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Greene & Green Inspired Morris Chair |
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In this course, you will build a Greene and Greene
inspired Morris chair, side by side with Gregory Paolini.
You will use a bent lamination technique to create the bowed arms.
There will be extensive Mortise and tennon joinery challenges, including
traditional integral tennons; Floating tennons, and hand cut
"through" mortise and tennon joints, on a curved surface.
You will also learn how to lay out the curved arms, and match them to
the corresponding side rails and legs, with a tight fit.
We'll learn how to design and implement the templates and jigs to
produce the numerous "cloud lift" details on the chair.
Plus you'll master the proud square peg motif that the Greene's were
famous for. We'll travel to Gregory's upholstery shop to
learn more about what's involved in those steps. Upholstery and
finishing techniques will be reviewed but not applied during the class. Upon
completion of the course, students will have a chair that is dry fit,
together, and ready for sanding, glue up, and finishing work back at
their own home. Or students can choose to have us complete their
chair to our museum quality standards by taking advantage of our completion
service.
Course based on Gregory's article & Video which appeared in Fine Woodworking magazine. |
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| Open Group Tuition: $948 Materials/Lab: $290 :: For One on One, or Private Group Tuition, Click Here | |
| Course Length: 6 Days | |
| Skill Level: Intermediate | |
| Pre-requisites: Woodworking Fundamentals or Equivalent |
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