From: aswr@ccrtc.com (Mike at American Sycamore)
Newsgroups: rec.woodworking misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: ??? making windsor chairs
Date: 25 Apr 2004 19:21:50 -0700

"Mike Hide"  wrote in message news:...
> Tell that to the bodgers in the Berkshire woods using pole lathes, thats
> would have been a years salary. Only in America...   mjh
> 
 Most Bodgers never made a complete chair, they just made parts that
was sold to a chairmaker.
Our instructor Blaine Berry is over 30 chairs behind and he sells his
chairs for $850.00 and his settee for $1500.00  He can not keep up
with his orders, most customers are willing to wait over a year to own
one of his chairs. I believe that his prices are in line for a hand
made quality piece of furniture.  His chairs are beautiful to look at
and very comfortable to seat upon.  Blaine brings much knowledge and
shares his skills and methods as a chairmaker as well.
Building a chair is hard work and takes a lot of talent: Do not
begrudge a man his worth.

Mike from American Sycamore

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> "RB"  wrote in message
> news:408B0397.6020801@spamfree.com...
> > Sounds like $600 may be a bargin.
> >
> > http://www.danarobes.com/workshops1.htm
> >
> > RB
> >
> >
> >
> > dh_ld@nomail.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > My brother has it in mind to take a class and learn to make
> > > Windsor chairs. He is pretty good at making things with
> > > wood--doing a lot of bee hives lately if anyone needs
> > > any--and has the equipment he'll need. But the class
> > > costs about $600 for two days I believe. Jeez! Does that
> > > sound like a reasonable thing to do? Anyone want to give
> > > him a course for less? :-)  What I'm really interested in is:
> > > are there any good videos available about it? And/or
> > > good books? For some reason he wants to get a book
> > > by a particular man Michael Dunbar, but so far the only
> > > ones I've been able to find by him cost about $80.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help or suggestions on how best he can
> > > learn to do this!
> > >
> > > David
> > > kller@mindspring.com
> >