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  • For Sale: Elm Comb-back Stick Chair Built by My Assistant

    For Sale: Elm Comb-back Stick Chair Built by My Assistant


    One of the gratifying things about teaching others to build stick chairs are the woodworkers who embrace the craft and grow to work at the same level (or even higher) than the teacher.

    One of those woodworkers is Claire Butler, who lives outside Seattle, Wash. Claire has assisted me in teaching two chair classes during the last year and is now making stuff for sale while working a day job.

    Earlier this year, Claire built this chair using some gorgeous red elm while assisting me with a class. The chair came out beautifully, it’s as good as my work. And so I offered to sell it on her behalf to help nudge her into the world of full-time furniture making.

    Detail of the hand.

    The chair is gently raked back 14° for lounging, reading or sitting by the fire. The chair features heavily shaped arms, tapered octagonal stretchers and slightly proud and burnished tenons throughout.

    The chair is made from red elm with hickory wedges, a perfect combination for chairmaking. The wood is strong, lightweight and has a difficult interlocked grain that prevents the parts from splitting. The chair’s sticks are shaved and left octagonal. All the tenons are cut slightly proud and burnished. All the chair’s joints are assembled with animal glue, which is reversible, and wedged.

    The seat is tilted 5.8°. The seat is 16-3/4” off the floor, making it comfortable for most sitters. The chair is 37-3/4” tall overall.

    The chair is finished with a soft wax. It offers a low lustre and looks better the more you use the chair. The finish isn’t terribly durable, but it is easily repaired (just add more soft wax). 

    How to Buy the Chair

    The chair is $1,300. That price includes shipping and crating to anywhere in the lower 48. If you wish to buy the chair, send an email to lapdrawing@lostartpress.com before 3 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, May 8. Please use the subject line: “Claire’s Chair.” In the email please include your:

    • U.S. shipping address
    • Daytime phone number (this is for the trucking quote only)

    If you are the “winner,” the chair will be shipped to your door in a crate built by me and Kale. The price includes the crate and all shipping charges. Alternatively, the chair can be picked up at our storefront. (I’m sorry but the chair cannot be shipped outside the U.S.)

    This is an excellent chance to buy a beautiful and comfortable chair made by an up-and-coming woodworker you are going to hear more from, I’m sure.

    — Christopher Schwarz



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  • For Sale: Comb-back Stick Chair in Figured Red Elm

    For Sale: Comb-back Stick Chair in Figured Red Elm


    This comb-back stick chair is built entirely in American red elm, with the seat, arm and comb made from figured red elm, some of the most difficult wood I have ever saddled.

    The chair is raked back for lounging, reading or sitting by the fire. The chair’s features heavily shaped arms, tapered octagonal stretchers and slightly proud and burnished tenons throughout.

    I’m offering it for sale via a silent auction. The highest bid includes crating and shipping the chair to your door anywhere in the lower 48 states of the U.S. With no additional fees or charges. Details on the sale are at the bottom of this entry. First, some notes about the chair.

    The chair is made from red elm, which is my favorite wood for chairmaking. The wood is strong, fairly lightweight and has a difficult interlocked grain that prevents the parts from ever splitting. The chair’s sticks are shaved and left octagonal. All the tenons are cut slightly proud and burnished. All the chair’s joints are assembled with animal glue, which is reversible, and wedged with hickory wedges selected for arrow-straight grain.

    The seat is tilted 6.6°, with the chair’s back tilted 28° off the seat. The seat is 16-3/4” off the floor, making it comfortable for most sitters. The chair is 38-3/4” tall overall.

    The chair is finished with a soft wax finish that I make here in our workshop. It offers a low lustre and looks better the more you use the chair. The finish isn’t terribly durable, but it is easily repaired (just add more soft wax). 

    Like all my chairs, I make them as best I can, but most of the work is by hand. So you will find an occasional stray tool mark or tiny imperfection. These are not left intentionally, but they are the result of hand work.

    How to Buy the Chair

    The chair is being sold via a silent auction. If you wish to buy the chair, send your bid via email to lapdrawing@lostartpress.com before 3 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, April 24. Please use the subject line: “Elm Chair.” The opening bid is $500. In the email please include your:

    • Bid
    • U.S. shipping address
    • Daytime phone number (this is for the trucking quote only)

    If you are the highest bidder, the chair will be shipped to your door. The price includes the crate and all shipping charges. Alternatively, the chair can be picked up at our storefront. (I’m sorry but the chair cannot be shipped outside the U.S.)

    — Christopher Schwarz



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