Jim in Oakville
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Well It's now officially complete, my latest Morris chair. It is based on an Arts and Crafts chair made by a company in Ohio in the early 1900's. That chair was featured by Chris Schwarz in Popular Woodworking a few years back.
I liked the basic details of the original chair but decided to add in some of my own design ideas, influenced by Greene and Greene themes.
The chair is made of curly Pennsylvanian cherry complimented with ebony accents. The finish is Lee Valley polymerized Tung oil.
The cushions were made for me by a good friend "Tony from Brampton". Tony is a professional upholsterer and owns his own custom business in Mississauga Ontario, Widdingtons.
I brought the chair into Tony's and we went through many material options. I wanted something that had an Arts and Crafts feel to it so we looked at tapestries. After a lot of searching I selected the one you see now.
This project has been a lot of fun for me, coming up with many of my own thoughts and expanding on G&G themes makes this chair a one of a kind that will be enjoyed a long time.
Special thanks to Tony for his attention to detail on the cushions, Chris Schwarz for sharing emails and pictures with me of the original, also to my good friend Ted at Lee Valley who helped me find these hinges for the chair.
I liked the basic details of the original chair but decided to add in some of my own design ideas, influenced by Greene and Greene themes.
The chair is made of curly Pennsylvanian cherry complimented with ebony accents. The finish is Lee Valley polymerized Tung oil.
The cushions were made for me by a good friend "Tony from Brampton". Tony is a professional upholsterer and owns his own custom business in Mississauga Ontario, Widdingtons.
I brought the chair into Tony's and we went through many material options. I wanted something that had an Arts and Crafts feel to it so we looked at tapestries. After a lot of searching I selected the one you see now.
This project has been a lot of fun for me, coming up with many of my own thoughts and expanding on G&G themes makes this chair a one of a kind that will be enjoyed a long time.
Special thanks to Tony for his attention to detail on the cushions, Chris Schwarz for sharing emails and pictures with me of the original, also to my good friend Ted at Lee Valley who helped me find these hinges for the chair.
