Participants will be involved in the process of making an Appalachian style ladder back chari frame using traditional hand tool techniques and a limited number of machines. Students will receive hands-on instruction in splitting native green tanoak (Lithocarpus Densiflorus) logs, shaping parts on a shave horse with a drawknife and spokeshave, fitting joinery and steam bending. Each student will leave the class with a completed chair frame. Hemp or cotton webbing will be supplied for seat weaving at home, a process that will be demonstrated on the sixth day.

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Dan Stalzer is a terrific instructor with over three decades of experience teaching ladder back chair making. Please join us for this amazing opportunity to learn from a legendary woodworker!