I bought a device where I can watch UA-cam on my TV and my wife and I watched all of your videos of making a chair from going after the logs to giving your tour. She usually watching woodworking stuff for ten minutes and she is doing something else but she was right there with me through each one of your videos. You are an dedicated artist and showing us the traditional way to build chair was wonderful to know it still being done.
Curtis, what an awesome series of videos! You are truely a master chairmaker, and you really seem to enjoy your work. Thank you for including all of the "pointers" as you go through the process of making the chair.
Curtis I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I really hope you continue to make videos. You were there my eyes really opened to woodworking. I had just started several years ago with the hobby. I thought Home Depot was everything but I needed one little item so my wife and I drove to Highland Woodworking in Atlanta. You invited us into your class you were teaching. Since that day my wood working took on a whole new level.
Curtis I have been a hooby woodworker for more than 25 years. I watched every episode with this with total amazement. Your presentation and style is incredible. I know I could never accomplish what you do, but I appreciate it so much. I can say that anyone who is purcahses your pieces is truly fortunate. You are without a doubt one of those craftsman that 200 years from now (wow!) people will look at creations with amazement. Neil - Bangkok Thailand
So well done! There are so many who attempt to teach via video and end up wasting time and annoying their viewers. You are a natural. I can't thank you enough for taking time to make these videos. I am looking forward to getting your book when it is published.
Curtis, I don't know if I could ever say thank you enough for your videos. You are an amazing craftsman and teacher and I have learned so much by watching you. So thank you again.
Curtis, thank you so much for this series.It has meant so much to me. You were so generous in sharing this information with us.I would have loved to have visited your shop in person but it is quite a distance from Ireland.Through this series I feel as if I have been there. Ernie
I feel quite fortunate to be able to see such wonderful craftsmanship on youtube. I guess I'll still be able to sit in the chairs I've made, but I really won't look at them in the same way again. I hope to someday learn from you and your videos have already helped a great deal. Your skill with the drawknife simply amazes me! I look forward using some of your methods myself.
Curtis, my 14 year old son and I have really enjoyed this series of videos. Your craftsmanship is inspiring and your laid back style it a pleasure to watch. I bought him a drawknife and some spokeshave for Christmas and he is starting to get good with them. It would be a dream of his to someday take a class from you and build his own Windsor chair. We look forward to seeing you at Woodworking in America this year.
What a fascinating journey from a chosen tree through then splitting the logs finer and finer, morphing into an extension of a live growing thing immortalizing it into a cherished heirloom. Every step careful consideration of individual character of piece and placement. Thank you for sharing the trip. I have always liked the style of chair, but now I love it and have a reverence for it and the craftsmen and the media. Maurine Hansen
A wonderful series Curtis, thank you for making and sharing this with us all. I've been working green wood in the UK for 10 years but have learned a huge amount from both you and Pete Galbert, can't wait for the book. Steve Tomlin
Thank you for the videos! I appreciate you (and your neighbor) taking the time to share your passion and knowledge. The videos are very descriptive and engaging.
I went through videos1 to 51, I thank you for your generosity, for sharing with us your superb skills,passion, understanding of the craft, you did it in style, I am very grateful, regards from London, UK, I will cherish your shows for ever! Showing us around the shop, your wife, cameramen was a lovely touch. Thank you again!
Outstanding Curtis! The entire series has been so educational. I think this episode was the icing on the cake. I love how you took us through the whole process and then show your shop, town, and the people who helped make it possible. You have no idea how much this series is appreciated. You have helped me in getting more of a quality focus to my chairs instead of the quantity aspect. Thank You for all your time and knowledge you have shared with everyone.
