Gallery

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Stools

Turned Shop Stool

Low back Stool

Three-legged Perch

Curved Leg Stools

​I create traditional and contemporary Windsor chairs. These chairs are characterized by their solid seat, which divides the undercarriage from the elements above.

Side chairs

Crestback

Democratic Chair

Hoop/Ballon Back

Birdcage

By splitting and riving individual parts by hand from green wood, long grain wood fibers can be left unsevered for strength. For one thing, this process allows the spindles to be super thin and flexible, but plenty strong.
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Arm chairs

Comb Back

High chair

Sack Back

Continuous Arm

Additionally, without what is known as 'grain runout,' successful bends are more easily achieved. Every joint in the chair is drilled by eye and uses 'wet-dry' joinery that allows tenons to swell in their mortices to insure stability.

Rocking chairs

Comb Back Rocker

Velda’s Rocker (C. Buchanan design)

Continuous Arm Rocker

Aside from the top of the seat, which is eventually sanded, the chair is finished with hand tools. At least three coats of milk paint, and at least as many more of oil, contribute to a warm, well loved finish.
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Other furniture

Writing Desk (custom)

Lil's Island (custom)

Reproductions

Writing arm chair for Dr. Chaffee's office at Windsor Historical Society in Windsor, CT

My version of an AD Allen chair for Dr. Chaffee's office at Windsor Historical Society in Windsor, CT