Thursday, July 30, 2009

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. Charles M. Schulz











This chair came to me with a natural rush seat and got a 5/32" fibre seat replacement. The cool thing about this chair was that it originally took a hand-caned seat and had been craftily shaven to accept the rush. I did a double take when I saw this, but it speaks to someones ingenuity and patience.......this is a hard maple chair! Why?, I don't know, but cool.

Monday, July 20, 2009




Just a little rushing in 5/32 fibre rush.......cool ladderback.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Politics is developing more comedians than radio ever did. Jimmy Durante


I'll have to get the finished photo and add it later. This project chair came out better than expected for a chair literally "falling apart at the seams". It now graces a porch here in Montrose. Wicker repair is very tedious and I don't do enough of it.


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. Will Rogers

This was a great project.......An early 6 1/2 foot settee done in 5/32 fibre rush.....it was oringinally done in cat-tail but that was cost-prohibitive to the customer. I have two more settee types lined up and will picture them directly.






Cottage chairs...They're a really neat set.....The owner wanted them re-done in paper splint, but the European reed is a nice alternative.....a little more water-proof, a little more sturdy and will take paint a lot better.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill
Fibre-rush was designed to take the place of natural cat-tail or bull-rush seats. Very durable and can be finished many ways, I prefer two coats of Amber Shellac. A very petite mahagoney sidechair in 4/32" and the more common rustic ladder back in 5/32".