Loop Back Side Chair with Dave Sawyer & Elia Bizzarri
Build your chair with the Tortoise and the Hare! In five days you will make the ageless Loop back Windsor chair in a class taught by a unique pairing of teachers: Elia Bizzarri, the fastest drawknife in the West and Dave Sawyer, the most precise chairmaker in the galaxy. Watch the shavings fly as Elia whittles a spindle; stand in awe as Dave assembles a chair with precision a machinist could envy. This is a rare opportunity to spend a week with veteran Vermont chairmaker Dave Sawyer, who has been building chairs for over 35 years and has taught many of today’s best chairmakers.
You'll build your chair entirely with hand tools as you learn the skills and joinery techniques by which well-constructed chairs are made. Split a log, shape the back and spindles with drawknives and spokeshaves, steam bend the back, hollow the seat using inshaves and travishers, and assemble the chair using hand drills. Open to all levels of students who enjoy plenty of long hours and hard work.
Materials $120
Five Days - $655 - 9AM to 5:30PM and beyond!
• Monday, October 22 - Friday, October 26, 2012