Congrats Curtis. It really is the most enjoyable series i've ever watched on youtube. A beautiful chair and amazing to see all the thought, work and hand craftsmanship that went into it. A true master. Praise too to your patient neighbour for all the camera work. Best regards Declan
Hello Curtis, I just found your channel and this was the first episode I watched. I like to watch shop tours because it tells me how the craftsman maintains their work space and your shop was spot on. I’m recently retired but a long time woodworker but had no time. Now I have the time but limited income. One reason why I mainly use hand tools only. I also enjoy restoring tools and amazed how an old tool still works. Anyway I have always wanted to build a Windsor chair so I hope I can gain some knowledge by following your channel. Look forward to watching your videos. New subscriber.
Thank you for a great series. Probably the best i've seen on chair making, such a natural delivery, informative and educational. Please keep up the good work.
What a great journey it's been Curtis. Thankyou so very much for this. As for suggestions for new videos.......Sharpening an inshave would be much appreciated. Thanks again, and all the best, Molly from Australia.
Curtis...thank you so very much. I am inspired, impressed and in aw of the wonderful life and work you create. It is so generous of you to document and share your techniques. Your chairs are absolutely beautiful! There is a man here in DE I see at art shows that builds windsors and I have to talk to him every time I see him there. I promise it is our secret that yours are nicer. I have two sack backs that were my grandmothers and i keep them in our dining room. There were almost tossed by my uncle and I refinished them I stained them ebony and watching you run the chairs down reminded me of doing that about 1978. Best Wishes and God Bless.
Just finished watching the entire series of building your chair. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process. I learned very much in every video, however I now realize the benefit of Riving the wood from the log and how it results in a superior product. thank you for sharing this with us. well done to all that help make it happen. regards, Barry
Thank you so much for this! I've made a little stool as a practice piece and am looking forward to moving on to a chair. I especially enjoyed the little tour at the end.
Thank you! I greatly appreciate all the work you (and those that helped you) put into these videos. I look forward to any other videos you might put out.
New subscriber here! What an excellent series, channel, artist, teaching style, presentation, and chair! Plus you definitely "married up" sir! She's a keeper! :) I got here from a search on splitting logs for bushcrafting, and lucked into #2 of this series by happy accident. I look forward to many contented hours learning at the feet of this friendly, self-deprecating and well-spoken master craftsman.
Thanks Curtis for the great video series! I am fascinated by working wood with hand tools and have tried to make a few videos myself, so I can appreciate all that goes into what you've created here. maybe someday I'll have a go at a chair similar to these. You do a great job of explaining all of it.
Bill, It came out or Bucks County PA. I've had it for about 25 years. I don't know how old it is but maybe early 1800's. Its 3 ft by 8 ft and is 30 inches high. Low for some but just right for what I do. The vises are made with dogwood threads and have held up incredibly well. Half the bench top is 4 inch thick oak the other side is 1 inch pine.
Great Job as always Curtis... I wonder if there is a way to do a project like a simple stool that does not require purchase of any power tools? Making the legs, rungs and seat all with as simple a profile as possible all with simple hand tools.
Just finished the last video in your chair making series. I really enjoyed it and would watch another one if you were to do it again. Congrats on all of your success with your chairs and GreenWood
Just finished watching the comb back chair.. Loved it.. And it turned out beautifully.. I make a lot of furniture chairs and tables also some other wooden items mostly live edge stuff.. Over here in Scotland.. A very inspirational man you are Curtis...
Had a wonderful time viewing your work here in the south of the UK, thanks for sharing your processes and master craftsmanship :) The processes of working with the draw knife and how it links to the splitting up of the log has made a lot of sense as I have been starting to make bent wood yurts from coppiced wood draw knifing a lot of poles and spokes. Also the steaming of the ash wheel (e.g 55" diameter) from sawn I will try froeing with raw log wood to make it a true fibre circle! Looking forward to viewing all the other videos you and your friends have been kind enough to make. Thanks, keep well.
Love your videos and knowledge! Do you have or be able to make a video of the tools you have and your tool storage? Always have been curious about that. I know you show your tools but it would be neat to see them all. Thanks!!
