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I like to make period reproduction chairs because they have so much character and they describe a particular early American style better than most other pieces of furniture. Chairs also provide a nice challenge because of the many angles, curves, turned parts and carving that are typically involved. Another thought is that I work in my basement and it is much easier to bring a chair upstairs than a highboy. If you are interested in duplicating an existing chair or have a particular style of reproduction in mind, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss it with you.

Fancy Ladder-back Chair

This chair is larger than most at 46” high x 24” wide, which makes it very comfortable. It is hard maple with a woven rush seat and has a Queen Anne style foot on the front legs.

Hudson River Valley Chair

This Queen Anne style “country” chair is based on period examples from New York State that would have been made between 1740 and 1805. It is 41” high x 20” wide x 16” deep. 

Windsor Stool

These sturdy Windsor stools are great for extra seating or at a dining counter. The seat is 13” diameter and a normal stool would be about 17” high. I have also made some at 24” high for a use at a kitchen counter.

Shaker Rocker

This shaker rocker is very comfortable and amazingly light but also very strong. This one is based on a Mount Lebanon, NY style that would have been produced around 1870. The wood is birch but I have also made them in maple or cherry would also be appropriate.There is a large selection of seat tape colors available so they can be coordinated with any decor.

Colonial High back chair

This high-back chair’s original was made in Salem in 1782. Its tilted back posts and split-turning slats mark it as one of the earlies attempts to make Pilgrim-type chairs more comfortable. This chair is finished in barn red milk paint and has a woven rush seat.

New England Rocker

This distinctive little rocking chair probably would have been used in a bedroom where a mother might have rocked with her child. It is 44” high x 24” wide x 25” deep and finished in black milk paint.

Childs Chair

This child’s chair is 27” high x 16” wide x 14” deep. Toddler’s like to push them around when they are learning to walk. They have a nice folk-art look and can be finished in any of the milk paint colors.

Ladder Back

This nice little ladder-back chair is 44” high x 19” wide x 15” deep. It is maple with a woven rush seat.

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