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Another Double Bow Windsor Chair – Part Two
The legs and stretchers of this chair are turned from English Walnut in a style common to the Thames Valley region from the early eighteenth-century. The seat is a single piece of elm with the grain running east-west, into which … Continue reading
A Double Bow Windsor Chair – Part Seven
The ash arm- and back spindles were tapered and individually fitted to the seat and arm bow. Fig. 1. Shaved and scraped arm spindles. With the arm spindles inserted into the seat and arm bow, I was able to take … Continue reading
A Double Bow Windsor Chair – Part Six
Note to self: The next time you want to bend a 1-1/4″ x 1-1/8″ (32mm x 28mm) section arm bow, have patience and wait until you can lay your hands on some freshly felled stock. I came frustratingly close to … Continue reading
Making an English Comb-back Windsor Chair – Part Five
The crest rail was sawn from the solid; the front face is vertical, but the back face was tapered to 1/2″ thick at the top using a drawknife and spokeshave. The mortises for the back sticks were bored prior to … Continue reading
Pegs and 'Tails 