Category Archives: chair doctor

Restoring Rush Seat Chairs

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Tom Green

Several times a year I get to put aside my usual work, making wooden wheels and work on antique chairs. Most of the time this involves reupholstery but occasionally I get to replace a rush seat, something I particularly enjoy. … Continue reading →

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The Chair that Hugs you – The Secret Compartment

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Tom Green

The Final video of the Chair That’s Hugs You series is now available on youtube. We are all dealing with the covid lock down in different ways. I am taking the opportunity to learn some new skills and improve the … Continue reading →

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The Chair that keeps on Hugging

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Tom Green

  Part 3 of the Chair that hugs is now available on youtube. What started out as a quick and simple video is turning into an opus, and I want to know how it ends, will it end happily or … Continue reading →

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The Chair That Hugs You

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Tom Green

The first Video in the “Chair that hugs you” series is now available on my You tube channel. Amidst this coronavirus lockdown with real work cancelled I have the opportunity to do what I want, and I have always enjoyed … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Office Chair

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Tom Green

A touching tale tale of love lost, love found and lost again. For over 35 years I had a proper job, although don’t tell my mother she spent years waiting for me to get one. In this job I sat at a … Continue reading →

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Shaker or Gothic?

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Tom Green

With a few days spare between projects I have been looking ahead to the summer where I shall be exhibiting at some Rural Shows in the East of England. I earn my living as a wheelwright, a maker of wooden wheels, and … Continue reading →

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How wide is your Bum?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Tom Green

I am a great fan of the shaker style of furniture. Its very elegant furniture, cleverly designed to maximise the strength of interlocking thin timbers to create a piece which is lightweight and yet strong. It could also be argued that the … Continue reading →

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Did I get my Doctorate?

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Tom Green

In an earlier post I recounted a tale that on a visit to the south coast I came across a “Chair Doctors” a term I hadn’t seen or heard of for ages. Its not quite as good as  a “sagger … Continue reading →

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