This is why I don't build chairs

Building chairs is hard, never mind designing. A fun adventure bringing an AI designed outdoor chair to life. Follow along and you can build one too.
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[@Lincolnstww]

Purchase the build plans here - www.lincolnstwoodworks.com/store/p/modern-chair-plans

[@markhlutz]

How about plans for the other chairs you show...not the ones being built here? It's not up to me...the wife likes them both, but likes the other ones better.

[@Lincolnstww]

@@markhlutz Izzy swans design - he has plans on his website

[@seabass1059]

What's up John! This is JB's friend Seabass. Congrats on the channel bud! I'm subscribed!

[@kicknpost]

I loved the quote about making money buy making chairs, great example of this in movie form is a movie called A Simple Curve from 2005

[@Denvernate]

All that build up for the neighbor to say 'doesn't totally suck' was fantastic. Great job as always.

[@mrgunn2726]

I want more neighbor shots, he did not totally suck. Great video, really enjoyed it!

[@Lincolnstww]

Hes incredible

[@theatyhannington]

I cackled at that part. What a great ending.

[@GregNickoloff]

The Second Most Interesting Man in the World

[@jack002tuber]

He's great. That part had me laughing out loud

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

@@theatyhannington was my favorite too

[@WoodcraftBySuman]

When I grow up, I wanna be rich enough to have off-cuts that big.

[@jon82987]

Right!? All my off cuts are sawdust. Everything else gets put into picture frames, cutting boards, serving trays and coaster.

[@yewsengcheong1637]

@@jon82987 haha! Make MDF?!

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

"must be nice to be able to afford a whole bottle of glue" 😂

[@tombaker3794]

When I grow up, I want to be able to buy all those machines he has..

[@SchemingGoldberg]

One day I will be rich enough to put a down payment onto a loan for a 2x4. Life goals.

[@KlayJones]

Your neighbor was perfect 😅 Great build, love the transparency of your many mistakes. It makes us all feel better.

[@Will-No-Co]

That guy at the end. “It doesn’t totally suck”. I almost peed myself laughing!😂

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

the "stop procrastinating" advice from the project manager was spot on. I can relate to that. Great build. Watching from Nairobi, Kenya

[@taylorsutherland2595]

Always impressed by these crazy angled builds. The one time I tried, I ended up with a bunch of weird offcuts and a pile of sawdust where a stack of wood used to be

[@merlinsatrom6678]

Love your transparency and humorous honesty. Makes me feel less of a doofus! Very nice end product!

[@AGlimpseInside]

From the Amana tablesaw blade to the in-feed table to the design of the chair. It’s really nice to see Izzy’s influence in your shop.. that being said your execution of this was really spot on. Turned out great Jon

[@jasonl2095]

John for the real MVP!

[@susan_halla]

A suggestion - for your match fit sled, create a matching height slab that fits in the miter slot on the opposite side of the blade (like an Incra 5000 sled). That will support your piece that overhangs the match fit sled without having to trim pieces down before you use your sled. Also - I still have flamingos in my front yard. During Mardis Gras, someone actually came and put a pink necklace with a flamingo on it around the neck of my biggest flamingo. I still don’t know who it was, but I love their sense of humor and style.

[@naturesguard]

It doesn't totally suck. Best compliment ever. 😂😂

[@kurtisholzshu3586]

Neighbor John is the man. Nice work, Jon!

[@roc-wood-creations]

“Angry bandsaw time, screw turning on the dust extraction” 😂 😂 We’ve all been there at some point haven’t we!

[@kfujillama9548]

“You know, it doesn’t totally suck!” Hahahaha loved that

[@George-0988]

And the Highest jokes per minute award for woodworking channels goes to Lincoln St. Woodworks

[@Lincolnstww]

At least I win something

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

@@Lincolnstww Yes indeed. You could start a separate comedy channel for woodworking 🤣

[@5ElementsWoodworking]

Lol. "Doesn't totally suck" == Success! in my world. Great video. Glad build videos aren't dead. Someone said they are dead.

[@ouicraft]

For sure best advice is to wait a day after milling to use your wood!! Also the analogy with the fish is perfect 😂

[@irkedoff]

I love the project manager❣️ Keep up the great work.

[@PerArvidsson]

Probably your best one yet - I sniggered, snorted and cackled my way through the whole thing. The neighbor was the icing on the cake

[@Pacific.North.Workshop]

Love your sass and sarcasm. Cool chair too ❤

[@Lincolnstww]

Thanks!

[@Kosh42EFG]

Your neighbour John needs a cameo in future videos.

[@terekschultz1230]

"It doesn't totally suck" is always what I'm looking for in my builds.

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

Not a bad mantra at all

[@patrickfiles6080]

I often think at the end of a project: "Well, it works, and it's not horrible." Luckily, most of my stuff ends up in the garage, the basement, or the backyard.