Hi Curtis, I haven't seen them all yet, but had to show the family the finished chair. If you haven't shown yet in this series, I would like to see how you make your shave horse. Thanks for the excellent series.
Curtis, I forgot to ask in my earlier message, I have had my eye on your bench, I like collecting and using antique tools, and wondered where you got it and how old your bench might be. I'd like to build one similar to it. Stay green, Bill Caldwell
Curtis, I saw on a video Peter Follansbee shared that you said it's all about enjoying the hand tools. If you couldn't make the chairs with those tools, you'd make something else. I wonder- what other things are interesting to you that can be made with hand tools as well?
+CoolRiffz post and rung chairs, pitchforks, rakes, spoons, bowls, baskets, fences and gates and the stuff Peter does, there are probably more, these are just off the top of my head Curtis
Curtis, the comb back is my favorite. Just a regal chair. I am slowly buying all of your plans. One day I will sit in my own comb back and raise a scotch to you. Keep going, you're not done yet.
I bought a device where I can watch UA-cam on my TV and my wife and I watched all of your videos of making a chair from going after the logs to giving your tour. She usually watching woodworking stuff for ten minutes and she is doing something else but she was right there with me through each one of your videos. You are an dedicated artist and showing us the traditional way to build chair was wonderful to know it still being done.
thanks
The end of a saga. Incredible set of videos.
Absolutely one of the best woodworking series on the web.
Curtis, what an awesome series of videos! You are truely a master chairmaker, and you really seem to enjoy your work. Thank you for including all of the "pointers" as you go through the process of making the chair.
Curtis I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I really hope you continue to make videos. You were there my eyes really opened to woodworking. I had just started several years ago with the hobby. I thought Home Depot was everything but I needed one little item so my wife and I drove to Highland Woodworking in Atlanta. You invited us into your class you were teaching. Since that day my wood working took on a whole new level.
One of the greatest things I have ever come across on the internet. Thank you so much for sharing you skill and talent with us
Curtis I have been a hooby woodworker for more than 25 years. I watched every episode with this with total amazement. Your presentation and style is incredible. I know I could never accomplish what you do, but I appreciate it so much. I can say that anyone who is purcahses your pieces is truly fortunate. You are without a doubt one of those craftsman that 200 years from now (wow!) people will look at creations with amazement. Neil - Bangkok Thailand
So well done! There are so many who attempt to teach via video and end up wasting time and annoying their viewers. You are a natural. I can't thank you enough for taking time to make these videos. I am looking forward to getting your book when it is published.
thanks Jack
Curtis, I don't know if I could ever say thank you enough for your videos. You are an amazing craftsman and teacher and I have learned so much by watching you. So thank you again.
you're welcome
Curtis, thank you so much for this series.It has meant so much to me. You were so generous in sharing this information with us.I would have loved to have visited your shop in person but it is quite a distance from Ireland.Through this series I feel as if I have been there. Ernie
I feel quite fortunate to be able to see such wonderful craftsmanship on youtube. I guess I'll still be able to sit in the chairs I've made, but I really won't look at them in the same way again. I hope to someday learn from you and your videos have already helped a great deal. Your skill with the drawknife simply amazes me! I look forward using some of your methods myself.
This chair must be worth thousands of Dollars, considering the huge amount of time you spent on it. Very, very nice and accurate work.
Curtis, my 14 year old son and I have really enjoyed this series of videos. Your craftsmanship is inspiring and your laid back style it a pleasure to watch. I bought him a drawknife and some spokeshave for Christmas and he is starting to get good with them. It would be a dream of his to someday take a class from you and build his own Windsor chair. We look forward to seeing you at Woodworking in America this year.
What a fascinating journey from a chosen tree through then splitting the logs finer and finer, morphing into an extension of a live growing thing immortalizing it into a cherished heirloom. Every step careful consideration of individual character of piece and placement. Thank you for sharing the trip. I have always liked the style of chair, but now I love it and have a reverence for it and the craftsmen and the media.
