Chuck Bender – Woodworking

To many woodworkers, the highboy (or tall chest) represents the pinnacle of furniture making. This is your chance to reach that summit. Join me for this 2-week class and build something extraordinary – a Connecticut-inspired Flat-top Highboy. Flat-top Highboy You'll start the first week of the class at the top. That's right, the upper case[...]

To many woodworkers, the highboy (or tall chest) represents the pinnacle of furniture making. This is your chance to reach that summit. Join me for this 2-week class and build something extraordinary – a Connecticut-inspired Flat-top Highboy. Flat-top Highboy You'll start the first week of the class at the top. That's right, the upper case[...]

The Chapin family is synonymous with Connecticut furniture.  Eliphalet Chapin studied in Philadelphia, returned home to East Windsor, Connecticut, and began making furniture that blended both regions' stylistic preferences and construction methods. His cousin, Aaron Chapin, studied with him and is responsible for the chair you'll make in this six-day class. And the Make a[...]

The Chapin family is synonymous with Connecticut furniture.  Eliphalet Chapin studied in Philadelphia, returned home to East Windsor, Connecticut, and began making furniture that blended both regions' stylistic preferences and construction methods. His cousin, Aaron Chapin, studied with him and is responsible for the chair you'll make in this six-day class. And the Make a[...]

The Chapin family is synonymous with Connecticut furniture.  Eliphalet Chapin studied in Philadelphia, returned home to East Windsor, Connecticut, and began making furniture that blended both regions' stylistic preferences and construction methods. His cousin, Aaron Chapin, studied with him and is responsible for the chair you'll make in this six-day class. And the Make a[...]

The Chapin family is synonymous with Connecticut furniture.  Eliphalet Chapin studied in Philadelphia, returned home to East Windsor, Connecticut, and began making furniture that blended both regions' stylistic preferences and construction methods. His cousin, Aaron Chapin, studied with him and is responsible for the chair you'll make in this six-day class. And the Make a[...]

The Chapin family is synonymous with Connecticut furniture.  Eliphalet Chapin studied in Philadelphia, returned home to East Windsor, Connecticut, and began making furniture that blended both regions' stylistic preferences and construction methods. His cousin, Aaron Chapin, studied with him and is responsible for the chair you'll make in this six-day class. And the Make a[...]

The Chapin family is synonymous with Connecticut furniture.  Eliphalet Chapin studied in Philadelphia, returned home to East Windsor, Connecticut, and began making furniture that blended both regions' stylistic preferences and construction methods. His cousin, Aaron Chapin, studied with him and is responsible for the chair you'll make in this six-day class. And the Make a[...]

The Newport tea table is one of the most sculptural 18th Century pieces. In this week-long class, you’ll make your own version of one of the most elegant tea tables in existence.     Newport Tea Table The original table, upon which our copy is based, was made in 1765 for Nicholas Brown of Newport,[...]

The Newport tea table is one of the most sculptural 18th Century pieces. In this week-long class, you’ll make your own version of one of the most elegant tea tables in existence.     Newport Tea Table The original table, upon which our copy is based, was made in 1765 for Nicholas Brown of Newport,[...]

The Newport tea table is one of the most sculptural 18th Century pieces. In this week-long class, you’ll make your own version of one of the most elegant tea tables in existence.     Newport Tea Table The original table, upon which our copy is based, was made in 1765 for Nicholas Brown of Newport,[...]

The Newport tea table is one of the most sculptural 18th Century pieces. In this week-long class, you’ll make your own version of one of the most elegant tea tables in existence.     Newport Tea Table The original table, upon which our copy is based, was made in 1765 for Nicholas Brown of Newport,[...]

The Newport tea table is one of the most sculptural 18th Century pieces. In this week-long class, you’ll make your own version of one of the most elegant tea tables in existence.     Newport Tea Table The original table, upon which our copy is based, was made in 1765 for Nicholas Brown of Newport,[...]

The ultimate test of your woodworking skills – the Hepplewhite Shieldback chair. The angled rear legs and shaped seat come together with compound angled mortise-and-tenon joints. Combine the joinery with inlaid and flared legs, a carved back splat, and a molded crest and you've got a woodworking project tour de force.

The ultimate test of your woodworking skills – the Hepplewhite Shieldback chair. The angled rear legs and shaped seat come together with compound angled mortise-and-tenon joints. Combine the joinery with inlaid and flared legs, a carved back splat, and a molded crest and you've got a woodworking project tour de force.

The ultimate test of your woodworking skills – the Hepplewhite Shieldback chair. The angled rear legs and shaped seat come together with compound angled mortise-and-tenon joints. Combine the joinery with inlaid and flared legs, a carved back splat, and a molded crest and you've got a woodworking project tour de force.