Woodcraft of St. Louis
You can make this Continious Arm Windsor Chair
Windsor Chairs with Cecil Robertson Class Days: Friday, July 16, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Size: 4 - 6
Tools Required: Hearing Protection & Safety Glasses: Bring
your own tools if you have them.
Description: The compound bent, single piece of wood that forms the back and arms on continuous-bow Windsor armchair attracts more attention than all other Windsor chair forms. First made in New York City about 1790, it is truly an exclusive American design innovation and represents a high point in the craft of chair-making.Students will learn the history of Windsor chairs, how to select the proper wood, how to use hand tools and proper assembly procedures. They will use hand tools to create each part of the chair and assemble the entire chair. They will take a completed chair home with them.
Day 1: Introduction and history of Windsor chairs, specifically the Continuous Arm Windsor Chair. Discussion of the types of wood and tools used. You will begin by making the seat, drilling holes, hollowing the seat, and creating the edge. You will use a Brace and Bit, Spoon Bits, Adze, Scorp, Travisher, Compass Plane, and Spoke Shave. You will see how to turn the legs and stretchers on the lathe, and how to assemble the seat, legs and stretchers.
Day 2: You will make the spindles and learn how to use a froe and mallet to rive (split) spindle blanks from a log. You will learn how to use a shave horse and shave pony, how to use a drawknife and spoke shave to make a spindle. Then you will make the Continuous arm, including how to rive the arm blank from a log and shape it with a spoke shave. You will learn how to use a steam box to steam the arm blank, then bend it on a form.
Day 3: You will complete the chair by assemblethe the spindles and C-arm into the seat and sand the chair for final finishing. Different finsihes will be discussed including hand rubbed oil and milk paint so that you can apply the finish of your choice to the chair after you take it home with you.
Prerequisite: Experience with hand and power tools
Tuition: $625.00
Tuition Notes: Includes Windsor Chair Kit
How to sign up: You can e-mail us at stlouis-retail@woodcraft.com
or call us at 314-993-0413 to learn how to register.
Please Note: Fees are nonrefundable within one week of the
scheduled seminar.