Windsor Chair Build! I Went to School

[@PaskMakes]

Beautiful chair Jimmy! And what an awesome experience. :)

[@stevebettany8778]

Top bloke

[@kleckerklotz9620]

I was wondering, what you would say. Loved your take on the Windsor Chair too, Neil.

[@jimmydiresta]

Yes it was! So funny you did it too!! in your boosh tee 😂😂 thank you! fir the book BTW ❤️❤️

[@____julia____]

Had to question my memory then! I thought, no it's Neil who made the chair. Great idea from two greats

[@rockstarfan886]

This brings back some memories of watching the woodwrights shop on PBS growing up. Roy Underhill is a ledgend

[@vastyesaltydog]

Wonderful work Jimmy, I love green woodworking and Windsor chairs. The brits will be begging you to go to the Bodger’s Ball next!

[@clausfrennessen2362]

Love it’ whay you don’t go to Sweden and learn! Same nife and the rest? Fan Sweden 🇸🇪. Fore a long time!

[@Nandel67120]

Seeing Jimmy on the school benches (the school rocking chairs I should say) is surprising. Who knew he still had more to learn. It was a superb video. Thank you craftsman 👍

[@ericstoever9577]

The biggest lesson for us, your KZbin audience: never stop learning. Thanks for sharing the experience!

[@johnblake3863]

What a wonderful reward to be able to sit in your own built Windsor chair. Gorgeous.

[@dpmakestuff]

I attended a class at Greg's in 2022 and it was so so great. Watching this brought me right back. Great job and a fine looking chair Jimmy. P.S. I'll pay top dollar for the real time footage of Greg turning that leg!

[@jmsmith1767]

NEVER STOP LEARNING! A talent like you Jimmy still “going to school” I love it!

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Outstanding job on that chair. Looks like Greg outs on a great class.

[@TORIFS80]

I was trying to imagine the laser aspect of this when you described it in the podcast. Holy smokes, that is cool!! Great job.

[@OpalSea]

Makes me so happy seeing you and other makers like Anne of All Trades together doing what you love

[@Z-Bart]

From boat builder to chair builder. You've done it all Jimmy! Very Nice.

[@PaulMeyette]

I am blown away at the process. The craftsmanship is amazing. Greg seems to be an amazing teacher, showing the ins and outs to build these wonderful works of art. Great job Jimmy. 💙

[@RojasCarpentry]

A trip to remember! I learned so much. Huge thank you to Greg!! Can't wait for the next one Jim 👊🏼

[@sjv6598]

That is a beautiful chair! You’re right though, when we have finished a project, the pleasure we get from saying “I made that” is sometimes immeasurable 😊

[@tomim7187]

Jimmy, it's absolutely beautiful! Well done, brother!

[@michaels136]

Even with all the modern tools it still looks like a challenge. So cool.

[@Bunk599]

Great. What a fantastic chair and process. Many clever tricks of the trade. In this day and age of CAD & CNC everything a chair handcrafted with skill and physical effort must be quite satisfying.....it is for me the viewer. Everything about the shop is charming and appropriate for the task.

[@garthbutton699]

Thanks for taking us along on this journey, and Greg let you use his sharp tools to boot🤗😎🤗😎

[@dennisbracci9212]

Awesome video. Beautiful chair. Everyone did a great job. Building chairs is artwork.

[@CihaPet]

Doing something like this is definitely '"Bucket List" material. Looks like an awesome experience.

[@liammc47]

Beautiful heirloom piece, for sure. Great to see that you can share your experiences as well as learning new skills. Well done, sir. (I learned a new word: frow)

[@gpanizzolo6090]

Gran trabajo Jimmy! Una demostración de que se pueden construir muy buenas cosas también a mano! Gracias por compartirlo! Que disfrutes ahora tu nueva silla en tus descansos! Un abrazo! Germán, Uruguay

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Amazing class and craftsmanship. Would love to see your adventure of trying to do this on your own at your home shop.

