Things got really busy again but the serenity of chair making (to the exclusion of all else) has descended again. Continue reading Windsor Chair finishing touches
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Windsor Chair course Day 10
Well that came around quickly. Time is even less so my friend now as I’m keenly aware of having to do the 300km trip to get back Continue reading Windsor Chair course Day 10
Windsor Chair course Day 9
The end is nigh, we used to say to myself before going into school exams. A glorious morning in Leongatha, Continue reading Windsor Chair course Day 9
Windsor Chair course Day 8
Drilling and stamping.
One thing you discover with power tools is that you can do a lot of things more powerfully and much quicker Continue reading Windsor Chair course Day 8
Windsor Chair making Day 7
I think I blinked and missed some sort of Grand Final in all the excitement of chair making. There is in fact nothing else but chair making. Continue reading Windsor Chair making Day 7
Windsor Chair Day 6
More shaping, more finesse, more detail.
Each stick had to be made to a certain measurement. Not so much a Continue reading Windsor Chair Day 6
Windsor Chair Day 4
Rumor was that Day 4 was the day that people started hitting the wall. And a perpendicular brick structure we did indeed impact. Arms and legs Continue reading Windsor Chair Day 4
Windsor Chair course Day 3
Then we knuckle down to the body of chair making, the quantity of my photos diminish along with my memory of the events of that day. To do a 10 day course, it becomes a reality Continue reading Windsor Chair course Day 3
Windsor Chair Course Day 2
Day 2 was pretty much an extension of day one, in that we further honed our stick making skills. I would never Continue reading Windsor Chair Course Day 2
Windsor Chair Course Day 1
Before I knew it, Sarah had enrolled us into a Windsor Chair making course. The sublimely excellent Howard Archbold generously made space for Continue reading Windsor Chair Course Day 1