Furniture and Woodwares
Made by Hand at Home
I enjoy working with a mix of power and hand tools. I don't know a better way to get dead straight grain than splitting a log with wedge and froe and shaving with a drawknife. If I need to rip a board down its length, it's going through the table saw. The goal is to make furniture and still have time left over to put kids to bed.
Ladderback Chairs
Based on design and plans published in Make a Chair From a Tree, third edition these chairs are made primarily from storm-downed trees, cleared lots, or other found wood still green. The ideal tree would be dead straight grain but I take joy in using something that would likely have been cut into firewood or even left to rot and making it into something usable, even comfortable. Traditionally the seats are woven with hickory bark, but lately I've been enjoying using cotton tape for the color it provides.
Stools
All manner of boards with legs through them. Light, sturdy, and built in handle.
Chests
Any box to keep things. Usually for tools, but I guess they could hold other things too.
