Great video! I really like the 'afterthought' stretchers, I understand the practicality of why they're so thin, however that practical decision also resulted in a delicate elegant feature that to me eyes really makes the chair something special! 😊
Hah! I think the afterthought stretchers we’re really ugly! More recent iterations got a much better looking H-shaped stretcher. They aren’t necessary, but I like the balance they give to the weight of the chair
Beautiful chairs you said in another video that you made 6 and they was all different. But you didn’t show a picture of all 6 I wanted to see them . Thanks for sharing this
@@plainnpretty good point! I should have. I’ve made various others since and I’m playing around with a continuous arm windsor now, but having a hard time with the steam bending process. Maybe I’ll post a video when I get that figured out
I came here from your rabbeted dovetail video in order to see what you've done before. I like your idea of using a long drill bit for the stretcher holes. It's difficult to get them lined up well done separately. I also like your approach to setting the angle of the legs & seat back spindles. I did my first ones with a handheld augur bit lined up with 2 angled pieces of cardboard, and got them all wrong. Finally, it makes good sense to fit the legs before carving the seat, again backwards from traditionally, but you can carve right through their locations too this way, kind of like a Maloof carved joint. I'd suggest you try a scorp next time. It is excellent for carving fairly rapidly and accurately, and fun, once you get the hang of it. You are a creative hybrid craftsman and I'm going to enjoy watching you, Eric!
Ah thanks! Yeah I really don’t like using loud carving tools like a grinder! I do want to get a scorp one day, but what I have tried on more recent chairs is just a big gouge chisel! I don’t like overly carved chairs, so they tend to be pretty shallow carvings, so a simple gouge has worked pretty well! Thanks for the compliments!! I live in Texas and don’t actually personally know ANY other woodworkers, so I have mostly just had to figure things out my own way (and with lots of TH-cam! 😆)
@@ksojoel really depends how you do it! First one takes the longest because of the jigs and figuring out the angles. I’d say maybe 5-10 hours of work. The back rest takes the longest because of the bent lamination bending. Doesn’t take much wood either!
Beautiful work! Nice job!
Really enjoyed this, Eric! I hope you keep making videos like this in the future!
Thanks for the support! Hoping to take a slower, more instructional approach in future videos!
Thanks for sharing!
Great video! I really like the 'afterthought' stretchers, I understand the practicality of why they're so thin, however that practical decision also resulted in a delicate elegant feature that to me eyes really makes the chair something special! 😊
Hah! I think the afterthought stretchers we’re really ugly! More recent iterations got a much better looking H-shaped stretcher. They aren’t necessary, but I like the balance they give to the weight of the chair
Beautiful chairs you said in another video that you made 6 and they was all different. But you didn’t show a picture of all 6 I wanted to see them . Thanks for sharing this
@@plainnpretty good point! I should have. I’ve made various others since and I’m playing around with a continuous arm windsor now, but having a hard time with the steam bending process. Maybe I’ll post a video when I get that figured out
I came here from your rabbeted dovetail video in order to see what you've done before. I like your idea of using a long drill bit for the stretcher holes. It's difficult to get them lined up well done separately. I also like your approach to setting the angle of the legs & seat back spindles. I did my first ones with a handheld augur bit lined up with 2 angled pieces of cardboard, and got them all wrong. Finally, it makes good sense to fit the legs before carving the seat, again backwards from traditionally, but you can carve right through their locations too this way, kind of like a Maloof carved joint. I'd suggest you try a scorp next time. It is excellent for carving fairly rapidly and accurately, and fun, once you get the hang of it.
You are a creative hybrid craftsman and I'm going to enjoy watching you, Eric!
Ah thanks! Yeah I really don’t like using loud carving tools like a grinder! I do want to get a scorp one day, but what I have tried on more recent chairs is just a big gouge chisel! I don’t like overly carved chairs, so they tend to be pretty shallow carvings, so a simple gouge has worked pretty well! Thanks for the compliments!! I live in Texas and don’t actually personally know ANY other woodworkers, so I have mostly just had to figure things out my own way (and with lots of TH-cam! 😆)
@@ericrichter7933 There may be a woodworking club in your area to join. And TH-cam is a friendly place for subjects like this.
good job, it turned out on nice looking chair! how much time it takes to build one of this?
@@ksojoel really depends how you do it! First one takes the longest because of the jigs and figuring out the angles. I’d say maybe 5-10 hours of work. The back rest takes the longest because of the bent lamination bending.
Doesn’t take much wood either!