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Tag Archives: chair
Exhibition at Sprint Mill
Posted in greenwood events, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged 2013, C-Art, chair, cumbria, greenwood
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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
Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged Alexander, chair, green wood, handmade, Jennie, John
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Snapshots from the V&A
As a craftsman, I can’t go to London and not visit the V&A so I was pleased to have a couple of hours in there before my QEST interview, helped calm my nerves to see all that great work from … Continue reading
Posted in SteveTomlinCrafts, Uncategorized
Tagged chair, Ford Hallam, London, museum, Superleggera, Thonet, V&A
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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
Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts
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
Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts
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
Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts
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
Posted in chair making, materials, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged chair, earth pigments, greenwood, homemade, milk paint, recipe, spindle back, traditional, windsor
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Rocking Chair Rush Seat
I’ve spent a couple of days weaving the rush seat on the new rocking chair and I’m pretty happy with the results. The colours in the rushes are beautiful, a mix of greens and yellows which complement the ash well. … Continue reading
Posted in chair making, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged ash, chair, green wood, ladderback, rocking, rush, seat, UK
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Ladderback rocking chair
A couple of photos from a rocking chair commission I’ve been working on. This is a ladderback style chair made of ash from the Edenhall Estate near Penrith with specially narrow slats to lighten the effect of the frame. For … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, chair, green wood, ladderback, rocking, UK
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Willow chair seating
I wanted to learn how to weave the willow seat that I had found on the chairs made by David Drew. They had aged beautifully during their time in the Castle Drogo cafe and worn extremely well so I knew … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white chair, chair, David Drew, green wood, oak, pickled, willow seat
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