Description

In the Esherick Chair class, we’ll start with a classic Wharton Esherick chair and modify it to make it our own.

 

 

 

 

Esherick Chair

The five-day Esherick chair class begins with full-scale shop drawings where we’ll modify the design to make it more comfortable and visually appealing. You’ll then move on to making all the parts and forming all the joints. The week rounds out with making and weaving the seat.

 

 

 

 

Some of the skills learned in the Esherick Chair class are:

• How to design an elegant, yet simple, piece
• Maximizing wood figure for maximum effect
• Traditional joinery for strength and stability

Materials are not included in the class fee. Lumber for this project may be purchased through us or on your own and shipped to our shop at least four weeks prior to the class.

Each student should supply his, or her, own:

• Safety glasses and hearing protection
• Combination or machinist square
• Bevel gauge
• Bench chisels
• Carvers mallet
• Dovetail saw
• Marking gauge
• Smooth plane or jack plane
• Block plane
• Tape measure or folding rule

If you do not have the tools on the list, don’t panic, there are plenty of tools for your use in class.

Course Dates:

• May 11 – 15, 2026

 

 

The shop opens at 8:30 am. Class begins at 9:00 am.  A delicious lunch, snacks, and soft drinks are provided. Class ends at 4:30 pm – the shop remains open until 5:30 pm.

The class is limited to a maximum of 3 students.

Call or email to be placed on the waiting list if this class sells out.