The Philadelphia Style Comb-Back Windsor chair features the principal design approaches of early Philadelphia Windsors, including Philadelphia style legs and arms characterized by a tall baluster ring and cylindrical turnings ending in a blunt arrow foot (circa 1740-1790). It also includes a Philadelphia style D-seat with a single rain gutter surrounding all vertical pieces socketed in the seat. The seat is dished out by hand with a slight pummel left at the front, typical of early American Philadelphia Windsors. This chair includes a hand turned Queen Anne style medial stretcher. The arms are made up of a single, steam-bent piece of wood. Windsor chairs feature tapered joinery, weight on the seat of the chair causes the joints to strengthen not loosen as is the case in traditional tenon joinery. The strength and stability of the Windsor makes them a treasured American classic.
Each chair begins with locally milled green lumber. Every seat is hand-carved from Eastern White Pine. We do all of our turnings by hand on a lathe out of maple or black birch. Every spindle is rived and shaved on a shave horse to ensure the grain is left unbroken from end to end. This traditional process is repeated on the chair's back before steaming and bending. The legs are set using a traditional tapered lock joint which increases the chair's stability.
Finally, everything is wedged, hand sanded, and finished. Choose your finish milk paint color from the sample board. Click on the image for a close up. Due to the many variations in monitors and browsers, color samples may appear different on different monitors and screens.
If you select the custom color option (+$50 custom color fee), we will email you for color confirmation.
sizing varies slightly by piece
Estimated 4-6 weeks for fabrication and delivery.
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