Carving the seat

Here I am using another tool specifically for chair making - a scorp. This tool has a curved blade that allows the user to create hollow surfaces and is used with two hands in a pulling motion. Traditionally stick chairs were always made with timber that was to hand and often made of different species of wood, hence the reason they were painted, along with the fact that paint is a durable finish as well. Pine is easy to carve and many seats are made of pine for this reason. Other chair components are made from different species of hardwood for their durability, flexibility and strength. When all assembled and painted, the chair takes on a new dimension; that is to say that paint highlights the chairs form and line becomes ever important as it catches the light that reflects from the chairs surface.