| Project by stevo_wis | posted 1017 days ago | 1056 views | 2 times favorited | 13 comments | ![]() |
![]() |
Here is my Welsh Cardigan Windsor that I built under instruction of Don Weber of Paintlick Ky. Four of us each built a chair there last Winter. The seat is elm, the spindles are hickory, /wedges are black walnut, and the remainder of the chair is white oak. I finished it with 4 coats of hand rubbed Waterlox.
It sits very comfortablly. I am almost finished drawing the chair in Sketchup, and because the program is somewhat new to me, it is literally taking longer to draw than it took to build. I will try and post the drawings if I can when they are finished.
-- Stevo
| Pin It |

























13 comments so far
BillyJ
home | projects | blog
622 posts in 1372 days
#1 posted 1017 days ago
Very nice, indeed. I like your choice of woods. Can’t wait for the drawings.
-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.
slimt
home | projects | blog
110 posts in 1107 days
#2 posted 1017 days ago
Very nice gacefull lines looks likes a collectors item great job.
WoodenFrog
home | projects | blog
2355 posts in 1082 days
#3 posted 1017 days ago
Nice!!!!
-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....
F Dudak
home | projects | blog
342 posts in 1980 days
#4 posted 1017 days ago
Nice chair Stevo! Simplistic comfort! I want one!
-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----
Grant Libramento
home | projects | blog
161 posts in 1148 days
#5 posted 1017 days ago
Hi Steve,
Very nice chair. I like the proportions. An elm seat is something special, and traditional. I think the wedged through-tenons are fabulous and make the chair as sturdy as it is beautiful. Would love to see the Sketchup.
-- Grant, Tryon, NC
Todd A. Clippinger
home | projects | blog
8654 posts in 2269 days
#6 posted 1017 days ago
Nice, clean work. I am a bit jealous you got to take a class to learn the construction of the chair.
I too had to climb the learning curve with SketchUp. It was tough but it was worth it.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
michelletwo
home | projects | blog
1767 posts in 1185 days
#7 posted 1017 days ago
glad you “got back to the roots” of windsor chair making. These a true delights. Have you seen the book by the fella from Wales? Brown, if I remember correctly..a valuable resource for making this type of chair. Grand job
-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.
Dale
home | projects | blog
328 posts in 1350 days
#8 posted 1017 days ago
Steve, that is exceptional, very nice work.
-- Dale West Central Pa. Do it all, before last call.
ramon
home | projects | blog
148 posts in 1353 days
#9 posted 1016 days ago
Estoy orgulloso de considerarme tu amigo y amigo de tus trabajos.Este que presentas parece especial pero tambien muy sencillo;la mezcla de maderas,formas rectangulares y redondas…mirandola ,unas veces me parece una transformacion moderna de una silla windsor,pero otras veces me parece que es una vuelta o un retroceso a los origenes de una artesania pura y practica que otros artesanos como tu iniciaron hace mucho tiempo,creo que este es un camino que no hay que olvidar y al que a veces hay que regresar.Enhorabuena.
Roz
home | projects | blog
1567 posts in 1955 days
#10 posted 1015 days ago
That is fantastic! I hear it is all about getting the angles right with a Winsor chair? I would like to try it someday.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
dubsaloon
home | projects | blog
619 posts in 963 days
#11 posted 870 days ago
Nice hardy Chair.
-- The works of evil people are not the problem. It is the "Good" people standing by and watching not speaking up. Dubsaloon
DocSavage45
home | projects | blog
2873 posts in 1012 days
#12 posted 711 days ago
amateur like James Krenov????? :)
Tom/AKA DocSavage45
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
Mike
home | projects | blog
60 posts in 379 days
#13 posted 311 days ago
I have to say, I enjoyed looking at all your projects. You make amazing looking chairs!
Have your say...