Woodworker: Reuben Foat

Designed by computer and executed by CNC router, Foat’s walnut-and-plywood chair (18 in. deep by 18 in. wide by 28 in. tall) was conceived while Foat was sitting on the bleachers at a rodeo. Later, he fleshed out the design and built the chair while teaching a CNC joinery class. The finish is wipe-on polyurethane.

The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association, in conjunction with the San Diego County Fair, presents its Design in Wood exhibition each year in Del Mar, Calif. This is one of the more than 300 pieces that were exhibited at this year’s show, the 33rd. Judges presented more than 90 awards in 24 distinct categories, from period furniture to wood carving.