Hey Folks,
Kris, Peggy Tzu and I are on our first day of a road trip from Seattle to Anaheim, Ca. I'm planning on taking Christopher Schwarz's class at William Ng Woodworking School. He'll be teaching how to build the Rorkhee chair. It's a pretty simple chair, and I think that I could build it myself, but I've never taken one of Chris' classes, and I enjoy his speaking style. Plus, my youngest god-daughter is on spring break from Berkeley, and she hasn't yet met Peggy Tzu.
I'll try to post some pics, but missed a great photo op on the way to Newport, Or. The sign said "Exotic Wood Furniture", but by the looks of the stuff for sale on the side of the road, Kris proclaimed the furniture to be exotic, not the wood.
Cheers,
Tom
Hey Folks,
Still on the road, but getting closer. We have driven through coastal rainforests, along the seashore, through towering redwood forests where the sun hasn't shone for thousands of years, and through wine country where vineyards cover the rolling hills for as far as you can see. At one stop, one side of the road was a beautiful old vineyard, and on the other was a log sorting yard with acres and acres of giant redwood logs stacked to the sky.
More later,
Tom
Hey Folks,
Sorry to be so lame in reporting but this road trip has been a real whirlwind, and I haven't had the time to keep up.
We're finally on the last leg home after working our way down the coast. We trade off driving, and I usually sleep when she drives. So Kris says,
"Hey! We're at the Golden Gate, you should take a picture."
Well, by the time I rouse out of my stupor, this is only lame photo I was able to get. Sorry.
We stopped for lunch in Big Sur, and instead of the usual photo of cliffs on the coast, I thought you might enjoy this unique chair I found. It's an Adirondack style, but made entirely out of wine barrel staves.
I was about to count the staves to see if it took more than one barrel, but this lady sat down in it instead. She made it look more comfortable anyway.
Work on the Roorkhee chairs was nonstop once we got started. Apparently, I became the poster boy for the class.
http://blog.lostartpress.com/2014/03/18 ... ng-school/Just let me say that I also do smile while I work.
We not only made the chairs, but had time and materials left to each make a camp stool.
Chris Schwarz is a great teacher, and we all had a lot of fun. I would enjoy taking another class from him sometime.
After a couple of days visiting with my god-daughter and her folks, we hit the road. Today, we crossed the Siskiyous and are ready for the last leg home to Seattle.
Cheers,
Tom
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