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 […]
Photo Essay: Weaving Authentic Hickory Bark
Snow fell on my house today, so it’s the perfect day to finish my winter blog series on authentic hickory bark. I have actually written […]
Newberry & Sons Chairs, now that’s what I call authentic….
It ought to be firmly established by now that we are BIG fans of weaving seats with authentic bark here at Hobie’s Porch Chair Caning […]
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 […]
Authentic Bark vs. Manufactured Reed for Splint Chairs
I admit it was only recently that I wove my first authentic bark seat. I had a helluva time finding it when I first started […]