Furniture Forensics with a Country Chair

This post-and-rung chair looks like trash, but it's actually a master-class in green woodwork.
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0:00 Opening
0:23 Piece of Garbage
0:47 Post and Rung
2:09 How it's Done
4:00 The Unexpected
5:30 Understanding Wood
10:49 The Design
13:20 The Joint
14:09 Risky Business
16:36 The Tenon
18:55 Outro