In this six-day course, we will guide you through building a traditional Windsor chair with a West Coast spin. From steam-bending to seat carving, the goal of this course is for you to leave with a solid understanding of Windsor joinery and the qualities that make a good chair. You will be guided through the design and steps in making a Windsor chair using traditional hand woodworking methods and you will walk away with your very own chair customized to your dimensions. This process will expose you to lots of new tools and techniques such as the use of travishers to carve seats and angled mortise and tenon joinery layout and execution. You will also be introduced to the fascinating world of steam bending as each chair has its own curved crest. Required Tools: We provide all the tools you will need to complete this course, but recommend you bring the following if you have them and would like to grow comfortable with your own tools. Optional Tools: Spokeshave Drawknife Dividers Awl 18” rule/straightedge (can be wooden/shop made) Bevel gauge combination square Tape measure Sketchbook, pencil, and eraser Scorp* (used for aggressive wood removal. Some use an adze instead) Inshave* (middle step between scorp and travisher. With a good one, and some skill, you can get along without the travisher) Travishers* (used for final seat shaping before scraping. Several profiles for different parts of the seat) Reamer* (6 degree taper) Scrapers: curved and straight Rasp (#49 or #50 or hand stitched preferred) Bench chisels Large in-cannel gouge (1” to 2”) Block plane Brace and auger bits - 5/8”, 1/2”, 7/16” and 3/8” Brad point bits with stop collars - 5/8”, 7/16” and 3/8” Straight tenon cutters - 5/8”, 7/16” and 3/8” Cordless drill Japanese handsaw (180mm dozuki, kataba or royba) Safety gear that you like - dust mask, goggles and ear defenders Any other hand tools you enjoy using