WEAVING A HICKORY BARK CHAIR SEAT 

Jared! That chair is a real beauty! That has to be a lost art! I'm amazed at how hard YOU and THEY used to work to make every day life more pleasant. I've said it before, " living history " is YOUR expertise! Thank you for your teaching videos! God bless you and your lovely family!

Your knowledge and work of the old ways showing how it’s been done in the past is just amazing. I can’t find the right words to say Thank You for keeping parts of the past alive. Your One of a kind!! and I always look forward to seeing what your gonna bring us next. Keep doing what your doing. I’m watching and learning. God’s Blessings on you and your family.

That beautiful chair has more character than some people I have seen!

❤️ “That’ll hold ‘til the Lord comes” ❤️... Perfect thought & statement (applicable to many things, I’m guessing). How the heck do you remember that over-two, under-two sequence? How old were you when you learned this dying art...and who taught you? Will you keep that work of art for your own future generations or sell it? Gosh..each video makes me want to ask a hundred questions...sorry. This is a perfect start to my Sunday👌.

Jared you are a wealth of knowledge of the old ways, many I have not thought of for more than 40 years or more. Thank you for reminding this Old Man. You and the Family take care and God Bless You and Your Family.

Wow! Now that’s art! I’d rather see that than any painting in a museum! You did a fantastic job!

Nice work! Traditionally , this type of chair bottom is called a “split “ or “splint “ bottom and referred to both oak and hickory splints. Typically, cane bottoms are for chairs with a fancy bottom with very thin strips of machined canes. Great work with the hook and eye approach to latching the two splints together. I have a settin’ chair made and bottomed by my great grandfather, Andrew Jackson Blair in eastern Kentucky about 102 years ago. Hickory splints are solid as new. My children still bottom chairs.

Jared I just seen you weave the rocking chair , I will be keeping your video for future references for myself , You are Awesome ! This was a lost art but you brought it back to Life for all of us that wants to keep it alive , Thank you so much for making this video , I'm a Country girl in Tn that Loves the old ways , Thank you and God Bless

Jared, Thank you so much for making this video. I have a chair with a hickory bark seat. It was made by my great grandfather in the early 1900s in the Ozark Mountains. My Mom asked for one of the chairs because she could remember sitting in it when she was a little girl. The chair is small so I'm guessing it was made for Great Granny, she was a tiny (but strong) woman. All the other chairs that he made were burnt up in a fire, so the one I have is the only one left. When I saw you splicing those hickory strips, I stopped the video and looked at Great Grampa's chair to see how he spliced it. It looks like he made two narrow strips and tied them in a knot. I've always treasured the chair, but now I love it even more. Thanks

That's beautiful Brother. A lost art nowadays. Thanks for sharing! God bless you and your family.

You always out do yourself. You make things look easier than they are. Thanks for your videos.

Hey Jared , son this is some mighty fine work ! I watched an old man and my pappy do this on ladder backs for the front porch. But they were weaved with black rubber, an old tire innertube I believe . Granny would use it in the creek to sit the tub and washboard on ! They never seem to tear up or wear out. Ever see them ? Y'all be blessed and favored !

This brings back the days of my youth, I watched my grandfather attempt to do this when I was a young scrapper running around, days like this are etched in my mind and I miss those days, all the old timers are about gone now and I own and live on the farm but there's nothing like being a Kentucky farm boy, thank you for memories of old.

Our ancestors were amazing

This a great teaching video. You are an Appalachain artist.

This is something I've wanted to learn for a long time. I love the sounds of the birds and the dogs and how it echoes in the holler! And I loved the sound of the rain!

That is just beautiful. Love how you do so many of the old things. ❤

Thanks Jared , really enjoyed this video. I really appreciate the time that you take in making the videos .

Beautiful job Jared. You are a an of many talents.

Just beautiful ! When my husband and I were first married we joined a small country church and all their chairs in the Sunday school rooms were cane bottom . They were really old and just about all of them needed redoing ,so some of us met each Monday night and worked on them but it was the rope of some kind that we used not beautiful cane like yours . Really enjoy your videos. I always learn something. Thanks and God Bless.

