by Jason | Apr 6, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
The Ash tree is known as ‘The Queen of The Woods’ and ‘The Pillar of The Universe’. In Norse mythology it is the Tree of Life, and to the Druids it was renowned for bestowing peace, healing and spiritual tranquility. It certainly is a beautiful...
by Jason | Apr 6, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
Thoughts wander all over the place, especially in the quiet of the night. As I listened to the night noises, I pondered a chair I had finished that afternoon – I had expected to be pleased, maybe even a little satisfied – but I was neither – I was...
by Jason | Mar 26, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
Tomorrow I’m off to Leitrim for the weekend to do a woodwork course I’ve been looking forward to for a while now. I get to spend the weekend in the company of like minded people, learning new skills, and hopefully, I’ll come home with a fully...
by Jason | Mar 21, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
I was busy in the workshop today. As the sun shone brightly through the window I was measuring, measuring again, and cutting. I have a beautiful piece of Beech that I planned on turning into seats for the two chairs. My plan was to just get one done, but, as the...
by Jason | Mar 20, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
After waiting patiently for the eclipse, drinking too much coffee, and generally being lazy, I set to work on the chairs I started yesterday. I spent four happy hours, outside, cutting tenons, boring mortises, scratching my head, staring into space, and generally...
