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Windsor chairs are a beautiful and traditional feature in any home. Some three hundred years of tradition lie behind chairs made today. While sound joints are essential, it is the sensitive shaping of each component that leads to a fine chair. This lavish book celebrates their history and explains their heritage. It compares and contrasts the distinct Windsor designs from England and America.
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James Mursell has been making Windsor chairs since the mid-1990s. Initially he learnt from chairmakers in England and America but to a large extent is self-apprenticed, learning from constant experimentation and trial and error. He now teaches his craft from his home where he has built a teaching workshop on his farm. He promotes Windsor chairmaking by exhibiting and demonstrating widely around England and regularly writes for British woodworking magazines. Resident - West Sussex
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Windsor chairs are mostly only thought of today in the context of standard pub furniture or reliably robust kitchen seating. Industrial production has all but hidden the essential nature of the hand crafted Windsor that was much in demand for its practical elegance and simplicity on both sides of the Atlantic in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Today there are comparatively few professional chairmakers who specialise in designing and making this type of chair by hand and passing on their skills and knowledge to others. However James Mursell is one of these and he has distilled much of his wide experience into this book. As the title suggests the emphasis is on 'making' and there are detailed plans for four types of Windsors supported by practical instructions, hints and tips. These are accompanied by excellent photographs illustrating the techniques that James uses and encourages readers to try for themselves.
However this is more than just a 'recipe book'. As well as a brief historical overview of the development of the Windsor chair in America and the UK, there is a section devoted to a detailed analysis of what can be learnt from careful examination of a superb 18th century armchair. Another chapter gives an introduction to the implications of Windsor chair design.
This comprehensive and helpful book reflects James' gifts as a craftsman, a teacher and an all round enthusiast for this style of furniture.
Today there are comparatively few professional chairmakers who specialise in designing and making this type of chair by hand and passing on their skills and knowledge to others. However James Mursell is one of these and he has distilled much of his wide experience into this book. As the title suggests the emphasis is on 'making' and there are detailed plans for four types of Windsors supported by practical instructions, hints and tips. These are accompanied by excellent photographs illustrating the techniques that James uses and encourages readers to try for themselves.
However this is more than just a 'recipe book'. As well as a brief historical overview of the development of the Windsor chair in America and the UK, there is a section devoted to a detailed analysis of what can be learnt from careful examination of a superb 18th century armchair. Another chapter gives an introduction to the implications of Windsor chair design.
This comprehensive and helpful book reflects James' gifts as a craftsman, a teacher and an all round enthusiast for this style of furniture.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Good book lots of info but not that clear how to make the chair with out going on the course.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A few nice tidbits
29 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have this book in my windsor chair making book collection. Though I wouldn't make this my sole choice for reference for chair making he has a few great technics that are worth trying. I am a chairmaker so I may be a bit critical on some recommended technics but then again everyone has a different approach when it comes to windsor chairs. I would recommend this over Mike Dunbars book. I have it and it is the least gone to book on my shelf. Probably because it was the first of its kind and a lot more is understood about the process. I recommend Drew Langsner book as the first choice for any chair maker. He is not a profession chairmaker in the truest sense but he has taught the method enough that he knows how to give a very good overview of the process. Better than anyone else I have seen do so in one book. I can't wait for Peter Galbert and Curtis Bucannan to put out their book. I hope I did't spoil the surprise for anyone who didn't know it would be coming.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Nice book on two types of Windsors
17 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Perhaps more for a beginning chairmaker, but it does offer a nice perspective on both American and English Windsors. Though a somewhat pricey book and ordered new, Amazon did not secure the book in shipping and it arrived with several bent pages. Not the author's fault, but beware if ordering.
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