First chair done this year - but it's from parts made last year. So I don't know if it really counts. But this is the chair I've been making as I shoot the how-to video. That video is getting nearer to being done, it's harder work than making the chair. The chair has white oak posts & slats, hickory rungs and hickory bark seat. That's Jennie Alexander's favorite mix of materials.
PF ladderback January 2023
I was shooting photos of it today to use in the video titles - and to file in my archive of made-stuff. I'll never know how many chairs I made - so many got away before I started keeping close track. I don't make a lot of chairs - but over the years, I've made lots of kinds of chairs - turned, joined, Windsors, brettstuhls, and these ladderbacks. After a long hiatus during which I made a slew of big heavy 17th century style chairs, I started making these again in 2018, the 40th anniversary of Jennie Alexander's book. It's been a lot of run revisiting this chair - this time I'm going to keep at them...
white oak slats & posts
And a hickory bark seat. This one's from the bark I harvested with Brendan Gaffney - it took 2 strips of bark to weave the seat. No splicing! A couple of odd strips here & there to tuck into the side spaces, but those don't count.
hickory bark seat
This one's available if someone's interested. $1,400 including shipping in US. Leave a comment or send me an email if you're interested in purchasing the chair - Peterfollansbee7@gmail.com
side view
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