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6 day course July 2008
Wettest 6 day course on record,
July 2007
Welsh stick chairs June 2009.
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.
 
6 day course June 2008
NEW! 6
Day Welsh Stick & Windsor
Chair Making Workshop
In recent years I have investigated examples of the traditional
Welsh Stick Chair in greater depth, as well as continuing to
develop my own acclaimed sculptural and contemporary interpretations.
This course highlights some of the Welsh Stick Chair’s
pertinent features and allows you to make a copy, or your own
adaptation. The better known English Windsor Chair (both styles
share a solid
seat) will be studied by comparison. Leave with your own dining
chair with solid seat, and an ‘eye’ for the structure
of these well engineered, comfortable chairs.
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.
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A range of chair styles made on 9 day courses
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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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