Ben Jeffares on Craft and Philosophy

  • Introduction
  • Craft Posts
    • Chairmaking
    • Glass
    • Greenwood
    • Shoemaking
    • Woodworking
  • CV

Chairmaking

Chairmaking Design etc Greenwood Tools/implements Windsor Chair Making Woodworking

The Great Chair Adventure: Part 3

Making and turning. The process of making a Windsor chair in the course I was in was literally from greenwood: we split or reeved timber lengths from Tasmanian Blackwood logs. These were the first and primary pieces that we worked, and they would form the legs and stretchers of the Read more…

By benjeffares, 8 monthsApril 12, 2023 ago
Chairmaking Craft Depression Windsor Chair Making Woodworking

The Great Chair Adventure: Part 2

Craft, Making, and Depression. (Some rather disconnected initial thoughts.)

By benjeffares, 3 yearsFebruary 16, 2021 ago
Chairmaking Craft Design etc Woodworking

The Great Chair Adventure: Part 1

I have wanted to make a chair for some time. And, when I say sometime, I suspect it’s been lurking as a potential project since I was very young. The reason I say this is that when I was young, I used to go to exhibitions and a few other things with my father…

By benjeffares, 3 yearsJanuary 26, 2021 ago

Recent Posts

  • Bard summarised my blog.
  • The Great Chair Adventure: Part 3
  • The Great Chair Adventure: Part 2
  • The Great Chair Adventure: Part 1
  • From logs: part three
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  • Craft Posts
  • CV
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