Maurine Hansen
A wonderful series Curtis, thank you for making and sharing this with us all.
I've been working green wood in the UK for 10 years but have learned a huge amount from both you and Pete Galbert, can't wait for the book.
Steve Tomlin
Thank you for the videos! I appreciate you (and your neighbor) taking the time to share your passion and knowledge. The videos are very descriptive and engaging.
I went through videos1 to 51, I thank you for your generosity, for sharing with us your superb skills,passion, understanding of the craft, you did it in style, I am very grateful, regards from London, UK, I will cherish your shows for ever! Showing us around the shop, your wife, cameramen was a lovely touch. Thank you again!
Outstanding Curtis! The entire series has been so educational. I think this episode was the icing on the cake. I love how you took us through the whole process and then show your shop, town, and the people who helped make it possible. You have no idea how much this series is appreciated. You have helped me in getting more of a quality focus to my chairs instead of the quantity aspect. Thank You for all your time and knowledge you have shared with everyone.
Congrats Curtis. It really is the most enjoyable series i've ever watched on youtube. A beautiful chair and amazing to see all the thought, work and hand craftsmanship that went into it. A true master. Praise too to your patient neighbour for all the camera work.
Best regards
Declan
Wow!!! You can just see the amazing quality you produce in the finished chair! Absolutely astonishing!!!!!
Hello Curtis, I just found your channel and this was the first episode I watched. I like to watch shop tours because it tells me how the craftsman maintains their work space and your shop was spot on. I’m recently retired but a long time woodworker but had no time. Now I have the time but limited income. One reason why I mainly use hand tools only. I also enjoy restoring tools and amazed how an old tool still works. Anyway I have always wanted to build a Windsor chair so I hope I can gain some knowledge by following your channel. Look forward to watching your videos. New subscriber.
Thank you for a great series. Probably the best i've seen on chair making, such a natural delivery, informative and educational. Please keep up the good work.
What a great journey it's been Curtis. Thankyou so very much for this.
As for suggestions for new videos.......Sharpening an inshave would be much appreciated.
Thanks again, and all the best,
Molly from Australia.
Curtis...thank you so very much. I am inspired, impressed and in aw of the wonderful life and work you create. It is so generous of you to document and share your techniques. Your chairs are absolutely beautiful! There is a man here in DE I see at art shows that builds windsors and I have to talk to him every time I see him there. I promise it is our secret that yours are nicer. I have two sack backs that were my grandmothers and i keep them in our dining room. There were almost tossed by my uncle and I refinished them I stained them ebony and watching you run the chairs down reminded me of doing that about 1978. Best Wishes and God Bless.
Just finished watching the entire series of building your chair. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process. I learned very much in every video, however I now realize the benefit of Riving the wood from the log and how it results in a superior product. thank you for sharing this with us. well done to all that help make it happen. regards,
Barry
Thank you so much for this! I've made a little stool as a practice piece and am looking forward to moving on to a chair. I especially enjoyed the little tour at the end.
Thank you! I greatly appreciate all the work you (and those that helped you) put into these videos. I look forward to any other videos you might put out.
New subscriber here! What an excellent series, channel, artist, teaching style, presentation, and chair! Plus you definitely "married up" sir! She's a keeper! :)
I got here from a search on splitting logs for bushcrafting, and lucked into #2 of this series by happy accident. I look forward to many contented hours learning at the feet of this friendly, self-deprecating and well-spoken master craftsman.
Very nice video, felt I was there on a visit.
Thank you Curtis for giving us an insight into your wonderful craft, truly inspiring.Bless ya, Gordon from UK South Wales.
This has been an excellent series. Thank you.
Thanks Curtis for the great video series! I am fascinated by working wood with hand tools and have tried to make a few videos myself, so I can appreciate all that goes into what you've created here. maybe someday I'll have a go at a chair similar to these. You do a great job of explaining all of it.
