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January 23, 2020

Chair Nerd Profile: Randy Ogle

Oh the joys of stumbling upon a Chair Shop on your first day in a new city! Dave and I were ready to get out […]

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January 22, 2020

2020 Chair Weaving Census

Big News! A Research Project on Chair Caning and Seat Weaving in the US People constantly tell me chair caning is a “lost” or “dying” […]

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January 29, 2014

Processing Authentic Bark at Brian Boggs Chairmakers

Why is authentic bark so much more expensive than manufactured reed? The Short Answer: Authentic bark is time consuming, back breaking, and potentially hand mangling […]

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June 19, 2013

US Chair Caning Tour

Dave and I recently launched our US Chair Caning Tour with a trip to The Island Farm in Manteo, NC.  We were hired by the […]

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January 22, 2013

Cane-spotting! The Inaugural Luncheon.

In the early days of my chair caning business, I came up with a cheer: GO CHAIR REPAIR! And a jingle: Chair repair, chair repair, […]

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April 2, 2012

The Taming of the Beast

WE DID IT!  Our most difficult chair caning project to date.  It only took us one year and 228 hours, but we have tamed the […]

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December 16, 2011

Manna Food Bank food drive & wine tasting

WOW!  It was a great time at the Holiday Party!  So many people showed up for the tasting with bags and bags of food.  We […]

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November 28, 2011

Food Drive, Holiday Sale, and Wine Tasting at Studio 375

Tis the season for EVERYONE to fill their bellies with food and their hearts with compassion.  We are hosting a food drive for Manna Food […]

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September 1, 2011

“It’s all happening!” ~The Bandaids from Almost Famous

I LOVE that movie, not only because it reminds me of my groupie days with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Widespread Panic, but also […]

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🪑🤓🤓s + shop dog teaching chair seat weaving, writing books on the craft, helping DIY on @silverriverchairs YouTube channel. Now in Weaverville, NC!

Experimenting with dyeing Shaker tape - lots of ti Experimenting with dyeing Shaker tape - lots of time and resources. They turned out a little more pastel than I prefer but a few were cool. Thanks to @waxonstudio @greencovecraft and Rose Valley Woodworks for the inspiration ❤️🪑🤓🤓🤓 Thanks Hurricane Helene for all the 5 gallon buckets 😵‍💫😳😬
Some fun footstools left the shop on Saturday! Par Some fun footstools left the shop on Saturday! Part of the #handwork2026 initiative, our sliding scale community weaving classes have been so popular, we added Shaker tape & Danish Cord weaving classes to our calendar Nov 21 & Dec 5 - sign up soon, they fill up quickly! The star of this class was 11 yr old Marley - thanks for being part of our community Marley! @visitweaverville @handwork2026
We have new classic design chair nerd tshirts read We have new classic design chair nerd tshirts ready to print but we need to sell the old ones from 2025 to have $ to get them. Help us move on from the storm - go to www.SilverRiverChairs.com for your $15 Chair Nerds Never Say Die tshirt
Well that’s a wrap on the 2026 mentorship at @john Well that’s a wrap on the 2026 mentorship at @johnccampbellfolkschool - thanks to Margaret A Cargill Philanthropies, Folk School staff (esp Allie) and our mentees - music as requested.
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