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Category Archives: chair making
Greenwood garden bench
Spring is finally here in the UK after what has seemed a very year so far and I’ve been out tidying and preparing my tiny back yard. This weekend I decided what I really needed was some seating so I … Continue reading
Upcycled greenwood stool seat
I love cycling around the city and using my bike to explore the countryside around me. Thankfully, I don’t go through so many inner tubes but my local bike shop clearly does and was very happy to provide me with … Continue reading
Gorgeous American style windsor chair
When a chair this beautiful from underneath, you know you just have to see the rest of it. Continue reading
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Tagged American, painted, UK, windsor chair
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Request for Chair-making memories
Jennie Alexander has asked me to see if I can help her trace any of the people and details of a green wood chair making course she taught there as John Alexander. If you were there or have any information … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, chair, green wood, handmade, Jennie, John
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Ladderback chair heritage
I have received two interesting emails lately which add more detail about the background to the Castle Drogo and Jennie chairs. They tie in beautifully with discussions I’ve been having elsewhere on the web about crediting your craft references and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, black and white chair, Castle Drogo, chair, David Drew, dining, green woodwork, greenwood, handmade, ladderback, Langsner, shaker, UK
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Jennie Chair frame complete
I’ve just finished assembling the frame for the Jennie Alexander side chair. I altered the rungs slightly, to give this chair the same seat size as my other dining chairs and put in just 4 rungs with different postitions. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, ash, chair, dining, green woodwork, greenwood, handmade, ladderback, Langsner, UK
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Jennie's legs
Back to post-and-rung ladderback chairs this week, steam bending the back legs for a new design of chair. The ash was lovely to shave down with the drawknife and bent very easily after about an hour in my steamer. Actually, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, ash, chair, green woodwork, greenwood, handmade, ladderback, Langsner, Mike Abbott, Philip Clisset, steam bending, UK
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Milk Paint Recipe
I’m a big fan of painted woodenware and have been experimenting for a while now with different recipes of homemade paint. The egg based tempera I used on my spindleback chair was lovely but takes several weeks to dry properly … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, earth pigments, greenwood, homemade, milk paint, recipe, spindle back, traditional, windsor
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Windsor Chair Baluster Leg
This photo shows why I was so keen to get turning beads with the skew chisel under my belt. After years of making post and rung chairs I’ve finally set my sights on making some windsor chairs so I’m investing … Continue reading
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Tagged baluster, green wood, handmade, pole lathe, UK, windsor chair
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