Bench Notes from the shop. Thoughts, observations, and work in progress.

Turning the Leg

I’ve lost count of how many chair legs I’ve turned. Dozens, at least. And yet every time I set the gouge to a fresh piece of wood, it feels like the first time. People ask if it gets boring, doing the same cut over and over. It doesn’t. There’s a Harris Tweed weaver named Marion…

by LarryWood July 15, 2026

On Making Chairs, and the Wood That Holds You

People ask, sometimes, if I am a furniture maker. I tell them no. A furniture maker cuts square corners. I cannot cut a square corner to save my life. That is why I make chairs. There is a kind of freedom in that admission. Windsor chairmaking is not a craft of straight lines and tight…

by LarryWood April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Charcuterie board’s

A Board Meant to Be Used Long before charcuterie became a word we used casually, boards like these already existed. They weren’t made for display. They were made because people needed a solid surface to cut bread, slice meat, serve food, and gather around a table. char·cu·te·rie: (French: from chair, meaning “flesh,” and cuit, meaning…

by LarryWood January 20, 2026