The making of the Winsor chair pt1

Building of the green wood Winsor Chair 2nd yr design arts degree, 2007.

The timber is delivered and rough sawn with the chainsaw. The process that follows would prove to be one of the most enlightening experiences in the wood furniture genre.

Shaping of the seat base from campher laurel and using the pole lathe to shape stock for legs and rails.

Once the legs and rails are turned you then rapid dry the tenon sections of these components in hot sand. this enables you to shrink the tenons which when placed into the mortice will draw moisture from inside the mortice and expand the tenon, locking it tight. An amazing exponent of working with green wood. This process has been known and used for centuries. The rest of the process will follow…