[@adamkoontz2914]

Greg is a fantastic teacher and his class is worth every penny. 2022 comb-back student. Thanks for posting this video.

[@MakewithMatt]

What a beautiful chair. Must’ve been an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing!

[@springwoodcottage4248]

Wow, how fabulous! Such a wonderful compilation of 21st century wizardry happily married to techniques of the ages, creating extraordinary fineness with elegant lines, yet strong & delightful to gently rock in. The entire endeavor coupling love of quality work with the camaraderie of makers brought together by KZbin interactions & the vision of one man to provide outstanding teaching with the finest tools available. We live in such wondrous times. Thank you for sharing!

[@jamescole1786]

1/15/24...making Bow Back Chair..wow! Great video, lighting, close ups, interior of (school) shop was very warm & inviting but did not see any coffee /snack area..hey, where's the nourishment?..oops, it's Tenneessee, so guess the Burbon was off camera, aye? That was a great video showing enormous complication to build your steam bent wood rocking chair. Great job filming & editing.👍👍. Stay safe & carry on !😊

[@brandonarnold9915]

So jealous! Def on my bucket list to do! Congrats on a beautiful chair.

[@Netbug]

Awesome... looks like a great environment to learn in as well.

[@mcameron3ify]

Awesome job! Thanks so much for sharing this!

[@hugsncuddles]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video good Sir; thank you!

[@jennao10]

Wow! Great experience! Thank you for sharing this!

[@thedistractedmaker]

Chairmaker perfect! Bucket list for sure

[@Meister1551]

That was an outstanding video and you ended up with a beautiful rocking chair. Thanks for sharing this with the world...

[@quirkygreece]

Wow - what a great blend of old and modern technology and tools. I bet you had a great craic doing this Jimmy. I know I had a great time watching this entertaining and informative video, so thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@CultureWatcher5000]

Wonderful work! I will go to this class some day.

[@Papa_Chad]

That would be an awesome class to attend. Very informative video. Thanks for the video Jimmy.

[@jimmydiresta]

Chad!! Thank you!

[@NicholasRufa]

Awesome job Jimmy and friends!

[@robdean54]

MAN! such a very cool workspace! I bet it smells fantastic in there! haha

[@thanemakes5377]

Nice build… this would have been a great class for my dad.. I need to try it. Thanks for the lowdown Jimmy

[@birdseyeview1543]

Thank you Greg.

[@marcmmclellan]

Good old fashioned craftsmanship!

[@bencline9701]

Great video! Great to chat with you this past weekend!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film. Gorgeous chair. Really a work of art. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🙏❤️

[@jeffreyspilker2209]

Very impressive job well done Mr jimmy

[@sgsax]

This looks like such a great class. I'd love to take it sometime. Thanks for sharing your experience with it.

[@davidwhiren817]

Never too old to learn & experience !!!

[@Twinhemlocks]

What an amazing experience!! Thx for sharing this with us!!

[@Stillworks]

Awesome build! Looks super hard to replicate at home

[@LudwigHohlwein1974]

Great video. So enjoyed watching the whole, fascinating process. Cheers Jimmy

[@joselrodriguez5999]

That is so cool! Love starting the week with this great video!

[@stevefranks9873]

This was such an amazing video to watch. You always post awesome videos of course. But knowing you were also learning while creating is amazing. I watched it twice already and I want one!

[@tysonkoehn1]

I was waiting for the huge spray painted "Diresta" across the top of the seat!

[@TrevorHigginsDustysqueak]

This is a great edit of what was all of my IG feed for the week that you all were there. Stellar work Anne, Jimmy, Rob and Pat.

[@MrDanyoumell]

beautiful job Jimmy!

[@MASI_forging]

Great work. The chair looks beautiful 😊😊

[@emersonnovalski8695]

Congratulations on the excellent work done. I've been following your videos for a few years. The rocking chair seems fragile, but when you tested it, you noticed that it is sturdy. I'm from Guarapuava, state of Paraná, in Brazil.