Bill, It came out or Bucks County PA. I've had it for about 25 years. I don't know how old it is but maybe early 1800's. Its 3 ft by 8 ft and is 30 inches high. Low for some but just right for what I do. The vises are made with dogwood threads and have held up incredibly well. Half the bench top is 4 inch thick oak the other side is 1 inch pine.
Great Job as always Curtis... I wonder if there is a way to do a project like a simple stool that does not require purchase of any power tools?
Making the legs, rungs and seat all with as simple a profile as possible all with simple hand tools.
What an absolutely fantastic series.
Thank you so much for making it.
Just finished the last video in your chair making series. I really enjoyed it and would watch another one if you were to do it again. Congrats on all of your success with your chairs and GreenWood
Just finished watching the comb back chair..
Loved it.. And it turned out beautifully.. I make a lot of furniture chairs and tables also some other wooden items mostly live edge stuff.. Over here in Scotland..
A very inspirational man you are Curtis...
Had a wonderful time viewing your work here in the south of the UK, thanks for sharing your processes and master craftsmanship :)
The processes of working with the draw knife and how it links to the splitting up of the log has made a lot of sense as I have been starting to make bent wood yurts from coppiced wood draw knifing a lot of poles and spokes. Also the steaming of the ash wheel (e.g 55" diameter) from sawn I will try froeing with raw log wood to make it a true fibre circle! Looking forward to viewing all the other videos you and your friends have been kind enough to make. Thanks, keep well.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. This video series was great.
amazing process - you are a true artist
The workshop tour was interesting as were the views outside. Good to see the folks from behind the scenes too
You guys are awesome!!!
thank you so much....loved the train and birds
Love your videos and knowledge! Do you have or be able to make a video of the tools you have and your tool storage? Always have been curious about that. I know you show your tools but it would be neat to see them all. Thanks!!
Hi Curtis, I haven't seen them all yet, but had to show the family the finished chair. If you haven't shown yet in this series, I would like to see how you make your shave horse. Thanks for the excellent series.
Thank you for sharing these videos. I hope to thank you in person at WIA in November.
Pete Galbert and I are writing one. The book, plans and DVD, if all goes as planned, will be out summer of 2013.
Curtis, I forgot to ask in my earlier message, I have had my eye on your bench, I like collecting and using antique tools, and wondered where you got it and how old your bench might be. I'd like to build one similar to it. Stay green, Bill Caldwell
That be a main handsome shop right enough, with just the right amount of power assistance.
A True Craftsman.
Paul, it takes about 10 days or so for a comb back
thanks for the nice comments
Neil, its hard to say since I don't keep up with much along those lines but my guess would be about 60 hrs
Curtis
just one foolow up, what is the approximate actual production time from start to finish for this chair Neil
Good Work but i mist the waxing was it in there what about french polishing the chair that would be nice what kind of wax is it bee wax.
Oh and by the way....should have been commenting along the way but I kept clicking on the next episode:-0).
Curtis, I saw on a video Peter Follansbee shared that you said it's all about enjoying the hand tools. If you couldn't make the chairs with those tools, you'd make something else. I wonder- what other things are interesting to you that can be made with hand tools as well?
+CoolRiffz
post and rung chairs, pitchforks, rakes, spoons, bowls, baskets, fences and gates and the stuff Peter does, there are probably more, these are just off the top of my head
Curtis
+Curtis Buchanan Thank you for the reply and for your work sharing these videos
How lng doese it take to build a chair?
Would like to know how many hours you have in that chair? Thanks.
I don't keep very close tabs on time but I would say more than one week and less than two.
thanks,
thanks
thegreatest.thanks
i enjoy very much
a stool would be very easy to do without any power tools
Thanks, no, I don't make anything except chairs
Curtis
Curtis, the comb back is my favorite. Just a regal chair. I am slowly buying all of your plans. One day I will sit in my own comb back and raise a scotch to you. Keep going, you're not done yet.
thanks