Chairs to sit upon and gaze upon.
Democratic Arm • Democrat Settee • Morley Lounge • Morley Settee • Cannizzaro • Berea • Poynor • Velda Rocker • Dolese Rocker • Galbert Rocker • Continuous • Comb Back • Sack Back
Democratic Arm Chair
The Democratic Arm Chair is made with parts split from a log with a maul and froe and then hand-shaped on a shavehorse with a drawknife. The seat is carved with a scorp, travisher, and drawknife. Chairs can be finished clear or with milk paint in a large selection of colors. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Ash, cherry, and white pine. Color aquamarine milk paint. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Curtis Buchanan.
Democratic Settee
A chair for two, the Democratic Settee begins by splitting parts from a log with a maul and froe and then hand-shaped on a shavehorse with a drawknife. The seat is carved with a scorp, travisher, and drawknife. Chairs can be finished clear or with a large selection of colors. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Ash, cherry, and white pine. Color barn red linseed oil paint. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Curtis Buchanan.
Morley Lounge Chair
The Morley Lounge Chair combines both elegance and comfort. Wood species and grain are selected to complement shape and silhouette. Router and hand plane are used to produce supple curves and surfaces. Choices available for wood species combinations and cushion colors and textures.
Black walnut and white oak. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the furniture maker, Phil Morley.
Morley Settee
The Morley Settee is an adaption of the Lounge Chair and comfortably seats two. It combines both elegance and comfort. Wood species and grain are selected to complement shape and silhouette. Router and hand plane are used to produce supple curves and surfaces. Choices available for wood species combinations and cushion colors and textures.
Butternut and black walnut. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Adapted from the lounge chair designed by the furniture maker, Phil Morley.
Cannizzaro Arm Chair
Ash log is split for straight-grained chair parts. A lathe and shavehorse are used to shape parts. The rear post and slats are steamed and bent. The seat is woven in a herringbone pattern with Shaker tape fabric. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Available individually or combinations of arm chairs and side chairs for dining.
White Ash. Woven seat with black Shaker tape. Herringbone pattern. Chair is available in custom color, painted with milk paint. Color options available for Shaker tape seat.
Designed by the furniture maker, Eric Cannizzaro.
Berea Ladder Back Arm Chair
Rough cut boards are sawn for straight-grained chair parts. A lathe and shavehorse are used to shape parts. The rear post and slats are steamed and bent. The seat is woven in a herringbone pattern with strips of soaked reed that pull taut as the reed dries. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Cherry. Woven reed seat. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Brian Boggs.
Poynor Ladder Back Side Chair
Starting from a log, parts for the Poynor Ladder Back Side Chair are split with a maul and froe and then hand-shaped on a shavehorse with a drawknife. The rear post and slats are steamed and bent. The seat is woven with “natural” and “smoked” reed in a herringbone pattern. The strips are soaked and woven and then pulled taut as the reed dries. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Red oak. Woven reed seat. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed originally by the chair maker, Richard “Dick” Poynor, the chair has been “recovered” by Robell Awake and Charlie Ryland through their historical work.
Velda Rocker
The spindles for the Velda Rocker are split from a log into parts with a maul and froe and then hand-shaped on a shavehorse with a drawknife. The seat is carved with an adze, scorp, travisher, and drawknife. The legs and stretchers are shaped on a lathe. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Black walnut and red oak. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Curtis Buchanan.
Dolese Rocker
The Dolese Rocker combines mid-century lines and comfort. Wood species and grain are selected to complement shape and silhouette. Bandsaw, router, and spokeshave handwork combine to realize converging and complementary curves.
Sapele. Finished with tung oil and wax. Available in white oak, hickory, cherry, mahogany, or black walnut. Custom options for seat material and color.
Designed by the furniture maker, Alex Dolese.
Galbert Rocker
The Galbert Rocker is handmade and soothingly comfortable due to its combination of lumbar support and ability to “adjust” seat position on its rockers. This is achieved through design and parts that are steam bent and hand shaped using a drawknife and spokeshaves.
The rocker is made from a combination of wood species that are selected for their specific chairmaking qualities: white oak, hickory, ash, and white pine. Finished tung oil.
Designed by the chair maker Peter Galbert.
Continuous Windsor Chair
Spindles for the Continuous Windsor Chair are split from a log into parts with a maul and froe and then hand-shaped on a shavehorse with a drawknife. Legs and stretchers are shaped on a lathe. The seat is carved with a scorp, travisher, and drawknife. The rich color of the chair is achieved by first painting the chair an underlying color of red and then top coats of black. The chair is burnished to produce a depth of rich color.
White oak, maple, and white pine. Color black over red milk paint. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Peter Galbert.
Comb Back “Stick” Chair
The Comb Back “Stick” Chair is based upon traditional chairs from Wales and Ireland. The chair is exceedingly comfortable and, when painted, the chair has a striking stance and silhouette. Rough-sawn boards are sawn for straight-grained parts in the Comb Back “Stick” Chair. Handplane and spokeshave are used to shape parts, while the seat is carved with a scorp, travisher, and drawknife. Chairs can be finished clear or with milk paint from a large selection of colors. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Red oak and poplar. Color black linseed oil paint. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Chris Schwarz.
Sack Back Windsor Chair
Starting from a log, spindles for the Sack Back Windsor Chair are split into parts with a maul and froe and then hand-shaped on a shavehorse with a drawknife. Legs and stretchers are shaped on a lathe. The seat is carved with a scorp, travisher, and drawknife. The surface is finished with a durable combination of tung oil and wax finish.
Red oak, maple, and sassafras. Finished with tung oil and wax.
Designed by the chair maker, Greg Pennington.