Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Just sharing this because... I am downsizing. ‘Bout 30 years ago I started making Windsor chairs. Windsors came about in the time 1750-1820. A style of chair that was hand made and an early industry in America. I made many chairs at Mike Dunbar’s school in Hampton, NH. He is retired now. Among those chairs was a pair of children’s chairs, a little “sack back” style chair and a chair with longer legs, a high chair. All three of my grandkids have used them. When my #2 daughter got married I gave her a set of chairs that she has used for 20+ years. I recently gave her 4 more including what I think was my best work, a settee. It is not easy to get a six legged chair to look right with only hand tools and an eyeball. i am pleased as punch that she wanted more of my chairs and my brands. When I suggested that in ten years or so there might be someone might be in need of the kid’s chairs because she will be a grandmother she gave me a . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I’d love to see some pictures of your work. One of my good friends builds Windsor chairs out here and they are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I have a friend who said she didn't understand the Southern attachment to things -- it's just stuff. Well, no, it's not. It's the link to people we loved, and who loved us, that we treasure. Your great-grandchildren are gonna love those chairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 My rocker. I always left the painting till later. I did break one of the runners here. Must get the legs right or the rocker will walk across the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 VERY cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Outstanding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 FWIW, the legs, turned parts above the seat, and rockers are hard maple, the seat is pine, the bent parts, the crest, and the carved spindles are red oak, and there are two pieces of cherry on the hands. no electrons were harmed in the making of this chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Very nice. How many Windsor chairs have you built over the years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 25 to 30. I branded all my chairs under the seat in the style of the 18th Century. The custom was to paint the chairs but not under the seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Are you still building them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 No, not making any more chairs. If i’d Work at it I could make two matching chairs in about three days but I never made the bending forms so I’d have to borrow them or bend when visiting . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 That’s to bad, you do nice work and are obviously very talented. You build your chairs using nearly all hand tools and I admire that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Two more.... Photos could be better perhaps some context is in order, before the 18th century, the common folk did not have chairs, stumps or planks were more common. While the privileged classes had more ornate chairs. A few unique properties of the Windsors actually let the legs tighten instead of loosen as the joint aged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 My wife loves Windsor chairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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