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I have been planning to build myself some bookshelves as all the ones I can find are fugly or shorter than I need. Then I started looking for solid wood chairs to go with a dinning room table that my grandfather built. In searching I have found that good, solid wood chairs cost ~$370-$400 a piece (this is for cherry wood chairs that are properly stained to match). The more I think about it the more it only seems fitting that I should build the chairs to go with the table.

I would love to have space and tools available to learn and practice some techniques for joining, pocketing seats, etc. and possibly even build a couple pieces of furniture. Anyone else in the group have experience with this type of woodworking? Anyone else interested in experimenting/learning some furniture making with me?

Haven't done anyhting since high school shop class, would love to give it another go. I do a fair bit of light construction around home, remodelling y basement, built a home theater and a second bathroom, also built a large shed last fall.

I do a bit of furniture building when it's warm enough for me to work in my garage. Bookshelves are easy, but I've never done chairs. Sounds like it could be fun.

Would also be interested in some furniture building. One thing I've wanted to build for a while is a decent home theatre entertainment unit since all the ones that I find that I like are either only for 42" TVs or well above $1000.

Cool, good to see some other people with interest. Hopefully we get a place in the near future with enough room to do some wood working.

And yes bookshelves are pretty easy, but I want to try some biscuit joints on the front for attaching some trim. And I am hoping to get some advice/design ideas on the chairs from my brother in law who used to make furniture for a living.

My garage is also available (and that's where all my tools live), but it's pretty effing cold this time of year (my kingdom for a shop heater!). Perhaps once it warms up, if we're not already in a space? I should have all the needed tools if you're not aiming for round legs on the chairs (no lathe).

That reminds me -- if we want to do woodworking in the space, we'll either want a separate room or a decent dust collection system ($$). If we do neither, everyone's stuff will be coated in sawdust most of the time (it gets *everywhere*).