Walnut Rod Back Chairs 2020Two matching side chairs commissioned in Harbor Springs, MI. Seats from a single slab of local walnut milled by the client. Sticks hand split and turned while visiting the shop of Greg Pennington in Hendersonville, TN. Tung oil finish. Design altered from plans for Curtis Buchanan's Democratic Side Chair.

Spoon mules offer an effective way to reduce time and fatigue when transitioning between axe and knife work

steam bent back posts and slats

Dimensions:  H 31

Hard Wax Finish

or any favorite drink

learn the basics or refine your skills

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

leave with new skills and a finished product ready to use or gift

The back posts and back slats are steam bent

and premium quality at a range of price points

75"  D 15"  seat height 17

I source the wood for these pieces from locally harvested trees