Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker Woodworking classes that cover all aspect of post rung ladderback chairmaking
Bio — Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker I continued making Windsor chairs and found two instructors (Pete Galbert and Curtis Buchanan) whose philosophy on joinery, design and innovation mirrored that of Brian’s But I found myself drawn more and more to the ladderbacks I made four or five variations of that first 2-slat ladderback A couple of years later I took a two week class with Brian where I learned a simpler version of his
free Plans - Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker free Plans and videos Marks Hicks and I describe the process for shaping a chair leg from a square blank to a round leg with a taper using a drawknife and a spokeshave While this video focuses on shaping a front leg, the principles can be applied to rear legs that are typically steam bent into a curved shape Watch the 12 minute summary video or watch the more detailed individual videos which
Lefkowitz Shave Horse Manual — Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker Build the Lefkowitz Shave horse Fully illustrated, 78 page manual describes in detail how to make a low cost, easy to build shave horse PDF Download 78 pages with 199 illustrations Takes you step-by-step through the process of building the shave horse Can be built from a single piece of 2 x 12 x 12 construction lumber (Southern yellow pine preferred if available) and off-the-shelf hardware The
Arm Chair Class - Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker Arm Chair Class this is an Introductory Class An arm chair companion to the Post Rung or Classic Side Chair The arm chair is a direct descendant of the post rung side chair with the addition of beautifully hand shaped arms and larger dimensions And it uses the same bending forms and many of the same drilling jigs as the post rung side chair This seven day class will take you, step-by
Boggs Side Chair Build - Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker Boggs Side Chair Build #20: Hand Shaping, Part 1: Tools Jeff Lefkowitz January 21, 2014 Boggs Side Chair Build Drawknives, spokeshaves, card scrapers, and the shaving horse 2 Comments Jeff Lefkowitz January 1, 2014 Boggs Side Chair Build
Chairmaker’s Journal - Jeff Lefkowitz Chairmaker Chairmaker’s Journal Drilling the rear rung mortises into the rear legs is similar in many ways to drilling the front rung mortises into the front legs The big difference is that, for the rear rung mortises, in addition to accounting for splay, I also have to account for the rotation of the rear legs by the slats
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