Lace Gothic Windsor Arm Chair in Yew, Elm and Ash
The bow for this chair has been made from a single length of straight-grained Yew, which is steam-bent, it has a decorative scribed line around the edge, and the bow encloses an intricate lace gothic design, this is repeated under the arms. The flowing curves of the arms and arm supports in Yew are hand carved to give them their delicate appearance.
The seat is hand carved from a 2 inch piece of solid Elm, shaped for comfort, with a decorative scribed line round the edge of the seat, it also has a small front pommel.
Ash which is straight grained and quickly grown is used for all the under side parts of the chair, the four legs have a pattern of ring, ball, small concave, ring and a single ring at the lower end of the legs, the short back stretchers have a ball and tapered swell, fitted to the crinoline stretcher then fitted into the back legs.
All patterned turned parts in this chair are made on a Bobbin-Bow Lathe.
