, because of my rotund figure lol I only just found this video, so I've bought the plans... I assume you've sold some, based on comments, and time since posting lol
FYI: I bought the plans, but when I click on the "chair.pdf" download link it just takes me back to the prior page. However, the option to email the plans worked correctly so I did receive them that way.
Asked that last time too, might fir here even better: How did your Father came up with those plans and did he even make plans? Was it all in his head? And why was he so good at woodworking? Selftaught or was he a Carpenter? I agree they are really beautiful (i only find the parts sticking out the backrest like 1/3 too long) and the one in the Vid still looks brandnew. Thank you for sharing!
Could that deep mortice and tenon joint be strengthened with a couple of dowels or would that weaken the tenon? Your Dad was a true craftsman, I much prefer the 'square' style. And you are the proverbial 'chip off the old block'
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 On tenons I have started cutting saw kerfs about 3/4 the length of the tenon, this gives a place for the glue to push into and are like little fingers that hold the joint together. I don't think it weakens anything if I stay a fair distance from the shoulder.
Great job and I bought your plans just to support you. I hate to disappoint you but my skills are not up to this job so me making a chair is not likely.
Have you tried fiddling with the placement of the back slats to improve lumbar support? Was thinking it might be good to move the middle one forward a little. Love your chairs. Just built some for my son out of oak and they were HEAVY. (30 lbs each). I was afraid to make the parts as slender as they should have been.
Older video now but I wish I had the space and tools to make your stuff as it is incredibly well designed. Right now though, I can't afford the equipment and am currently focused on my little hobby business and trying to make money to buy equipment for that business.
Thank you for sharing! I’m a little gunshy about sawing out chair legs because of the grain continuity. At what point should one be concerned about that?
Haven't had one fail on account of it. I did fix someone else's chair because of that, but that one was factory made, and the grain curved in the leg, very much in the wrong direction, so it was about 30 degrees to the legs edges, way off.
Looks like the seat is completely flat. Most commercial chairs have some sort of shallow cut into the seats, presumably to make it a bit more comfortable, though I have no idea if that actually makes a difference. Any thought on how you might go about making such a relief cut? Only thing I can think of is some sort of template based router approach - like your router duplicator you made years back. Understand that goes against the simple design concept, just wondering how it might be done.
In the next video please tell us how many copies you sold
Love your videos! And Mattias, please tell us if you sold any copies.
Why would it be interesting ?
Hi Marius!
Thomas Marlière to see if his plan worked. How is it NOT interesting?
One for sure!
I just bought the plans. I have no wood or tools. I'm just here to support this man and his fantastic channel
Wow.. 👍👍👍
Would it be blasphemy to buy them and print it out 😅
Nice man. We need more people like you in the world
lysippus.... I started a whole business that is entirely dependent on the BigPrint program.
Give it a try, you might like it
I bought the plans to support your amazing work and to help fight the war against bad woodworking and pocket holes.
Your Father was a true craftsman. I'm glad to see you followed in his footsteps. My dad was also a craftsman, furniture and cabinet maker, and I'm doing my best to carry on in his footsteps.
Okay. But only because you asked nicely lol. Love the chairs.
I had to look up the german word for spokeshave and learned it's called "Schweifhobel".
As a native german speaker it's funny to learn the woodworking terminology only in english and I'm often at a loss for the right word when I talk to my father about it :)
Thanks for all your videos, they do mean kind of a lot to me.
Schau mal nach Ziehhobel.
I have the same problem, I know what a bunch of tools are called in english and have no idea what they are called in portuguese. I just wish there were more woodworking channels in portuguese, meanwhile I will stick to the english spoken ones.
@@SuperDeinVadda Bei mir heißt er Schabhobel :-) Grüße aus Wien
Same here. Happens very often that I know the English word for a tool or action but can't figure out the native word for it... This can be so embarassing.
Indeed. But that way you instantly learn it in two languages. That seems like a big plus. And in new modern jobs you skip the translating part most of the time. Yeah, technically there is a proper German translation for them, but nobody seems to use it. In fields with a lot of heritage it is a different story. I can't think of building boats in Hamburg without speaking Platt. (Low German, which is not a dialect but a language of its own.)
