Rod Back Chair 2022Currently being shown by I. M. Weiss Gallery in Detroit, MI. Single board white pine seat, sourced from a specialty Sawyer in Escanaba, MI, is completely hand carved using tradtional handtools including drawknives, inshaves, travishers, spokeshaves and scrapers. All other parts are white ash sourced from a single tree on a neighboring farm. All parts are hand split from the fresh logs using wedges and axes. The legs, back posts, arm posts and spindles

with a minimum of three

Red oak parts split from a log and shaved with a drawknife and spokeshaves

Championing innovative ideas and divergent thinking

I will answer all questions concerning lead times

learn the basics or refine your skills

The black color is wiped on Japanese Sumi ink sealed with thin coats of shellac

Location: Held in Dawson's woodworking studio on his sixth generation farm in Harbor Springs

Currently being shown by I

Additional layers of a blended oil varnish finish are hand rubbed

The poplar seat is coopered with three sections to form the side to side sweep and is completely hand carved using tradtional handtools including drawknives

will make your spoon carving more efficient

but is up for anything