Killer!👍👍👌👌👏👏👏👏 Excellent demo!! I’ve never really known until now just how to do those! 👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👍👍

future generations? Well if I could look into the woven bark of a chair and see my grand-daddy's name and the date he wove it, that would mean the world to me. So did you put your name on the bark before you wove it so it was hidden on the inside, but where your grand children could find it?

The things you teach never fail to amaze me. I bet your fingers are sore but that chair is beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing another great video!!

Just recently found your channel. It makes me homesick. I grew up not far from you in Big Stone Gap Va. Been gone for a long time. Thank you for showing the mountain ways. I love it. Brings me back home in my heart.

You did a great job.

I was hoping you would show us how to do this after you harvested the hickory. Thanks for teaching us.

Howdy Jared- that was so enjoyable to watch! That is a work of art, brother. With your skills you would be a big hit at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Not many people left who have the knowledge the Lord has blessed you to learn. I’m glad l found y’all on RU-vid. Y’all ‘s videos are priceless! God bless y’all

What an absolutely beautiful chair. You have such talent.

I love that chair and I also loved watching you cane it! Great video, keep them coming!

Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed seeing this done.

that is absolutely awesome!!! great work-wish I was in my mountains, sure miss them--God bless you all. PS==I can smell that cabin and the air there.

Just beautiful! I love to see you practicing the "lost arts"! And it is art! I need to see those other rockers too!😯❤

Very interesting video. I’ve never seen someone weave a chair! That’s beautiful artwork!

Awesome and sure do appreciate you taking the time to show us the 'old' ways...their the best aren't they!

That bark is beautiful! I sure enjoyed watching you weave those pieces. :-)

Such a beautiful antique rocking chair! So glad that you are keeping this art alive!♥️

Outstanding well done 👍

❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️Until The Lord comes....Amen. Happy Sunday.

Looks great! Love watching you teach the old skills. Makes me wish I had a chair and the supplies to work on one...and the rain in the background was perfect. Stay safe. Can’t wait til the next video.

Wow, that is stunning. Beautiful. You always make everything look easy.

Thank you Jared again!👍👍💜😷

Jared, as I watch more and more of your videos, which I love, I'm curious to know where you are learning all of these lost arts. I'm assuming either you have an entire network of older folks by whom you are being mentored or you do a great deal of online research-or both? As I've mentioned before, I grew up in Eastern KY in Russell and I loved the way the older folks would mentor the younger ones. It was always great to pull up a keg of nails or a milk crate and sit and talk to the old timers-both men and women. Northerners don't do that so much. They're always in a hurry. I actually think that is because the summers are so short that you have to get projects done fast before the ice and snow fly. Anyway, it's magnificent that you are preserving old knowledge of practical things. If you will, please enlighten me as to how a young fellow like yourself knows so much old knowledge? You don't have to give all of your secrets away. ;-)) Thank you for all you do and God Bless.

It was damp and foggy and rainy at your homestead when you made this video, and I watched it on Monday on a damp, foggy and rainy day in Milwaukee. Seems to me, that your comment about weak hands was point on! My fingers would be cramped and painful after doing something like that. Nice to see the old skills kept alive. A beautiful pattern in the weaving! Stay safe, keep your family close. Thanks for making my world a brighter place!

You the man buddy I live in downtown Indianapolis and wish I could live in the country or just stay for awhile It’s hard living in a concrete jungle

Beautiful work, the rain is a bonus! Sounds great

Wow. This is wonderful! I love the rocking chair and the pattern you wove into it.

Perfect video for after you showed us how you get the bark. I remember you did a chair a while back and it was so cool. Even better now that I've seen how you peel the bark. This is such a perfect way of saving a well made chair (which is hard to find these days!!) I just love watching your videos - there is so much to learn - thank you for sharing! God Bless you and yours

Great job! Looks like what Pawpaw used to do.

Jared, thanks for that great lesson. You answered some questions I had about caning. Hope you and yours are safe and enjoying each other and your farm.

Excellent. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. Best wishes to you and yours from Wales UK.

Hope you and your family are doing well. God speed

Awesome video. Very educational about old school building furniture. Keep up the great videos

Very nice work bud! I can see where it would take some patience to do that. What a nice piece of furniture that will continue to please. Thank you for sharing with us.