[@SjeikJoriz]

Except when building a vacuum cleaner

[@generationswoodcraft]

We need more Neighbor John. Lol. Lots of cameos and name dropping but saved the best for last! Great video.

[@Lincolnstww]

He is the best

[@DaivG]

I appreciate the balance of instructions/lesson and antagonizing.

[@gigaphonicon]

That air compressor use to move glue into spaces is genius im definitely stealing that one.

[@greenz59]

neighbor jon is the actual MVP of this video

[@Lincolnstww]

Yes he is

[@MRVinydf]

See, this video... it doesn't totally suck. Well done!

[@brendanlangord1687]

Nice job. I also completely agree that the most important tool in a workshop is a large level work surface (something I am lacking in my basement shop, but I'm working on one now). Thanks for sharing.

[@sixtyfourVT]

as an aspiring knifemaker, I absolutely loved the sharpening of the armrest. thank you for another wonderful build video!

[@deaconblooze1]

I too have used AI to help with furniture ideas, I've noticed that it loves impossible shapes, so if you try to follow it too closely you could end up trying to make something out of an Escher print.

[@firesurfer]

My next door neighbor was a retired custom chair builder. He worked from after WWII to the 90s. When he passed I got some of his bar clamps. RIP.

[@IIIsCompany]

The water stones, that side look, and your daughter staring certain injury in the face had me practically crying. 😂 Who doesn’t love a finely honed chair arm, nice job AI. 🙄 Great video as usual!

[@vincentsauve7434]

I love the ending!😄

[@Mr.GucciClass1A]

You’re a class act man! Loved every aspect of the story, project, and your video production. Kudos 3,000

[@danny302]

Not only are your videos cool.... I totally enjoy the humor and inevitably laugh during every one of your videos. Great job as usual...

[@FearsomeWarrior]

The hype for a new miter station is real. I love the open cabinets on top of the Jay Bates design. The John Meleki design is definitely my favorite looking. I find the most challenging part wether you seal off or try to use the space behind the fence. I’ve seen a nice cup/tray design inset behind fence and then the cabinet starts about four inches back. Like a gutter before the cabinet. Also seen panels you can lift up to access inside the cabinets. Having front-to-back counter too is nice even with a fence if you raise the cabinets up. Then wether you make separate lower cabinets and connect them simply or you want more elaborate saw box with dust collection structure. So many options.

[@Ski098]

Your neighbor John is awesome!

[@TexasCuttingBoards]

One of the best commentary and video production guy in the game my friend. Never a dull moment.

[@trentrichards6490]

I also started out using folding tables. Still in the process of getting my shop setup. Finishing up my first workbench this weekend!

[@albertm8576]

That was an awesome first epoxy table build 👏👏👏. But I have to admit I laughed my $$$off when your mom recognized the tables base, priceless. You’re a good son 👌

[@MichaelCZUSA]

Love the attitude! 😂 Great content! Thanks for getting it all together.

[@BobBrittonBespoke]

Great build.. love your sense of humor about your work.. Thanks!

[@midcenturyflipper]

Great build!! Impressed!

[@deliaguzman1138]

I appreciate the build tips throughout this video. Very helpful for us other dummies.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

There's something therapeutic watching someone else do all the work like watching a cooking or baking show.

[@make_or_die]

Heck yea an actual Lincoln Street build video, feel like its been awhile. Chairs turned out great man! I've had that epoxy shoe trick in my head for awhile, never seen it done before. Would love to know how long it extends the chairs life.

[@markglabinski526]

Great build! I really enjoy your talent and your candor. Thanks!!

[@Lincolnstww]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@adamoldaker8459]

I definitely favor trigger clamps over f clamps

[@allan5721]

Thumbs up for Tom!

[@zanezertuche3479]

Great video! Can we get a T-shirt with the quote "It doesn't totally suck"? Thats great!

[@A_Friendly_Robot]

That's a cool design! I asked Dall-E to come up with a side table and it gave me several images of a leviathan horror crossed with an IKEA foot stool. Also, would love to see another podcast episode, I found it really interesting as a sort of 'behind the scenes'.

[@rolandschoenauen]

Indeed. It doesn't totally suck 😀 Nice job.

[@baddogcreative]

Another great build. Thanks for the tips and entertainment! Always inspiring!

[@IBraun20]

I’ve owned that dewalt drill bit holder (24:00) for 10 years and always thought mine was broke. I have never thought to slide the sleeve out that far to help center the screw…makes total sense now if that was the design purpose of it.

[@Hiksan5]

Lovely video and enjoyed following along your build. I got a bit curious abot the AI design phase and would have loved to hear more about your approach, what phrases you uset etc. The final result looks a lot like a slightly simplifyed Selig chair

[@ericpetitclerc5519]

As usuall, an interest build that I may borrow this summer, to inaugurate my garage/woodshop! Thank you!

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Great project! I really appreciate all of the tips. Your neighbor is awesome - bring him into more videos!

[@Guyallknowing]

Ok. You got me with the sharpening the arm rest bit.

