Democratic Rocking Chair Workshop: 16 - 22 JUNE 2025 ( $1990 )

Democratic Rocking Chair Workshop takes participants through classic green woodworking to produce a classic arm chair rocker. Be a part of this seven day workshop and take home a timeless chair that you have crafted with your own hands. 

Designed and developed by the legendary Curtis Buchanan, who introduced Glen to chairmaking 15 years ago, in his workshop in Jonesborogh, Tennessee. The Democratic Rocker provides people with the opportunity to be introduced to green woodworking and chairmaking by learning how to use a minimal and thus affordable group of tools. The chairs name reflects this  basic complement of hand tools that are easy to source and readily available. This workshop is perfect for those wishing to experience chair making for the first time.  

Participants will be taken through traditional chairmaking processes; using  a chairmaker's shavehorse to hand carve the spindles and shape the various parts of the chair. Mortises are drilled by hand and eye and the seat carved and shaped with edged tools. The crest is also steam bent in house.  You will use traditional chairmaker's tools such as draw knives, scorps and tapered reamers - leaving at the end of the week with a beautiful heirloom piece that will be passed down through generations.  

All materials are included and all the tools required are supplied. 

Instructors: Glen Rundell + Pete Trott 

Workshop Cost: $1990. The deposit for this workshop is $790. The balance of $1200 is to be paid during the class. Coffee and tea is available all day, morning tea is provided; BYO lunch. 

Class begins at 9.00am in our Tylden Workshop. 

Tylden is near Woodend and Kyneton in Victoria's Macedon Ranges.

Photo Credit: Curtis Buchanan

TERMS & CANCELLATION POLICY:

Positions are strictly limited to six (6) people on this workshop. Due to course preparation and wait lists, if a position is cancelled less than four (4) weeks prior to the start date, we are sorry, but 50% of your deposit payment is not refundable. Many of our longer classes require participants to apply for leave (as you may have done) to attend and this cannot be done with short notice. You may transfer or pass on this course booking (for these dates only) to another person if you are unable to attend. If the course is unable to run and is cancelled by us 100% of your funds are refundable.