Thanks, glad you showed how you did that

Beautiful job! Thank you for showing this!

Beautiful chair! You did a great job!

Thank you so much for showing this video! I have learned alot watching your channel.

I love that. It really looks great. Let me know if you ever want to donate that to a good home, lol.

Wow, that chair is gorgeous!

I enjoy your work and sharing knowledge greatly appreciated

Enjoyed the video Jared. That turned out really pretty. I bet it sits good too. Thanks for sharing how you do that. Y'all stay well and God bless.

Beautiful work !! thank you for showing it. Blessings to you

Awesome job on the rocking chair...love you videos...

Very nice Jared. My peas are finally growing in central Indiana. LOL.

Very nice!! U can use a hand clamp for the begining also it helps alot instead of holding and fighting with it

Great video! Chair turned out beautifully!

Dad Gumit! That is slick as can be, Jared. Wish we had some hickory in our part of the state, but you gotta go a couple three counties south of here to find it in any common amount. You are a sure-as-shootin artist!

Great job, that chair is amazing.

That's beautiful, fine job.

That is awesome, thank you for the lesson.

WOW! looks great!! Thanks! 😊

This was very interesting I wish you would have shown how you finished the chair bottom.

So beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Such an interesting video ! Thank ye from the hills of WVa ! God Bless you and yours .

Amazing 🌈

Awesome work and very informative! Thanks for sharing!

I need to replace a rocking chair bottom and came across your video. Really beautiful piece you've made. I hadn't realized you could use bark for this, but I like the result more than rope. Now off to find some hickory bark.

Great work Jared. I have used spring clamps on those loose ends while splicing and wrapping to keep things tight....another set of hands is even better.

Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing with us. Really looking forward to your garden update post when you get around to it. God bless you and yours.

Oh, one more thing, I love to see old cane or Adirodack chairs. They always remind me of a wonderful statement by Henry Davie Thoreau in Walden Pond. "I have three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, and three for society." I think that captures a wholesome view of the human condition.

The backwoods craftsman is still alive and well at the Flutty Lick. Well done Jarred!

Great video. G-d bless you, brother.

Thank you for a great video ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there ! Still doing well here in Kansas !

Good job on it.

Very nice job brother!

Hello lovely family love from Scotland hope you are all well xx

Great job...

Another awsome video

This brings back such wonderful memories, my daddy would put bottoms in old rockers and chairs back in the 50s. It’s a lost art I’m so glad people still do this. Love your videos and stay safe little family.

Jared, for a more finished look compress the front bark splints to cover the rung of the chair. Because the front is longer then the back once the weaving is done add in one or two additional pieces on each side and it will cover the front rung completely. Use the knife as you did before to manage weaving them into the tight weave, they don't have to be attached, the tight weave will hold them.

"It'd be a lot harder to weave your chair if you had a finger missing." Now that's an understatement! After watching the time, effort, and love you have put into this chair I can understand now why my great-grandma would have such a fit over one of us kids standing up or jumping on her chair. Beautiful work there my brother

Need to do this on several of mine, been putting it off till winter once I butcher the hogs and turkeys. Biggest problem is finding a hickory. We're up near Whitetop, Va on the north side of the mountain at 3500ft. We've got lots of maples and pines, but ain't got hickory!

Nice work

That’s beautiful. I remember mamaws kitchen chairs that were weaved. Listening to you and watching you build and work reminds me so much of my family. Thank you . ❤️❤️❤️❤️

That's beautiful, Jared. I can tell you've done that more than a few times.

That’s something to see Jared. It really is a great looking job. Thanks for sharing with us. Do you sell chairs like that after rebuilding them? Thanks for sharing with us. Fred.

Love the way the chair looks. Thanks for sharing how this is done. You did a really good job! One day maybe your kids will be able to show someone how to do this. Have a Blessed Day Jared! Justin

Wow that was really a good video , you explained it so well. My Grandma had Wicker furniture that is not the same as cane is it? Enjoyed watching you making the chair , but also liked hearing the rain. Blessings to you and yours ❤

Great job brother! Looks great! Thank you for sharing!

I just text you , the Country Girl loves old ways , I'm from Kentucky to