The Windsor Institute

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For 20 years The Windsor Institute was housed in a three-building compound on 60 wooded acres in Hampton, NH. This beautiful setting is where Susanna and I went to work every day. Here, we taught as many as 35 classes a year with a maximum of 28 students. In 2016 we retired and closed The Institute. However, people who had not been able to attend a class begged us for help. Susanna and I heard their pleas and decided on a solution: to videotape our celebrated introductory sack back class and post it on a YouTube channel. That way, anyone can take our class and make an heirloom Windsor chair without ever having to leave home.

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Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 1

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A Windsor chair begins with the seat. Mike prepares the seat blank by hand planing both surfaces. He cuts the seat’s profile on a band saw and shapes its outside edge with a drawknife and spoke shave. Check back every Tuesday for new episodes! Visit us online at: http://www.makeawindsor.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thewindsorins... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/windsorchairs/ Filmed and Edited by Nico Zottos at Vibe Media Production Co.

The Windsor Institute

Make a Sack Back Windsor

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Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 1

Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 2

Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 3

Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 4

Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 5

Make a Sack Back Windsor - Episode 6

History of Windsor Chairs

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A History of Windsor Seats

A History of Windsor Chair Legs

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Using the Spokeshave in Windsor Chairmaking

Using the Drawknife in Windsor Chairmaking

Using Hand Planes in Chairmaking

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