Furniture making
1241308801 1241740801 6 May 03 - May 08 2009 from £390 Making a bow-back Windsor chair. James Mursell Reference: 5D 0311 Ability:Beginners/Intermediate 4197 6
Construct an elegant single-bow Windsor chair and learn about the particular methods and materials used in this flexible chair-making process. Working with ash, you use green woodworking techniques involving traditional hand tools for most tasks and experience steam bending for the bow and turning for the legs. The seat is made of American cherry in a chair design dating from c.1780. No previous woodworking experience is needed and the aim is to complete a chair on this physically active course.
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James Mursell
James Mursell changed career in the 1990s to pursue his passion for chair making. He developed his skills with Jack Hill at West Dean College and Mike Dunbar in New England, USA. full profile
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