Regards,
Etna.
P.S.: Speaking about spokeshaves and their terminology, I like "Schinder" the most.
Just bought the plans, but I don't have a shop : ) ... just as a thank you for the nice videos!
I don't have the tools or the skill to build these chairs just yet, but I purchased the plans anyway because I like your videos and want to support you in making future videos.
I just bought your plans. I have previously purchased plans of yours (band saw), so I can attest to the extensive detail and exceptional quality. Very well done, happy customer
For all the hours of free entertainment you given I'll gladly buy the plans just to say Thank You!
ok ok just bought the plans, not really because I'm going to build them (however if I ever want to build chairs in this style, I'll definitely consult your plans, it's just that I prefer different styles of chairs with more handtoolwork) but to support you, I have been enjoying your videos for a long time and I'm happy to support you with a few dollars.
edit: I really enjoy when you explain why you make something the way you do and why it is stronger (or still strong enough but easier to make) this way I have learned a lot this way.
In a previous video, Matthias talked about his sponsorship I think with Dewalt which caused his sales of plans to drop considerably, and tied it to a lot of people only really buying the plans to support him not use, hence why they thought he no longer needed it or killed some of his fanbase to see him take sponsorships.
@@ChrisSPCs jep I remember that!
The lesson from this video - if you are going to build chairs - is not to follow his plans to the letter, but the guidelines & practices he describes in the video that make for stronger chair construction. The straight tenons over angled ones, that a longer thinner tenon can be stronger & doesn't weaken the upright since you are making a smaller mortice. THOSE lessons should be able to be applied to any chair you want to build.
That said, I just went & bought the plans, too, and hope to make at least one chair from construction lumber to try it.
I know most of the people kind of take it for granted but I really appreciate you giving background on those chairs even the parts that are more private.
The way you speak of your father makes me realize I need to use the time I have with my dad. I know it's been years since he passed, but I'm still sorry for your loss.
I do have woodworking ambition, but my skills are just not there yet to take on the chair projects. But I'm buying these plans as a goal project for maybe a year or two from now. The amount of analysis and consideration put into your builds are always a reassurance that I'm getting something that I can rely on for years to come.
I'll return the please by saying, please don't stop making videos and plans! The quality of your work is second to none.
I don’t need any chairs but am tempted to buy a plan or two just to show my appreciation for your genius creativity.
I can't argue with you, bad chair designs are bond to end up on someone bench to be repaired. I know that I had to fix all those chairs. Thank you for the interesting video
It still staggers me the amount of thought and care and ingenuity that goes in to anything that is build well and to last. I love this for giving me a window into the thinking of someone at the top of their game.
As much as I admire your craftsmanship, your father's chairs are at another whole level. Beautiful, beautiful work.
Hi Matthias, I am not planning to build the chair any time soon but I just bought the plans to support you. Keep up your amazing projects and videos! Greetings from Switzerland
Done. Bought one, what a bargain. It now gives me something to aspire to in the not so near future. Thank you.
I bought some plans too, I don't need chairs, but you are truly inspiring. Love from the Netherlands!
I just bought a set of plans. Actually I don't like the classic design of the chairs that much and if I will ever build chairs I might modify the plans to suit my needs or do something completely different. Main reason for me to buy them was to apprechiate you, your work and all the stuff I was able to learn from your videos. All the best wishes to you and your family from Germany, Hesse!
Ok, I'm in. I really enjoyed this walk-though describing all the thought that both you and your dad put into these. Scott
Love these videos that are tributes to your fathers work. He clearly was a true craftsman just like you are.
I can’t believe that apple press and shredder article is almost 20 years old! I’ve been following you for a long time! 😊
Just bought the plan. Everything download fine, including the cad drawing. Thanks.
Love these chairs, I've bought the plans. (I also bought the swing set plans as my sister-in-law's swing set is falling apart!)
Having recently struggled to build an Adirondack chair with the plans from Rockler I really appreciate the skill it took to make these chairs. Great job to you both. I bought the plans just to support you. The chance of me making a chair is slim to none and "none" just left town. I just do not have the skills.
You should make some scaled down kid sized versions out of two by four. Also, I love hearing stories about your dad.
