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WINDSOR CHAIR xx CHAIR xx FURNITURE Windsor side chair (known as an oval back, bow back or hoop back) is a reproduction of one made in the New York City area (circa 1785-1800). How to disassemble and repair the fox-wedged or blind-wedged tenon joint often found on Windsor chair legs. Build a low-back Windsor chair with sawn (not steamed) curves. Making a Windsor chair. Part 1. Steam bending the back. Making a Windsor chair. Part 2. Shaping the seat. Making a Windsor chair. Part 3. Boring leg and back sockets. Making a Windsor chair. Part 4. Turning the legs. Making a Windsor chair. Part 5. Turning the stretchers and assembling the bottom of the chair. Making a Windsor chair. Part 6. Making the spindles for the backrest. Making a Windsor chair. Part 7. Assembly the spindle back. Locking tapers. A look at the joint used by Windsor chairmakers that keeps the legs and arms in their holes in the seat. The weight of someone sitting on the chair drives the conical tenons into their tapered holes. How to calculate the correct angles and set up your drill press to bore angled holes (such as those in the seat of a Windsor chair). Spoon bits. How to fine-tune these bits used by Windsor chairmakers. How to cut and use the duckbill spoon bit joint. Tips: The best way to join brace spindles to the back bows in Windsor chairs is a hammer-eye joint. Tip: The correct finish for Windsor chairs is paint. Description of the "bulb-shaped" joint used to join posts-to-rungs in ladder-back and Windsor chairs from the early 18th century till late 19th century. The New England Windsor chair. A tradition captures the imagination of contemporary makers. A brief history of the Windsor chair, details of its structure, and a brief profile of four contemporary Windsor chairmakers. Technique for repairing a Windsor chair back that has broken almost straight across the grain. Making a child's tandem rocking chair which features a Windsor chair design. Windsor settee features a bow that flows smoothly in a continuous curve from the arm and evenly-spaced spindles. Tip on using depth-governed pilot holes as a pattern when carving wooden seats for Windsor chairs. Working green wood to fabricate Windsor chairs that will stand the test of time. Bowback Windsor chairmaking step-by-step. Green woodworking lends its strength to this classic design. Using a fox-wedged tenon to attach the leg when repairing an old Windsor chair. Mending a non-valuable Windsor chair with a seat that is split down the middle. The repair involves inserting a piece of replacement wood in the seat. Making a continuous-arm Windsor chair in the style of Curtis Buchanan. A unique reproduction of an antique three-legged chair. Back is a cross between a Windsor and a captain's chair. Tip on premature aging of a painted Windsor chair in those areas subject to the most wear. Reproduction of a handsome pine and maple bench from the law office of Abraham Lincoln. It is 19" wide and 78" long. Features a Windsor arrow back, trestle leg assembly, and plank seat. A classic sack-back Windsor chair. Build this graceful armchair out of poplar, maple and ash. Steam bending a Windsor bowback is described. How to turn a baluster leg for a Windsor chair. Country chairs and chairmaking. Part 2. Windsor chairs. Illustrates the basic steps in making a Windsor chair as well as describing its history. Windsor chairs made at home. Some tips. Windsor chair. A straightforward design for a windsor chair which involves some interesting turning and practice in the accurate boring of angled holes. The seat is sculpted using gouges and an abrasive disc. Smoker's bow. An excerpt from the book "Making Family Heirlooms" shows how to build a low-back Windsor chair (circa 1830). Tip on using a simple jig to make the tapered sticks for a Windsor chair back using a hand plane. Tips on hollowing or "saddling" the seat for a Windsor chair. Tips on bending top bows, arms and crinoline stretchers for double-bow and Windsor chairs. Instructions and plans for a single bow Windsor chair. A traditional style dining room chair (circa 1850) sometimes known regionally as a "stick-back" chair. Child-sized smoker's bow chair, a stocky version of a Windsor chair (circa 1830). Requires wood turning of 16 spindles of various lengths and shapes. Tip on repairing a broken round stretcher on a Windsor-style chair without disassembling the chair. Tips on attaching the arm support to the arm bow in a double bow Windsor chair. Reproduction of a lath back Windsor-style "marriage chair" (circa 1890). Construction requires a lathe, band saw and hand tools. Turning a beaded, curved crest rail for a Windsor chair. How to rotate a curved work piece on a lathe while cutting the bead profiles. An introduction to chairbuilding. Construction of a child-size Windsor chair is an excellent project for a beginner. American fan-back Windsor chair, circa 1680-1700. High-backed Windsor chair. The gracious Windsor chair. Instructions for constructing two different styles are given. Requires extensive lathe work. Sack-back Windsor chair. Part 1. Make and assemble the seat, legs and arm supports. Laying out turning stock. Tips on proper layout for turning Windsor chair spindle stock. Sack-back Windsor chair. Part 2. Making and using jigs to form the spindles and laminated back and arm bows. Chair assembly and finishing. | |||||||||
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