Sometime in the early 1990’s I was asked to make twelve reproductions of an antique chair. The owner of this chair had inherited it from her mother who had owned it for many years.
Although the history of the origin of this chair was lost, it had high value to the owner as a family heirloom.
The chair had no markings and nothing to indicate who had made it or where. The owners brought it to Vancouver from England.
It is not known when the chair was made, but it had been in the family since the early part of the 2oth century.
The owner loved the chair for its design and for its place in their family story. They wanted a set of twelve for their dining room.
From a woodworking perspective this was an interesting and challenging project. There were no drawings or patterns; I had to work off the original piece. The original chair had become somewhat distorted and contorted over the years so angles had to be measured then an average taken. Patterns for curves were taken directly from the original.
Making the reproductions involved the full array of hand and power tools.
The original chair was made from mahogany as were the reproductions.
I have included a number of photos of the process of reproducing this piece.
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