Calendar - American Windsor Chairmaking

Details - American Windsor Chairmaking

Event

Subject:: American Windsor Chairmaking
When:: 01/25/10 - 01/30/10
Where:: Country Workshops - Marshall
Category:: Class

Description

Students learn how to handcraft a Windsor chair typical of those made in Philadelphia and New York in the late 1700s. The project is a bow-back side chair. The bow-back will give students the opportunity to learn and practice the many challenging techniques of Windsor chairmaking, such as working with the many different angles found in these chairs. Tuition: $1150; materials, meals and accommodations included.