Greenwood Chair Maker working on parts for a ladderback chair
Green woodworker Mike Abbott making a Ladderback chair using traditional woodworking tools. Its made from wood like Ash which is relatively straight and knot-free, having cut a logs to length with a cleaving axe which is used to split them spart along the grain, then trimming with a hand axe. Using a shaving horse the split logs are shaved using a drawknife and turning the seat rails on pole-lathe. The seat made from tree bark. Mike Abbott who run courses and gives demonstrations on green woodworking in a workshop
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Location: Bishops Frome Worcester England Great Britain UK english british
Photo credit: © paul felix craftsmen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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