Learn at your own pace with Video Courses and Plans
When you purchase a streaming video, you will have lifetime access to a comprehensive course that will give you all the information you need to expand your skill and complete your projects with confidence. The plans, expertly drawn by Jeff Lefkowitz will help create crystal clear patterns and construction details.
*The streaming videos are available on Vimeo on Demand and Kajabi, but we are working on consolidating them on one platform for a more seamless watching experience.*
Video Courses
Build the “Temple Chair”
The Temple Chair is a versatile, elegant and comfortable piece of furniture suitable for a variety of environments and uses. It's a great introduction to chair making and can be made in your ownworkshop with kiln dried or green wood. This video course includes 7 hours of video instruction, full sized plans (pdf) and an illustrated handbook to ensure you have all the information you need to feel confident as you build your chair. If traveling for a week long course isn’t in the cards, this is for you.
Foundation in Chairmaking
This series is a deep dive chair making class, covering all aspects of making chairs using both green wood and dry wood. The information in these videos will lay the groundwork for more complex projects. The 2 projects covered (a modern perch and a classic hoopback stool) will introduce design concepts and all the tools and techniques needed to get a start, as well as offering a deeper understanding of the goals and processes in chair making. This series is made up of 2 parts, each with multiple sessions.
Spindle Turning for Furniture
Turning spindles for chairs, settees or staircases requires a small set of tools and a focused group of techniques. Most furniture makers have little need for the tools and techniques of turners who make bowls, platters and art pieces.
That’s why chairmaker Peter Galbert designed the special video “Spindle Turning for Furniture,” which focuses entirely on the needs the furniture maker. Peter has taught hundreds of people to make chairs and has honed his turning instructions for people who have had little or no experience on the lathe.
Once you understand how to make these shapes – coves, beads and flats – Peter shows you how to combine these shapes. You’ll be shocked at how these simple shapes can be combined into beautiful and complex finished piece.
Peter Galbert Teaches Milk Paint
A good finish elevates a piece of furniture and amplifies it’s impact. This video goes deep into the process of mixing, applying, layering, top coating and working with colors.
Making a Firewood Carrier
In the process of building this Firewood Carrier, Peter Galbert shows how working with green wood enables you to work efficiently with hand tools while unleashing the strength and flexibility of the material. If you are interested in chairmaking, this video covers the basic skills involved in splitting, shaving, bending, drying, and joining green wood, which are the foundation of chairmaking.