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A Tall Drink of a Cabinet
As you might know, I’ve been renovating my kitchen since the day after Thanksgiving 2025, when I began tearing out the old cabinets and vinyl flooring. And just in time for Thanksgiving 2026, my kitchen is once again functional, with upper and lower cabinets done ...
LAP Open Wire, Oct. 10, 2026
Comments are now closed. Welcome to Open Wire, our bi-monthly Woodworking Q&A session. Until 5 p.m. today, you can post your questions in the comment section below, then Chris and I, along with your fellow readers if they ...
For Sale: A Stick Chair & a Shelving Unit
This week we have two pieces we are selling to readers: a Welsh-style stick chair I made last month, plus a gorgeous walnut shelving unit that journeyer Kale Vogt made for a pottery show. These items are being sold separately via a random ...
Sew You Want to Add a Patch…
It’s been years since my last needlepoint project (a belt for a boyfriend … who was an ex-boyfriend before the belt was done), and I wasn’t very good then. I’m worse now – but just competent enough to sew a patch ...
Workshop Covington Website is Live!
Here we go!!! The Workshop Covington website is live! Check out WorkshopCovington.com and see the assortment of classes we have lined up for the first half of 2027. We are excited to offer both a range of class types ...
Hobbit-y Chair Patterns & Construction Instructions
Paper patterns mailed to you + a pdf download
This chair from Issue 2 of The Stick Chair Journal is inspired by a prop from “The Fellowship of the Ring.” It combines elements of British and Germanic forms into a chair (actually, a backstool) that is perfect for the hearth and telling tall tales.
When you order this product, we will mail you full-size patterns printed on an 36" x 24 sheet of paper. These are ideal for adhering to thin plywood or hardboard to make permanent patterns. The patterns include locations for joinery and the chair's decorative shapes.
You'll also receive a pdf download of the original article from Issue 2 of The Stick Chair Journal. The article includes the cutting list, all the angles needed and instructions for making the chair with basic tools.
Note that you will find "The Stick Chair Book: 2nd Revised Edition" (a free pdf donload) an excellent companion when building this chair.