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On Sept 17, 2009 I presented Making a Windsor Chair, Part 1 to the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild. I demonstrated how to create the seat for a Continuous Arm Windsor Chair. See the newsletter.
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You can make this
Continuous Arm Windsor Chair

My next chair making class is at Woodcraft on July 16, 17, 18, 2010.

The chair making class on March 5, 6, 7 was a big success. All students make a chair and took it home!

You will learn how to make a chair and you will take it home with you.
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On Feb 18, 2010 I presented Making a Windsor Chair, Part 2 to the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild. I demonstrated how I make the legs and stretchers and assembled them with the seat. Then I used my Shave Horse, draw knife and spoke shave to make the spindles from a log. I then demonstrated how I make the continuous arm and bend it to shape. I then assembled the entire chair
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Windsor Continuous-Bow Arm Chair

These chairs are handcrafted using the same methods used over 200 years ago.

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Windsor Continuous-Bow Arm Settee

Eiqht Quater, what's that?

It is a measurement of wood thickness. It usually refers to rough cut lumber. If the lumber is finish planed, it would be listed in 'inches', like 2 inches. The numbers refer to fractions. Eight quater ( 8 / 4 ) means the wood is eight quaters of an inch thick, or 2 inches. Six quarter would be 1.5 inches thick.

For the seat of a Windsor chair, I start with a kiln dried board that is 2 inches thick (8/4). I want the seat to be completely dry and the thickness of 2 inches gives the strength needed for a seat.