In a small, windowless factory on Graceland Road, just outside the Northport city limits, Ed Potter plies a trade that is older than the United States. Potter is part woodworker, part artisan, part ...

One's favorite chair might be the sad-looking old lounger that one's spouse longs to give away, but it's just too comfortable to be replaced. It might be the battle-scarred wooden desk chair that's ...

"I can't think of another household object from the 18th century that hasn't ever gone out of style," Thomas Michie says. "If you go to Ikea today, they're there. To me, that's the sign of a design ...

We believe we have a fan back Windsor chair. We inherited it from our grandparents. It has black paint that is flaking and worn, but the chair itself is sturdy and sound. Can you provide us with any ...

Charles and Olenka Santore at home in Fitler Square with their collection of Windsor chairs in 1977. (Courtesy of the New York Times via Sotheby's) About 70 antique Windsor chairs from the collection ...

Mike Dunbar, master maker of the classic Windsor-style chair, has recently embarked on a video project to share his 30 years of experience in a series of detailed videos showing how to make ...

One of the most beautiful and functional antique chairs has to be the Windsor. It offers a simple design and a comfortable place to sit. These chairs owe their classic design to humble furniture ...

Furniture maker Terry West’s 15-by-18-foot workshop may seem modest by contemporary woodworkers’ standards. But early American artisans turned out countless chairs and tables in even smaller ...

Kurt Lewin has been teaching Windsor chair making classes since 2005. His course teaches how to carve, shape, drill and assemble Windsor chairs with strictly hand tools. Lewin sells his handmade ...

HUDSON, Ohio – Richard Grell is rarely caught sitting on the job. That’s what he wants you to do. For more than half a century, Grell has been crafting the very intricate Windsor chair, a style that ...

An curved arrow pointing right. George Sawyer is a second-generation chair maker who creates these traditional Windsor chairs. They're all completely handmade from scratch. Windsor chairs originated ...