[@myhoneyshandmade1077]

Great time. Fun video.

[@BearCreekWoodworking]

Awesome Video Jimmy! It was fun watching you build this chair on Instagram last week! 😃👏👊

[@urbanlumberjack]

Nice work in the chair! What a great experience

[@hermanussteynclaassens523]

That is awesome, I don't know if people really know how much work goes into making a beautiful chair. Good job.

[@lgerback34]

The geometry involved. Wow!

[@michellezenner]

You are amazing! ❤ Love a wood chair rockee!

[@jeremyspecce]

This was such a wonderful thing to watch you all experience together on Instagram, and now to see the video with play by play. It really looks like an experience you will all cherish in your memories for a long time to come. ❤

[@jeremydoblinger3609]

Wonderfull chair!! Beautifull..gonna be so nice to enjoy for years to come..will last many lifetimes

[@athiker7209]

You did a beautiful job on that chair.

[@Ernesto710219]

Beautiful work, I hope to do something like this soon, greetings from Mexico City

[@sapelesteve]

What a mindboggling rocking chair build Jimmy! I would love to take that course and build one of those amazing chairs! Thanks for taking us along! Rock On......... 👍👍🔨🔨

[@migomat]

Jimmy you are the best as always.

[@NemoSampaio]

Never stop learning! Great lesson and outstanding chair!

[@kaminos]

this type of video is fantastic mr Diresta! lovely video with useful information and original craftmanship! You rule :)

[@2MinuteReview]

What an incredible process

[@davebauerart]

Such a great learning experience!

[@vincentvega8132]

You like a Mel Gibson. just got it right the first time. Good teacher you have.the secret is in splitting logs like for a barrel board. And many other things)))

[@clementsmallengine4833]

From what looks like kindling to a chair! Cool video 💪

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Holy crap. Diresta was one town over from me? 🤯

[@TheGrainDoctor]

Great account of the experience - thanks, Jimmy!

[@Jbobonline]

Fun project ❤

[@ToolsandTime]

What a cool experience and amazing chair--pretty spectacular man!

[@DavidDavis-fishing]

Gooood morning from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great day!

[@dalusa81]

Great work Jimmy! you the man!

[@Shawnbbeckner]

What a cool experience. Love this style of video.

[@plakor6133]

A big accomplishment.

[@markedis5902]

Some very useful techniques.

[@Kernowwoods]

Humble as ever jimmy. Beautiful work 🤙

[@christianblack2916]

I smiled at ye olde traditional laser! Nothing wrong with incorporating new stuff to make trad stuff better

[@CurtSlaten]

Beautiful and inspiring video. I hope the old man in the basement turns the KZbin spigot on full blast for this one.

[@thesplinteredfinger]

Definitely a work of Art, Jimmy!

[@Weaver0x00]

Keep the craft alive friends

[@ericluba6287]

So awesome I would love to do that

[@rickhand8228]

really an awesome video!

[@garaghnyi_trud]

Итличная работа парни! Джо в подарок!👍

[@njkay0033]

Another great and interesting piece from the "woodworking hack" 😉

[@MarkGray1970]

That looks like a really cool class and experience!

[@jpwoodwork]

gorgeous chair Jimmy, Jobs a good'un

[@saginawdan]

Thanks, Jimmy, a very enjoyable video! ❤

[@mundanestuff]

I run a fife and drum corps. We play wooden rope tension drums. They're crafted with steam bending, the counter hoops and shell are joined with long tapering overlap joints that are glued and tacked with short (usually cooper) nails, but of course the glue does the heavy sticking. Ive been wanting to try my hand at the process, with a steam box like you were using here, and a jig for the hoops and big long band clamps for the hoops and shell. Maybe someday!

[@RYwoodview]

I built a Windsor chair with friends following Mike Dunbar's methods. One of the best experiences of my woodworking life!