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...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
For a little while now Willow and Ash have been occupying my thoughts. I’ve been looking at some rustic willow chairs, and also, since doing a days basket weaving, admiring the qualities of Willow – it’s pliability, strength and, once dried,...
by Jason | Mar 9, 2015 | News, Pipe tampers
I spent a little time carving a new tamper. The grain is quite beautiful on this piece of Blackthorn. It’s slim, graceful and elegant.
by Jason | Mar 9, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
I’m delighted to say that, today, I finished a commissioned chair I have been working on for a while now. It is a retirement gift for a gentleman who is heading off into the sunset to play golf and relax after a lifetime of work. The brief was to create a chair,...
by Jason | Mar 7, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
Today, I finished a chair I’ve been working on for a couple of weeks, on and off. All that is left is to give it a final sanding before waxing the b’jesus out of it – the grain will shine and the colours of the bark will glow from deep within –...
by Jason | Jan 11, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
My first chair was created out of curiosity – what to do on a cold dark winters night, in front of the fire, with minimal materials and tools? I had been reading about craftsmen using the most basic tools to create objects of beauty and practical application....
