Chair Making

Nancy Goyne Evans  
Usually ships in 24 hours The companion to American Windsor Chairs, this work analyzes cradles, highchairs, writing-arm chairs, stools, rockers, spinning wheels, and barber chairs. Unlike mass-produced... [read more]

Ralph Laughton  
Usually ships in 24 hours The often-intimidating art of chairmaking is explained in this book of expert patterns and tips for creating seven elegant chairs. Through each... [read more]

Patricia Bueno  
Usually ships in 24 hours A wonderful catalog, loaded with hundreds of color images of 6,000 chairs, organized by period, designer and materials. Many are photographed from... [read more]

Bruce Miller,Jim Widess  
Usually ships in 24 hours This definitive guide emphasizes the repair of cane, rush, wicker, and splint furniture, with many detailed photos and practical tips. While the... [read more]

Galen Cranz  
Usually ships in 24 hours This provocative look at one of our most common cultural artifacts reveals the history, physiology, and politics of how and why we... [read more]

Charlotte Fiell,Peter Fiell,Simone Philippi   Do you make chairs? Do you like chairs? Here is a fat book of 1000 photos of chairs from the beginning of... [read more]

Nick Engler,David T. Smith  
Usually ships in 24 hours For beginning to intermediate woodworkers, here is a raft of country furniture projects, presented with step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations, with lots... [read more]

Nancy Goyne Evans   This big definitive book traces the American Windsor chair industry from handcrafting to mass production. Analyzing design, decoration, and production by region,... [read more]

Tina Skinner  
Usually ships in 24 hours An excellent guide for researching and pricing popular chairs from the past, for makers and collectors. Includes hundreds of detailed illustrations of... [read more]

Hilary Burns,Hilary Burnham   This clear and comprehensive guide to using tools and natural materials includes technical notes on techniques, coverings, plaiting, wrapping and binding, as... [read more]

Jeff Miller   In this video, Jeff Miller explains the art of chairmaking. You'll learn that the woodworking techniques for building many types of chairs... [read more]

Books Factory Studio   Have a seat and browse this fascinating survey-- they're all pictured here, from antique, to collapsible, to build-it-yourself. Chairs for every room... [read more]

Noritsugu Oda   Danish innovations with the chair have produced many pleasing accords between function, materials, comfort and style. This useful book gathers more than... [read more]

Rani Lueder,Kageyu Noro  
Usually ships in 24 hours Revised and updated versions of papers from the 1989 Second International Symposium on the Science of Seating (Tokyo) present current research in... [read more]

Ruth B. Comstock  
Usually ships in 24 hours Learn to make chair seats of cane using a variety of different materials--splint, rush, rope, twine, grass in this very complete guide... [read more]

David Bryant   Drawing from the best of both British and American chairmaking traditions, David Bryant presents detailed plans and instructions for 14 projects. Chairs... [read more]

Charlotte Fiell,Peter Fiell   As Christopher Dresser put it in 1873, "A chair is a stool with a back rest, and a stool is a board... [read more]

Drew Langsner   This book combines a thorough introduction for novice green-wood chairmakers with enough challenge for experienced woodworkers. From choosing the best wood to... [read more]

Clement Meadmore   In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance... [read more]

Charles R. Muller  
Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks Here is a book that provides useful information on identification, chair types and origins, as well as an analysis of design and... [read more]

A woodworker and an art teacher merge their knowlege and come up with a book... [read more]

Bambook, which many people grow themselves, is an alternative to wood that has many environmental... [read more]

20 patterns for woodworkers at all skill levels, including salad servers, a lovespoon, a Dragon... [read more]