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Bohemian Chair:
An original design based on memories of Sunday chicken dinners at a number of local churches and all the slender upright "Bohemian" farmers in this area who tended to button their shirts to the top button whether or not they were wearing a tie. They sat erect and always seemed formal and polite without being priggish. I also wanted a chair to fit the scale of modern high ceilinged dining rooms and generations of taller people. The chair back is 46˝” high and the seat 18˝” off the floor. The seat and back angle are designed to be comfortable yet alert; these are chairs for a dining room table, library table or desk.
Construction:
The chairs are made one at a time from seasoned solid lumber and the joinery of the legs, stretchers and back is blind mortise and tenon. The seats are biscuit joined and saddled. I offer the chair is a choice of natural oak, walnut or cherry with a clear lacquer finish, or oak stained to a choice of colors (please inquire)and finished with clear lacquer.
Prices:
The prices for the "Bohemian" chairs are as follows: $520.00 in Walnut. $500.00 in Cherry or Maple. $470.00 in Oak or Ash. I will, on request, quote prices for any domestic or exotic hardwood which I believe will make a strong chair.
Packing and Shipping:
These chairs ship UPS from $25.00 to
$58.00 each in multiples of two depending on where you are from the Rapid City, Michigan zip code 49659.
The Chair Maker:
I have been a woodworker for thirty years. I apprenticed to a master carpenter who believed that a carpenter should be able to build anything with wood. The most difficult aspect of my trade has always been to build chairs that are light, strong, comfortable and good looking. I started designing and building chairs because I couldn’t find any that pleased me.
I also build other types of furniture by comission, tables cabinets, jewelry boxes, occasionally houses or their interiors.
I endeavor in all I build, to craft things in such a way that they will last at least as long as it took to grow the trees that provided the lumber they are made from. This means building furniture that will last at least eighty years. This is the minimum standard necessary to not destroy our forests. I work to surpass this.
I use relevant technology in the furniture and buildings I construct. I use machinery to build the rough components for these chairs and hand tools for the final fitting scraping and assembly. The finishes are lacquer and polyurethane rather than oil or wax, because they are easier and more serviceable and easier to care for.
I have a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan. When I’m not working wood, I like to walk or snowshoe in the woods or along the many rivers and lakes in northern Michigan. I also write prose and poetry.
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