Federal Period Shield Back Chairs

I took a class at my local Woodcraft last year with Ray Journigan (AKA "The Colonial Craftsman"). He walked us through all the joinery and carving techniques required to replicate this timeless design. I'm not necessarily a fan of "period" furniture, but I DO like the style from the Federal period. I learned a ton during this class and will use these techniques to further my woodworking/furniture making journey.

[@joelwinter4956]

Dang. You're not messing around. That's incredible work, across a wide variety of skills. Thanks for sharing your work with us!

[@daviddowning9706]

Wow! Absolutely mesmerizing! I love the video format too. Could watch that all day. Thank you.

[@mg3289]

Mariage of newest and old craftmans technics. 👍

[@GM_Design]

A beautiful pair of chairs, fantastic craftsmanship the inlay work was a joy to watch 👍

[@briannelson4122]

Beautiful work! I know I don't have the patients, not to mention the skill to make things like this. So I'll just have to be satisfied watching you! Great work!

[@mostar256]

Amazing work, I am very impressed

[@SeanHelmsMedia]

Mad skills. Looking good brother.

[@richd8537]

Wonderful work! And congratulations on 100,000 subscribers!

[@francescolutri3757]

Amazing skillness, two pieces of art. Tks for sharing

[@ChrisHaycox-fk2cs]

awesome work....as always!!

[@heidigraham2532]

Lovely!

[@billwilliamson4715]

Impressive times two. Chairs are challenging, especially the details of period pieces. How many hours did they take you?

[@cleancutwoodworks]

No idea. I took the first of 6 classes in Jan 2023. Worked on them in between other projects for over a year. The instructor said it takes him about 8 days to make one of these chairs. 😳