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Hello All,
My 9 year old son and I spent some of this afternoon bending some arms and bows for soon to be completed chairs. He was all excited after we bent the first one and asked me why I didn’t tell him how fun it was. I reminded that I most certainly did because I couldn’t stop talking about the things we did in the Windsor chair class that I took last August. At any rate it was gratifying knowing that I could duplicate what I learned in the class. Spending the afternoon with my son teaching him how to bend red oak for Windsor chairs, it just doesn’t get any better than that.
-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----
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TedM
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posted 502 days ago
Wow! Looking good! Can’t wait to see the chairs! And you’re right, spending time like this with the young fella is time well spent!
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ryno
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posted 502 days ago
I love em’. You are taking up a skill that not everyone can do. Making curved pieces of furniture sets your projects apart from others. 90% of projects are flat and have straight lines. If one of my projects allows me, I always like to do something that breaks up those straight lines. Keep up the good work.. Thats great that your youngin’ is having fun as well…
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CharlieM1958
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Nothing like quality time with a son! Mine is almost 22, and I wish I had some of his younger days back.
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trifern
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posted 502 days ago
Looks like a great start for some nice chairs. Thank you for sharing.
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Blake
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Cool project. Cant wait to see the chairs, it looks like fun.
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Kevin Violette
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posted 502 days ago
Great job Fred! Nice to hear your son had a good time.
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thetimberkid
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Great start, can’t wait to see them finished!
Thanks for the post
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DaveConry
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posted 499 days ago
Fred…..nice job of bending. From the center picture it looks like there is some sort of detail right in the center of the arch….or is that a joint? Can’t wait to see the chairs.
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