English Windsor chairs – UPDATE I haven’t written a blog in quite some time. I have just been working flat out, but I find this a useful way of keeping clients informed of the progress. I have been working on a set of eight English Windsor chairs – two double bow arm chairs and six …
The set of eight wheelchair-accessible Christkindl Market Eating Stands are complete. These stands come with one fixed and two folding eating shelves (each approx 11 1/2″ deep) with an overhead roof. The upper eating shelves are about 42″ high, perfect for adults needing a place to set their food and drinks down while taking a …
Asked to make a set of handicap-accessible eating stands for the Kitchener Christkindl Market, I am finally entering the home stretch. Designed to give people a place to eat and drink while attending the market, these stands will feature two foldable shelves and one fixed shelf – one for the able bodied at about 40″ …
I am developing a guitar stool version of the ever popular and incredibly comfortable Meaford line of stools. This stool is based on the standard Meaford stool but incorporates a guitar stand in the back, suitable for most if not all guitars – acoustic, electric, etc. To achieve this the stool will be 28″ high, …
Instead of opting for stone like all their neighbours, this client decided to have a more traditional fireplace mantel but modified to give a cleaner, modern feel. To do this we used Shaker mouldings and panel profiles. The base mouldings replicated the existing baseboards, wrapping around the front columns. Shiplap was added from the mantel …
This beautiful custom Windsor bench has just been completed. Based on the sack back chair with a shield seat, the turnings were simplified and the hand shaped riven back spindles do not posses the usual flare just beneath the rail. With a high back, it is 67″ overall in length, 42″ high, and has a …
Now onto a pair of Sack Back Windsor chairs. Traditional hand made North American Windsor chairs are made from three species of wood: one that steam bends well (often red oak or ash), one that turns well and is strong for the legs (sugar maple), and one that carves easily for the seats (clear white …
At 60″, this walnut table top it the widest I have made to date. It was fashioned from 6/4 walnut and is 82″ long. It will be installed at a later date onto a base being provided by the client. As a rule I always insist on crafting complete pieces of furniture, not just components, …
This Shaker-style fireplace mantel and surround is starting to take shape. Made from maple and cabinet grade maple veneer core plywood, it stands about 60″ tall and 78″ wide. It will be painted after installation. Eight inch two part baseboard moulding, similar to that which already exists in the home but hand made by myself …
I just finished installing about 220 linear feet of continuous handrail in the Meaford Hall and Cultural Centre, over four pairs of stairs. It is not something I normally do but it seems that the “handrail guys” don’t do this kind of job any more. No easements. No volutes (curly bits at the end), just …
Two more walnut live edge stools are about to go to their forever home. In fact, they will be joining two others that just seemed far too lonely on their own. The walnut seat blanks are hand shaped from live edge walnut blanks, selected for their dramatic grain and character. Voids are filled with acrylic …