Step-by-step instructions for splitting, riving, and chairmaking: Enables readers to follow a detailed process for chair construction
Full-color illustrations: Provides clear visual guidance for each technique
Updated content from a third edition: Ensures up-to-date information and refinements based on the author's lifetime of experience
Hardcover format with acid-free paper: Offers durability and preserves the book's quality over time
Includes contributions from students and collaborators: Adds expert insights and real-world application
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by Jennie Alexander You can download an excerpt from this book here.
In 2014, Jennie Alexander somewhat reluctantly agreed to a third edition of her 1978 seminal book on green woodworking, “Make a Chair From a Tree” – a book that launched the careers of thousands of woodworkers and helped ignite a green woodworking movement in this countr
Author
Jennie Alexander
Publisher
Lost Art Press
Publication Date
2018
Format
Hardcover
Page Count
184
Trim Size
9 x 9 inches
Language
English
Genre
Hobbies & interests, Arts, Education
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It's published by LAP. its everything I've come to expect from their house, and thats become a very high bar. The content is captivating, but I'm only about 20% of the way through the book.
Kurt · March 30, 2025
Jennie’s writing and work is wonderful, absolutely clear, thoughtful, and funny. I’m very glad there is a current edition with her updated guidance on the chair that shares her namesake. Unfortunately contributions from others to this book have a very bad habit of avoiding using her name, choosing instead her last name or initials, and even deadnaming her, which mars an otherwise wonderful project to honor her memory.