"I would not pass your Grandfather's chair as "old fashioned". If it is still around to this day, he must have employed some smart engineering to make it last last this long. Good luck with tbe new chair, it looks sharp. I hope its around for your Grandchild to re-design someday."

"Relax Micheal... it's HGTV!"

"Vernacular furniture was ussually made by a single person with an inspired idea. That's what makes it so unique when compared to modern manufactured furniture. "

"This is for carving seat bottoms on windsor style chairs. The closest thing in the luthier world would be carving a double bass. Since Mr Stradivarius never made a double bass, his scrapers are much different.I enjoyed reading about the many minute decisions that go into making a product. Any one of these "decisions" could have derailed the product. Mr Schwarz saw it through to the end and now has a story to tell. Thanks for telling it!"