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Chairmaking Process-Splitting the wood |
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Chairmaking Process-Splitting the wood |
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| Start with the log.
The delicacy of handcrafted Windsor chairs is possible
only because the grain runs continuously through the parts. Saws
ignore the grain and tend to cause cross-grained weak spots. A
continuous straight grain can most reliably be achieved by carefully splitting
the wood from a green log. Traditional Windsor chairmakers use oak
or ash for the bent pieces such as the bow-back, and arm rail because of
its ease in bending.
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