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Kansas City Windsor Tool Works
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(816) 523-2626
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We Make Fine Hand Tools for Woodworkers
Windsor Chair Resources
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Resources on traditionally handcrafted Windsors
Scott Creek Chairs
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Milton Scott
29580 Red Top Road
Richards, Texas 77873
(936) 874-2802
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Maker of fine 18th century Hand-Made American Windsor Chairs.
Curtis Buchanan
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208 East Main Street
Jonesborough TN 37659
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Curtis Buchanan makes his Windsor Chairs in much the same way they were made 200 years ago. His small, one-man shop is located in the heart of Jonesborough’s Historic District. Buchanan has published numerous articles on chairmaking and has taught in many craft schools both here and abroad.
D. C. Nauman
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P.O. Box 7
E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 223-1955
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Windsor and Chippendale chairs, ladderback rockers, tables, desks, and case pieces are all built and finished using the time tested techniques of eighteenth century craftsmen. Custom orders are always welcomed, and reproduction paneling and millwork are also available, as well as custom carving and turning, repair and restoration of antique furniture pieces and general furniture repair.
Fallen Timber Studios
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19 Gobblers Knob
Lock Haven, PA 17745
(570) 769-7712
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Fallen Timber Studios uses 18th century tools and techniques exclusively for their chairs. Starting with a log they split the chair parts from it. Each and every component is shaped by hand the way it was over 200 years ago in Colonial America. Milk Paint is the traditional finish and only finish they use for their Windsors.
Elia Bizzarri
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Pittsboro, NC
(919) 967-3321
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The woodworking tools and techniques I use are many centuries old. All the items I make bear the marks of my hand tools. The quiet of my shop is reminicent of a pre-industrial country woodshop. Like 18th century woodworkers I use safe, non-toxic finishes that protect your health, my health and the health of our planet.
Peter Galbert
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Bethel, New York
(845) 482-9318
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Peter Galbert is a full time chairmaker. Before specializing in green wood chairmaking he built custom cabinetry and furniture as well as museum displays. Peter also offers one on one intensive seminars to woodworkers of all levels.
The Windsor Institute
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Mike Dunbar
44 Timber Swamp Rd.
Hampton, N.H. 03842
(603) 929-9801
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The Windsor Institute was founded by chair maker Mike Dunbar and his wife Sue.
Books on Amazon:
$12.50 (Hardcover)
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Magazine Articles:
Fine Wood Working 01/22/01
"Michael Dunbar Makes a Windsor Chair..."
Woodworker's Journal 4/99
"Michael Dunbar: Prince of Windsors..."
The New York Times 2/11/99
"In the Shop with Michael Dunbar - Do It Yourself Windsor Chair..."
The Wall Street Journal 8/15/97
"As a Work of Art: Windsor Chair Gets a Standing Ovation..."
Greenwoodworking
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John Alexander
1406 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-685-4375
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I have practiced greenwoodworking for 30 years. I wrote one of the first books on the subject.
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(Note: At the time of this posting, this book was very expensive on Amazon.com. This book is also available from www.lie-nielsen.com)
Brian Boggs Chairmakers, Inc.
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118 Lester Street
Berea, Kentucky 40403
(859) 986-4638
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Since 1983, I have been intensely focused on designing and producing the finest chairs I can possibly build. I am always reevaluating my work and looking for ways to improve a detail, a joint, or the comfort of the back.
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