Windsor Continuous Arm Chair
7 Days: Monday-Sunday, July 7th - 13th, 2025, 8AM-5PM
Tuition: $1450
(Rocker upgrade available for $200)
Ages: 16 & Up
Instructor: Luke A. Barnett
Instructional Delivery Method(s): In person
Prerequisites: None
Program Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Program Description:
Build a Windsor Continuous Arm Chair with Chair maker Luke A. Barnett. Students will join us for a 7-day class. We will start with logs on Monday morning and finish with a continuous armchair on Saturday. Students who have not completed their chair or are making a rocking chair will return Sunday. With a maximum of 6 students, you'll receive personalized instruction in a fully equipped woodworking college.
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn how to rive the logs to get perfect straight-grained lumber. We will steam bend the continuous arm bow.
We will learn how to build a kiln and control the moisture content in the wood to get the best out of it.
We will sculpt the arms and carve the seat.
This is a hand tool, intensive class. There will likely be additional hours needed during this class, expect to work late some days
At the end of the course, students will have created their own hand-crafted Windsor Continuous Arm Chair from a log to last generations.
Gain an intimate knowledge of timber by starting with a log and exploiting the physical structure of the wood to obtain the perfect material. Mechanized machines are unable to obtain the same quality of the material.
Use descriptive geometry and/or trigonometry to solve for sightline and resultant angles in chairs. This methodology is also used in complex hip roof structures.
Utilize different species of wood to push wood beyond it quantified limitation laid out in the Wood Engineering Handbook.
Tool List: (We provide all the tools, but you are also welcome to bring your own)
Cordless drill w/ 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 Brad Point drill bits
Spokeshaves - round and flat
Travisher
Scorp
Drawknife
6-degree reamer
Folding rule
Japanese style flush cut saw
Large gouge - Pfiel 3/25 is perfect
Set of Lee Valley Dowel Cutters - 1/2, 7/16, 3/8
Attendance Requirements: Students must attend all days
Location: Sam Beauford Woodshop, 1375 N. Main St, Building 41, Adrian, Michigan 49221
Class Size: Minimum 4 Students, Maximum 6
If you have any questions about this class, please contact the Administrative Office at (517) 759-3070 or email
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Upgrade is available to make a Continuous Arm Rocking Chair for an additional $200. This will require an additional day of class.
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