Woodworker: Mathew Nauman

This chair was part of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s second exhibition on the Adirondack theme. Professor Christopher Weiland and director Steve Loar invited students and alumni from recognized furniture and design programs, challenging them to explore and redesign the century-old Adirondack chair. Nauman’s chair merges the Adirondack with a rocker. Nauman created the rockers as one large circle, then broke the circle into halves. He began with eight biscuited segments. The resulting octagon was glued and clamped, and the two halves were rough cut to a circle on the bandsaw and then finish-routed using a template. For strength, Nauman inserted 1/4-in. dowels to support the biscuit joint.

Photo: Roy Engelbrecht