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Windsor chairs handmade in Dorset in the traditional way
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Stools and benches

Milking stools

Simple stools about 10 inches high. From £40.

Foot stools

Varied designs from rustic to Windsor. From £100.

Footstool Footstool
Footstool Footstool

High stools

High stools and bar stools with rungs at the right height to rest your feet.

Bar stool with hollowed seat Bar stool with hollowed seat

Bar stool with hollowed seat.
£250 each

Pair of bar stools

Pair of bar stools with flat seats.
£220 each

Benches

For workshop, garden or banquet hall.

3-foot bench

3-foot bench.
£250

6-foot solid cider bench

6-foot solid cider bench.
£300

Children's Chairs

Nursery chair in elm and ash

Nursery chair in elm and ash.
£200

Nursery chair in oak

Nursery chair in oak.
£200

Child's chair based on a chair made in New England around 1770

Child's chair based on a chair made in New England around 1770.
£500

Primary chair

Primary chair
£200

Side chairs

Pair of oak and elm dining chairs Oak and elm dining chair

Oak and elm dining chair.
£400

Set of 6 bow back side chairs. Back made from a 5-foot section of cleft, steam bent ash Bow back side chair. Back made from a 5-foot section of cleft, steam bent ash

Bow back side chair. Back made from a 5-foot section of cleft, steam bent ash.
£400

Armchairs

Ranging in styles but basically fitting into 3 categories.

Office or library low backs

Pair of handmade armchairs Handmade armchair

The arm is made from 3 or 4 pieces of oak or ash joined together. Made with elm seat and oak or ash turnings.

Starting at £650

Low back armchair Low back armchair

Low back.
Starting at £700.

Sack back chairs

Sackback chair Sackback chair Sackback chair

Ash bow, tenoned into arm. With or without carved splat.
Starting from £800.

Front view of sackback chair, made in ash with a walnut seat, won Best In Show at the Association of Pole Lathe Turners annual craft competition 2007 Side view of sackback chair, made in ash with a walnut seat, won Best In Show at the Association of Pole Lathe Turners annual craft competition 2007

This chair made in ash with a walnut seat won Best In Show at the Association of Pole Lathe Turners annual craft competition 2007.

Comb backs

Comb back chair Comb back chair Comb back chair

I make the slats in the back of these chairs out of inch wide cleft oak and then steam bend them to fit the curvature of the back. The legs are turned or left octagonal. It can be made with or without stretchers.
Starting from £800.

Rockers

Rocking chair Rocking chair in front of layed hedge Rocking chair Rocking chair

£1000.

Other

Some other chairs that I have made.

The Dorset Oak

"Dorset Oak"
£850.

Windsor arm chair with crinoline stretcher

Windsor arm chair with crinoline stretcher.

Tractor Seat chair which won Best In Show at the Association of Pole Lathe Turners annual craft competition 2008 Tractor Seat chair

"Tractor seat"
The seat of this chair has a very deep hollowing based on an old tractor seat.
The chair on the left won Best In Show at the Association of Pole Lathe Turners annual craft competition 2008.
£900.

Carved slat post and rung chair

Carved slat post and rung chair.

Ladderback armchair

Ladderback armchair.

Welsh stick chair Welsh stick chair Welsh stick chair

Welsh stick chair.

Dorset Log rustic armchair

"Dorset Log"

Mendelsham style chair

Mendelsham style chair.

The Chess Chair, a tall back armchair with carved wheel motif and castellations The Chess Chair, detail of carving

"Chess Chair"
Tall back armchair with carved wheel motif and castellations.

Oak and elm armchair with yew slats and arm supports

Oak and elm armchair with yew slats and arm supports.

Spindleback child's chair

Spindleback child's chair.

Minnie's Chair, front view. Steam bent ash back, elm seat Minnie's Chair, side view

"Minnie's Chair"
Steam bent ash back, elm seat.

Ash ladderback side chair

Ash ladderback side chair.

Ash wedge Ash wedge

Ash wedge.

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