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Modeling a Windsor Bowback Side Chair

Killenwood, member | May 30th, 20132 comments

I'm starting a new series on modeling a Windsor Chair. I've selected one of the simpler Windsor styles, the unbraced Bowback. This particular chair was described by Harriet Hodges in a Fine...

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Peter Galbert's House of Windsor

JonBinzen, member | October 23rd, 20123 comments

Peter Galbert makes Windsor chairs in a house whose origins go back 210 years to its first owner—another Windsor chairmaker. Explore his new shop in the old house and catch a glimpse of his stunning chairs.

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western mountain windsor

dvtlfntr, member | July 10th, 2012

I designed this chair on a napkin while trying to capture the Montana mountains and way of life. Like a twisted ranch fence or a horse. The process took atleast eight months from conception to...

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My modification of a Fine Woodworking Windsor Rocking Chair Plan called "Plans Change"

davidcarve, member | April 26th, 20122 comments

I bought a Fine Wood Working Windsor rocking Chair Plan a few months ago online. I altered the plan to make it recognozeable but non functional for fun. It is made from White Oak, Walnut...

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Inspiration from Arizona woodworkers

AsaC, member | March 23rd, 20122 comments

I was a judge at the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers 8th annual Excellence in Woodworking show in February. Check out these great pieces and get inspired.

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windsor sack back chair/ Fan Back

ACCustom, member | May 28th, 2011

theys are my owen designs to see more work go to http://accustomfurniture.blogspot.com/

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Modeling a Windsor Chair - Part 1

Killenwood, member | March 26th, 2011

For next semester's class at Mount Diablo Adult Education Center, I'm developing a model and accompanying design documents for a Braced Comb-Back Side Chair. I like to replicate actual 18th C...

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Windsor Rocker

BetsyE, member | March 11th, 20112 comments

This Windsor rocker was inspired in part by the chairs of Sam Maloof, which is why the sculptural quality of the seat extends to the arms, crest, and spindles. Traditional chair-making techniques are...

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You CAN build a rocking chair

moscowfield, member | February 9th, 20111 comment

Windsor-style chairs present new challenges to even experienced furniture makers. However, with a little patience the new tools and new techniques become valuable additions to your woodworking knowledge.

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Comb back arm chair

hermv2000, member | November 10th, 2010

Similar in style to another chair I have on this site, in this example I modified the turnings and the rake and splay of the arms and legs and extended the length of the arms to account for the...

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Sculpturing a Windsor Seat with Plug-in

Killenwood, member | May 26th, 2010

For years I've struggled with shaping (in SketchUp) the seat on a Windsor, or for that matter a Maloof, chair. I continue to look for easier ways than my brute force method using shaped "cutters" along with...

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Thomas Jefferson Swivel Windsor Chair

PineHillPrimitives, member | May 18th, 20101 comment

Thomas Jefferson Swivel Windsor Chair. I made this pretty faithfully to the one Jefferson designed and used to write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. I used plans made by Craig...

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Windsor Low Back Writing Arm

PineHillPrimitives, member | May 3rd, 20102 comments

This is a Windsor Low Back Writing Arm. I made it by splitting green Maple for the legs strechers and arm stumps. Red Oak was spit from the log to make the back spindles, and kiln dried poplar was...

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Continuous Arm Windsor

stevekinnane, member | April 18th, 20101 comment

Continuous Arm Windsor Oak/Maple/Pine Red/Black Milk Paint/Wax Antiqued By Burning

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Fanback Windsor

stevekinnane, member | April 18th, 20101 comment

Fanback Windsor Oak/Maple/Pine Red/Black Milk Pain/Wax Antiqued by Burning

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Betsy Gets a New Chair

BetsyE, member | March 7th, 2010

The Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia recently remodeled its upholstery shop.

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A Listing of Windsor Chair Entries

Killenwood, member | August 26th, 20099 comments

A reader remembered reading specific blog posts on Windsor Chairs, but was unable to locate them in Design. Click. Build. I can understand the difficulty of retrieving and locating specific...

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sack back Windsor

mokusakusensei, member | July 16th, 2009

Windsor chair that I just finished using 3 colors of milk paint. Built the chair in a 5 day chair class w/instructor Jock Jones.

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Joint Push/Pull

Killenwood, member | March 4th, 20095 comments

I'm working on another Windsor - this time a fan back arm chair. This style, as shown below in a rough model, includes a curved crest rail which captures the top of the spindles and turned...

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