Every part of these chairs is turned on a lathe. Maple with rush seats.
This type of chair was made in New Hampshire around 1725. In my version, the back legs incorporate an angle for increased comfort. Maple with rush seat.
This is a close-up of the type of chair was made in New Hampshire around 1725. In my version, the back legs incorporate an angle for increased comfort. Maple with rush seat.
Originally of European design, gateleg tables were embraced by early Americans for their space-saving advantages.
This solid mahogany table is constructed from three main parts: the top, column (or pedestal), and base. All parts of the table are turned on a lathe. The glass provides a functional surface for the decorative top. 48-inch diameter, seats 5 people.
The glass top is 26 x 56 and ¾ inch thick. The base is made from a four-foot diameter mahogany turning.
For the extension of this porch, it was necessary to exactly match the existing 100 year old posts. Historic Highland Lake Farm in Andover, NH.
Made as exact replacements of originals atop a large building in Manchester, NH. Sixteen inches in diameter.
These pine porch posts were made to exactly replicate the original.
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At Big Tree Turnings in Wilmot, NH, Jon Siegel has lathes of every description so he can produce the high quality turnings that his customers demand. His Putnam extension bed lathe will accommodate work up to 12 feet in length and 4 feet in diameter. Call Jon at Big Tree Turnings if you need any size of turnings. Jon also will duplicate turnings in quantities up to 50 by hand - he does not use a duplicator machine.
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About Jon:
I first started turning wood over 45 years ago. Turnings for furniture and architectural applications are my specialty. My work ranges from pool cues to porch posts.
In 1996 my wife Patrice Martin and I founded Big Tree Tools, Inc. to produce wood lathe accessories and sharpening equipment for woodturners.
I am a founding member and former president of the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers, and the only person to have served on the Steering Committee of that organization since its founding in 1990. The Guild now has over 500 members, and its journal, The Old Saw, which has grown to a 40 page full-color magazine, was started by me. See the work of the current editor: www.gnhw.org
I have written many articles on woodturning to help others by sharing my learnings. You can read many of them here.
I am currently president of the Granite State Woodturners, which is simultaneously a subgroup of the Guild of NH Woodworkers, and a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners.
www.woodturner.org
I have demonstrated many times at AAW symposia, and New England Woodturning Symposia. I teach classes at local woodworking schools, and give private lessons at my shop in Wilmot, NH.
As a member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association www.furnituremasters.org/artists.cfm?ID=10
I have participated in eight of their exhibits and auctions. I have taught students in their Studio Based Learning Program, and the Prison Outreach Program.
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
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Jon Siegel
258 Breezy Hill Road
Wilmot, NH 03287-4111
1-888-TURNING
603-768-5882
big@proctornet.com