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A Pair of Forest Chairs – Part Four
I mixed some thin paint in, what was a popular mid-Georgian shade of green and gave both chairs a couple of coats. Each coat of paint was rubbed back and then a brown-ish glaze was applied to the chairs to … Continue reading
A Pair of Forest Chairs – Part Three
I bent the two arms from lengths of ash that were sawn from the straightest-grained board I could find. The back- and arm sticks were shaved from ash – as are the arm blades. The splats are of cherry and … Continue reading
A Pair of Forest Chairs – Part Two
I glued and wedged the ash legs into the elm seat boards and when dry, began the saddling process. My arms could be best described these days as ‘frangible’, so I used a series of carving discs mounted on an … Continue reading
A Pair of Forest Chairs – Part One
I want four or five Windsor chairs that can remain permanently outdoors on the front stoep of the new house. As I have blathered on about forest chairs on numerous occasions, I thought I would make a pair of them … Continue reading
The Original Campaign Chair
Almost two hundred years before the Roorkhee chair was adopted by twentieth-century adventurers and militias, Windsor chairs were commonplace anywhere cheap, lightweight and portable seating was required. Black- or green-painted Windsors known as ‘forest chairs’ were used outdoors from the … Continue reading
Pegs and 'Tails 