As do I!
I agree, I’ve got a 2yo and one on the way. I could use kid chair plans.
Thanks for providing the plans.
I'm a former electronics engineer with a background in laser cutting machinery. Now, I'm what's called "an old fart" but I built a shop at my retirement property, and I absolutely enjoy your presentations and especially your plans. Anyway, as an official Old Fart, I don't do Instagram (or Facebook, or Twitter) so I pretty well get left out of those communication channels. Thanks for the TH-cam videos.
I think I might buy a set of plans for these chairs I get paid tomorrow. Not cause I'm gonna build them but cause I've been watching this channel for 8 years now since I was just in middle school. I've learned so much from this channel from basic precision to knowing how to be patient with the wood. My dad is a carpenter but you do so many things he's just never done and seeing them done for real instead of just reading about it is so invaluable.
I just purchased your plans. I think i can covert them to inches but if you make a set with inches I'll buy them again. Thanks for all of the working videos you do, they are really informative.
Hey Matthias!
just bought some of your plans, i'm about to get a new property where i can have my workshop finally setup as all my tools are now stored in a small room, I've been learning a lot of techniques thanks to your channel, and have made some cool stuff, always been scared of the mortice and tenons joinery, but i'll try it out, can't lose anything but gain knowledge.
Keep it up on your content!!
Best regards!
Daniel Chavarría G. Lose, not loose.
@@neilhughes3823 thx!
(I'm Not a native English speaker!)
Ordered. Also subscribed - no idea why I didn’t do that a long time ago. Thanks Matthias!
Its good to see these kinds of videos from you again. This is what made your main channel the success it became way back. Not trying too hard is part of your recipe that works. And your characteristic workshop is part of it too. Thanks, and all the best!
I must say, you've come a long way with the sales pitch! I remember way back when you made your video about the lawn chairs and how much you hated asking people to buy plans...
These do look pretty strong and I liked how you explained so well about the strength of the joints. I do think I'd miss the "butt scoops"... but then I've never actually had flat-seat kitchen chairs so maybe I wouldn't.
I keep trying to think of an elegant way of carving a butt imprint in the chair. CNC might be the way to go for that. But it would require a much thicker seat, which would take away some elegance.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 how about your 3d Pantograph?
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 since I read this comment I've been thinking about a way to run them over the table saw like we do for cove cuts, but using a jig to make the butt imprints we all know and love.
I like the opportunity to support creators that I like.
Hey Matthias, I have to tell you that I am a bit proud of it to have a copy of your plans from your Dad's chairs. Not just to support you a bit ;-). I actually will build those nice chairs and if you don't mind I will send you some pics from the build.
Stay save Tim from France
P.S. Ich meine diese art von Stuehlen schon mal im Schwarzwald gesehen zu haben. Die waren da aber schon 50 Jahre alt und super in schuss.
I was thrilled to buy your plans. Thank you for your great videos. Please keep making them.
Just bought the plans, Thanks Mathias, I'm not sure I'll make them but I will let you know if I do. I do enjoy your channel and this honors that work and your Dad too
The square design is actually quite appealing. I made once a four kitchen chair set, and can easily see the strength of this design. Kudos to your dad for it! I'm sure he's proud of your version.
Just purchased plans. Thanks for making the Sketchup file available as well. Sometimes there is a view or measurement you want and that file makes it so easy. You really do great work Matthias.
I can make those chairs and with your plans, it becomes so easy that if you make them, considering time spent + material, it is still a lot cheaper than a chair that you buy from shops. Unfortunately in my current condition, I can't make them, even though I have both tools and knowledge, you know, you can't do much in a 300sqft apartment. I should admit, every single one of your plans, worth buying since a lot of thought goes into making them, and as a bonus every single one of them is tested and shown in video. Thank you Matthias
Bought cuz you provide hours of knowledge that I enjoy and sometimes use. I have Big print on my computer at work! Saves ink and helps me print scaled photos and drawings!
Hello Mattias. I just viewed this video, I just purchased the plans. I don't know if I'll ever build the chairs, but I wanted to support you because of all you do for this community. I truly enjoy your videos, especially the ones when you say, SHIT! I don't know why, but it just sounds funny coming from you. Anyway, thanks for everything.
