james mursell

Drilling Guide

James Mursell Sussex Guild Windsor Chair Back

5-day chair making course at The Windsor Workshop, November 2022

Undercarriage Assistant Introduction

Undercarriage Assistant Centre Finding

Bending c arm

Air on a Bending Jig (SOUND ON!)

Assembling the superstruture of a Windsor chair

drilling jig

Making tenons with a drawknife

painting end grain

Spokescraper: scraping a spindle and a turning

Grinding a Cabinet Scraper

Turning a long spindle on a lathe using a steady

Synchronised travishing

Great rasp technique!

Using a Veritas dowel maker to rough out a chair spindle

Spokescraper: removing and replacing blade

New wood for the workshop!

Creating a burr on a cabinet scraper

Preparing the edge of a cabinet scraper prior to sharpening (creating a burr)

Undercarriage Assistant Sight lines and angles

Steam bending a pair of rockers

Turning a Windsor chair leg