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I am looking for a class on making a chair/chairs. I don't want to do a Rocker (yet) and have been looking for good one.
Windsor would be fine, or something along the lines of Michael Fortune. Dining rooms chairs that I could make a set of eventually would also be nice.
Any thoughts or recommendations? Yes, I'm searching the web with Bing as well but any personal recommendations or thoughts would be appreciated.
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You have Mike Dunbar in Hampton, NH not far from the coast.
http://www.thewindsorinstitute.com/There is also You Tube
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Mike Dunbar just announced his retirement from teaching.
Try these guys:
Elia Bizzarri,
Greg Pennington,
Curtis Buchanan,
Peter Galbert. All of them are top-notch Windsor Chairmakers. Greg Pennington would be the closest to you. I'm sure there are probably chairmakers closer to you who teach classes, but those are guys I know about and can vouch for.
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Thanks, keep the advice coming.
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I have taken classes from Chris B. Elia, and Greg P.
All are excellent.
Class size is important.
Too big is not good for individual attention.
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Ben Hobbs in NC. I took a Chippendale style chair class with him at the KC Woodworkers Guild last September. He is a good instructor.
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We're having a 7 day windsor class with Elia Bizzarri beginning Mar. 14. He's teaching the Continous Arm Rocker, but could easily be adjusted to a straight chair. PM me for details. It's being held at Warren Wilson College just outside Asheville, NC
Should be a great class. Cost: 700. plus 200. materials.
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I took Elia Bizzarri's Windsor rocker class last Fall at Roy Underhill's school but chose to make it into a chair. I just had to let him know ahead of time that I wanted to make the chair and the legs were left longer. While the others in class were working on their rocker parts, I got to finesse the seat. Great class ... highly recommended!!!
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William Ng, in So. Cal. I took his Maloof rocker class, good instructor and you and get out of the cold.
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The Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indianapolis, IN offers classes in several types of chair making.
http://www.marcadams.com/
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