[@nyiko24]

Finally the upload and the outcome looks great!

[@Lincolnstww]

Thanks!

[@danieldurkton2942]

Very cool, great build love the design. I enjoy your approach to woodworking and your comments !! 😂Keep the videos coming. Have a great Sunday.

[@Lincolnstww]

Thank you!

[@Twinhemlocks]

Just recently found your channel, loving it! Keep up the great content I think you are killing it!!

[@alskjflaksjdflakjdf]

This video doesn't totally suck. I love your neighbour. :)

[@TwoMooseDesign]

Great video! Chairs are tricky and fun

[@kimtyson7908]

Love your videos. Very entertaining and educational.

[@darkstar0554]

Just found your channel. Great stuff man. Love the humor and super informative.

[@sterlinghein]

Great build video. I enjoy these.

[@MrSlyQue]

Thanks for sharing! The video didn't totally suck either 😂

[@billiondollardan]

That is such a pretty design. The finished product is amazing too

[@pball98]

this is such an underrated video. Love it!

[@scottbrown173]

We all need a neighbor John!

[@ChrisHornberger]

Also, omg, I freaking loved the sharpening-the-armrest sequence. Awesome.

[@DiarrheaBubbles]

Just got into woodworking this year when I built a small table for my 3d printers I makes me happy to see people who know what they're doing making the exact same mistakes I made on my first project.

[@joaofonseca1148]

How are you doing? I have been a woodworker for 3 years , and if you need any help with anything, you can count on me to help you. I just want to help people getting into this hobbie not to make the mistakes i first did, so if you need anything , here i am

[@thomashammond4229]

Thank you for showing all of the small, annoying steps that go into a complex built like this. Even something as simple as cutting, prepping and installing those pieces for the faux dados to hold your slats. So much time! Absolutely beautiful end product. I saved up and bought a domino three years ago. One of my favorite tools! Use it on every project now. Worth every penny.

[@Lincolnstww]

Yes, chairs are tedious to say the least

[@EvanDunville]

Great video and I really like the chair design

[@howardsmith5474]

For offcut wobbles during tapering - I like to throw down a matching thickness piece of mdf/ply as my sled. It’s actually so convenient I normally use it every time, it even has its own runner to essentially make it zero clearance

[@the.Original.G.Ninja.88]

Enjoyed your video. Thank you!

[@Grindog]

Great narration. Kept me interested.

[@spencerbass7142]

Great video and project.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Timeout floor planing. Earned my sub.

[@llamellik1]

I learned so many little hacks from this one video. And ive seen hundreds. Love it! Yogamat! What!? Awesome!

[@BluesmaNeedham]

With you on the miter saw bit. I hated miter saws til i bought the Bosch GCM12SD. I'll never regret that purchase

[@davidmeyer9204]

Thanks for sharing Jon.

[@Lincolnstww]

You bet

[@chrisbroe3826]

Well done ! 😊

[@bradalden6520]

Can't get enough Hibbs hip thrust.😂 I don't regret my Domino purchase. It sucked paying all that cash, but a year later, I'm happy I bought it. The speed and efficiency has been a game changer.

[@ScottyDrake]

Informative. Entertaining. Mission accomplished. Mazel tov!

[@OperationDarkside]

20:15 taking out the diamond stones is pure comedy gold

[@ericlyons6251]

What a great vid, good job man.

[@earthling01]

Can absolutely relate to angry cutting time. An inverted measurement, not securing a toggle properly causing movement. etc... It's the small human errors, but with patience and persistence the result is gratifying. At least that's the plan. Keep on keepin' on man! Your efforts inspire us old timers and young bucks, as well as a great many more of us out in the World Wood Web.

[@Rachara]

Just had one today. Spent days planning an out of town project, everything measured, go for assembly and you realize something just isn't quite right. For me, it was forgetting that a measurement from a flange wasn't the measurement for the piece. Minor and specific error, universally felt I think.

[@johnirving4906]

I very much enjoy your videos, thank you for doing them. I also learn stuff, so that is nice as well.

[@murraytrimmer228]

Always informative and entertaining. I actually laughed out loud with John's comments. He should review all your work. hahahaahahaa

[@emendozadesigns]

I LOVE the design by the way.

[@rbarker1706]

Nice-looking outcome and L’chaim!!

[@74buccaneer]

Another great video. Thanks

[@Horus69ss]

Dude... this is almost identical chair to what we had in Poland during PRL era. The design with sharp angles is not very common but still possible to acquire for a reasonable price. I'm quite surprise that AI came up with such design.

[@davidhall6452]

Great pace to this video was engaged whole time

[@Lincolnstww]

Thanks!

[@screamingdonkeywoodwork]

You Earned this follow. I'm one of those epoxy table jerks but I'm going the other way learning to make chairs.

[@kfujillama9548]

Planing the wood with a hand plane makes the surface smooth and eliminates the burn marks.

[@jimrosson6702]

Great video beautiful chairs