I don't have the material, skill, or tools to make these BUT I bought them anyway.
This video makes me really appreciate the skill of the craftsman from the past,before there was cad or computers the men had to work out all this either on the fly or with very rudimentary "Plans".Not to mention everything was done with hand tools.You have to really respect people like matthias's father and our ancestors for what they knew and how they did their work.
Bought to support! Top 10 fave channels on here. Thanks for the amazing content as always.
I'll buy them man
Ur awesome
Always enjoy ur videos
Ur my relaxing end to a stressful work day painting other peoples cabinets.
I've started using the beadlock system for joining, as it's similar to the dowel solution for angles
Thank you for the content. From the first video in this series I was hoping you would have plans available. I just picked up my copy. All the best to you and your family!
I bought them. I've been thinking of making some really sturdy chairs, and even if I decide to change the style, this would be a good starting point to riff from. Plus, I've been watching you for years and learned a ton from your videos, so I'm happy to support you! One of these days I'm going to buy one of the hybrid pantorouters, too.
Plans purchased! Love these chairs.
This is great! I've been working on a few chairs based on a fairly inadequate plan I found online that were put together with pocket hole joints. The first one split exactly where you pointed out, no surprise. So I've been getting ready to modify the design to use mortise and tenon and to do steam bending to curve the backs. Thanks for the video!
Since you asked so nicely, I purchased the plans!! :-)
Chair fixing videos have always been interesting !! Anyways i think what i find most impressive is the understanding of wood. Like you explained all those things that go along with woods properties in the chair design and why inferior chairs might break cause they are deviating more or less. real woodworking.
"Me too " movement in this sector. Thanks for doing the plans. I've had requests to do chairs but almost always declined because I didn't know what works well.
I've been wanting the plans for the screw advance box joint jig for a while, so I checked my bank account and it wasn't at $0 for a change, so I bought that and the chair plans as well.
Thank you for making plans for these chairs I will be buying the plans soon. I just score some white oak from my local restore that I have a mind to use to make these chairs with!
Really interesting the history about your dad's work, dude. Really nice! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I agree 100% on the square vs trapezoid shape for the seats!
The plans are ridiculosity cheap too!!! I've always wanted to buy many of your plans but was always waiting to get a half-decent shop (currently I have lots of tools on a truck for work) I don't know if I will ever get there! anyway, fantastic plans... truly appreciate the effort.
Bought the plans as a thank you for all the videos - got hooked by the organ and the marble machines years ago. I definitely have neither the tools nor the skills to build the chairs - shame, they look sturdy.
This would be a great chair if the seat was upholstered. I wonder how you would go about doing that. My thought would be to insert a seat with a cut-out that would then receive the upholster cushion. Still very new to furniture making and just starting on chairs now. Plan to create several chairs in this style with seat cushions.
I am pleased to have a copy of your father's chair design!
BTW the link to the sketchup file just took me back to the download page; just fyi, I was just curious.
Ok, I usually don't buy plans but I also don't usually make chairs. So I downloaded the pdf. I will give it a try.
Keep doing what you Do.
I kinda like how you analized the way your dad worked and tought just by watching some chairs.
Your Dad was a very talented man God rest his soul.
I don't know if I'll ever get around to building them... but I bought the plans anyway!
I'm totally going to go buy these plans! I'm a beginner who's been having tools shipped to him from Amazon, and I need a project. This might be too advanced for me, but I need something to start. 😂
Matthias, what would you (or anyone reading this really) suggest as a good beginner project? I'll tell you that I'm really drawn to making machines, but I'd probably be happy being able to "make a box".
I've got a table saw, a circular saw, a router, a drill press, a cordless hand drill some clamps a couple of squares (carpenter square, speed square)... No jointer, thickness planer, belt sander, etc.
I used to love making things with my hands as a kid, but my dad was a computer programmer and not very handy... So now I'm a programmer trying to rekindle that passion I once had as a kid who was always trying to "make stuff".
