Tuition starts with an introduction to green woodwork and then
covers all aspects of chair making in some depth, including the
design, construction and finishing of Windsor and Welsh Stick
chairs as well as Clissett-style chairs.
The designing and making of sculptural furniture, including garden
seating, is covered while more experienced makers have the chance
to design and develop their own project.
The course allows time for skills to develop, designs to evolve
and, on the 9-day course, more complex projects to be tackled.
An afternoon off for sightseeing or 'play' in the workshop is
timetabled midway through the course.
The 9-day course is preceded by a weekend of gentle volunteer
woodland management in Childer Wood - enthusiasm only needed.
There is a materials charge for seating of £10 - £60
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9-day chairmaking workshop
June 2013 |
the back-up for the July 2013 course!
From l to r:
Matt (workshop assistant), Gudrun (tutor), Ro (kitchen),
Pete and Tamsin (volunteer assistants), Hamish (kitchen).
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Assembly on a 9 day
course
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End of course and the chairs all assembled |
June 2014 nine-day Chair Making Workshop |
Four great chairs, each one different,
from the July 2014 nine-day Chair Making Workshop |
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>>
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