r/Chairmaking

After years of watching woodworking videos, I finally took the plunge!
It started when I was shopping for a foldable dining table. I loved the IKEA gateleg table, but at 25k INR (about $300 USD), I figured it was time to put those YouTube hours to use and DIY it. I spent time bouncing ideas off AI, looking at blueprints, and finally modeled the table in MakeByMe.
I went out and bought the wood along with my first real tools (a drill, palm router, and circular saw) for about 13k INR.
Before diving into the giant table project and potentially ruining a bunch of expensive wood, I realized I should probably get a feel for the tools first. So, I decided to start "small" and build this folding chair as my very first project.
Here is the result! I learned a lot, but I know I have a long way to go. Any reviews, critiques, and suggestions for a complete beginner are highly welcomed!

Redwood flitch seat.

Riven oak legs.

Ash spindles oak scrap crest rail.

Picked this up today from a flea market and I really want to know how the blade set up, many thanks!

Made a travisher out of walnut. I used Claire minihans plans and got the blade from Elia Bizzari’s website

Original design. White and red oak. Ammonia fumed. Half and half tung oil, wax, then buffed out. Questions, comments, critiques...hit me up.

Www.instagram.com/grovefurnitureco, if you want to follow along 🤙

Copy of a very simple chair from the Ägyptisches Museum & Papyrussammlung in Berlin. The seat frame is 1cm deeper on one side, throwing the back slightly off kilter. It doesn't affect the ergonomics much - it feels more like a stool with a back, rather than a chair you can slouch in. The seat frame is also slightly sloping down towards the middle, so you don't feel the inside corners through the weave..