Anyway, long story short I'm open to suggestions for good first projects. 😁
Hi Matthias great job on chairs look great.I did comment on your last chair build about you should see about doing a kit chair with a company making all the parts you all take care 😀
I like how you apply analysis to the construction and design. It would be cool to see you deconstruct a Scandinavian chair design like that. Even the simplest, finding an IKEA chair and deconstructing its design. Or finding a mid-century Scandinavian chair.
Just bought. Thanks! I may give it a try next week.
Beautiful chairs. I agree with you on the style, and, I also like the bigger, square style seat, because of my rotund figure lol
I only just found this video, so I've bought the plans... I assume you've sold some, based on comments, and time since posting lol
FYI: I bought the plans, but when I click on the "chair.pdf" download link it just takes me back to the prior page. However, the option to email the plans worked correctly so I did receive them that way.
Thanks for pointing that out. Just fixed it.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 Also the sketchup link in the plan redirects me back to the order summary/download page.
@@ronwarholic7673 If you go to the "Browse plans online" page you can download the SKP file there - I had the same issue you describe.
Good advice on chair leg tenons. Thanks!
Your dad made some beautiful art
I wonder how many plans have been sold now.... I have some, time to get my shed usable again !
"a machine of moderate complexity" ;)
Coming soon: Matthias' video on building a green-painted "machine of moderate complexity".
Thanks, Matthias.
Bought the plans, so some day, maybe....
I like the back rung style of the oak chair vs the spruce chair
This is your side channel, your main channel has tons of viewers, you should announce it there.
They are beautiful. Your Dad was a hell of a guy.
Asked that last time too, might fir here even better:
How did your Father came up with those plans and did he even make plans?
Was it all in his head? And why was he so good at woodworking? Selftaught or was he a Carpenter?
I agree they are really beautiful (i only find the parts sticking out the backrest like 1/3 too long) and the one in the Vid still looks brandnew.
Thank you for sharing!
His dad was a cabinet maker for the second half of his life
Since we all enjoy your videos, and you insist on not having a patreon page, now I need some lumber to make a chair.
Could that deep mortice and tenon joint be strengthened with a couple of dowels or would that weaken the tenon? Your Dad was a true craftsman, I much prefer the 'square' style. And you are the proverbial 'chip off the old block'
it would weaken the tenon and the piece that the tenon goes into.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 On tenons I have started cutting saw kerfs about 3/4 the length of the tenon, this gives a place for the glue to push into and are like little fingers that hold the joint together. I don't think it weakens anything if I stay a fair distance from the shoulder.
really nice chair .did you consider working in the seat.
No plans to build chairs right now but I bought the plans anyway Matthias. Just because.
Great job and I bought your plans just to support you. I hate to disappoint you but my skills are not up to this job so me making a chair is not likely.
Your dad’s chair design with somewhat of a maloof style seat would be really beautiful
I am going to buy it. Thank you
If I remember when I grow up, I'll buy your chair plans.
Have you tried fiddling with the placement of the back slats to improve lumbar support? Was thinking it might be good to move the middle one forward a little. Love your chairs. Just built some for my son out of oak and they were HEAVY. (30 lbs each). I was afraid to make the parts as slender as they should have been.
Older video now but I wish I had the space and tools to make your stuff as it is incredibly well designed. Right now though, I can't afford the equipment and am currently focused on my little hobby business and trying to make money to buy equipment for that business.
Thank you for sharing! I’m a little gunshy about sawing out chair legs because of the grain continuity. At what point should one be concerned about that?
Haven't had one fail on account of it. I did fix someone else's chair because of that, but that one was factory made, and the grain curved in the leg, very much in the wrong direction, so it was about 30 degrees to the legs edges, way off.
@ that’s helpful! Thank you. I’ve watched this video at least three times. Very good info!
Did you get a new video camera? or maybe new studio lights? Your closeup "buy my plan" section was great looking.
Can you update us on how many plans you end up selling? I'm really curious!
Looks like the seat is completely flat. Most commercial chairs have some sort of shallow cut into the seats, presumably to make it a bit more comfortable, though I have no idea if that actually makes a difference. Any thought on how you might go about making such a relief cut? Only thing I can think of is some sort of template based router approach - like your router duplicator you made years back. Understand that goes against the simple design concept, just wondering how it might be done.