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6 day course June 2007
Wettest 6 day course on record,
July 2007
After an introduction to green woodworking you can then
choose to concentrate on making a high or low stool, a ladderback
chair with bark seat, or a simple Windsor chair with solid elm
seat. Alternatively you could make a pole lathe and shavehorse
for your home workshop, or tackle several smaller projects of
your choice.
There is a materials charge
for seating.
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A range of chair styles made on 9 day courses
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This course starts on Saturday
afternoon and runs until the following Sunday afternoon.
It offers a chance to tackle a more complex chair or, alternatively,
to combine the pleasures of making with a more relaxed time in
the woods. Tuition focuses on the design, construction and finishing
of Windsor and Welsh Stick chairs (with an adzed elm seat and
steam bent arm) on the August courses and Clissett style ladderback
chairs (with steam bent back posts) on the July course. The latter
can be rush seated during the last two days under the expert tuition
of Sheila Wynter.
There is a materials charge
for seating.
The 9 day courses include a free morning for rest or exploration
of the area.
For examples of chair styles and terms used <<click
here>>
For
pictures of steam bending <<click
here>>
For
examples of seating styles and materials <<click
here>>
Rush seating
a 'Clissett' ladderback.
On this course Sheila Wynter will tutor rush seating a ladderback
or spindle-back chair. The course will allow some makers on the
9-Day Chairmaking Workshop to weave a really professional rush
seat, but will also have space for newcomers who should bring
along the frame of a stool or chair to be rush-seated.
There is a charge for rushes
used of £12-£18.
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