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Monthly Archives: July 2007

A Duck Walks into a Windsor Chair Shop….

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Mike

Everyone who has taken a Windsor chairmaking course here knows that humor is a major part of The Windsor Institute’s culture.  While we take chairmaking very seriously, there’s no reason we can’t have a lot of fun doing it.  My favorite part of  The Windsor Chronicles was our humor feature named “A Duck Walks into a

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Our Newest Immortal

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Mike

During the July 23 sack back class Sir Gordon Keller became the most recent inductee into the Chairmakers Hall of Fame.  That makes Sir Gordon the most recent Immortal, and the first since 2004.  His innovation is known as Keller’s Colors.  The innovation solves a problem that has plagued Windsor chairmaking students as long as

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Balloon Back Chairs

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Mike

We have completed the secret chair that we have been working on for six months.  Students who have been here during that period have seen bits and pieces of it and so, knew something was in the works.  People who have explored the web site have seen a date listed for a type of chair

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You have any copies of that book?

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Mike

Hardly a week goes by that I don’t receive an email that goes something like this.  “I’m trying to buy a copy of Make a Windsor Chair with Michael Dunbar.  The only ones I can find are on Ebay, and they want $250 for them.  You guys got any for sale?”  The implication is that

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July 9 sack back

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Mike

The July sack back class is underway as I write.  I just finished showing the class how to mount the arm rail.  That leaves them the bow, and they will be finished.  It looks like they will wrap up early on Friday. I am very encouraged by the make up of this class.  Twenty five percent of

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