Build a 6-board Chest with Christopher Schwarz

One of the most enduring – but overlooked – American furniture styles is the so-called six-board chest. These useful and attractive boarded chests seem to violate almost every rule of wood movement, and yet they survive the centuries without a problem.
In this class, we’ll investigate how these pieces were constructed using hand tools only. We’ll explore how their designs were dictated by the material on hand. We’ll decode the operations required to build these chests with the fewest saw cuts, a tiny tool kit and very limited hours.
We’ll also pick up some skills along the way: Sticking moulding by hand, Cutting rabbets and dados with hand tools, Laying out classical shapes – such as ogees – using only a compass and learning to use cut nails properly.
 
In the end, every student will leave with a completed pine chest that is ready for paint (or your finish of choice).

Sign up today - this class will sell out soon. Tuition $325.00 plus materials

Section 080313A: Saturday & Sunday, August 3 & 4, 9:00 - 5:00pm

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