Much of the instruction available in woodturning is about artistic forms, such as bowls and boxes.
As a chair maker, Shea’s turning is much more mechanical, using the lathe to create tight joinery for long-lasting chairs. In this Demo, Shea will cover the various turning techniques needed for post and rung chair building.
Some of which include turning rung tenons within a few thousandths tolerance consistently, off-center turning arm tenons, end grain boring, and more. Shea will be teaching these techniques as he makes the different components of post and rung chair joints, then assembling them and cutting them apart to see and understand the mechanics behind the joints and how to use the lathe to make them.
