Great film, great craft, great tradition. Most folk in the craft world know of Gimson chairs and many folk make versions today but no others have had the skills and tools passed down directly in line. What is really special about Lawrence though is that he still makes his living making chairs, not demonstrating or teaching just good old craft production work.
This is a brilliant video, which everyone should look at. I'm no good at this You Tube stuff. I accidentally gave it 1 star instead of 5 so please give it lots of good ratings. And I put my full comment on the channel site mnt56uk.
A wonderful film, full of useful information and inspiration. I hope it gets viewed by all 2.7million people who saw the first Mastercrafts programme. Please give us another film with more techniques. I am so grateful to Lawrence and his father for sharing their superb techniques with me back in the 1990s.
Mike Abbott (reputedly the country's leading expert in green wood chairmaking but now you can see where I got much of my knowledge)
Really enjoyed the video. Clear and precise.
emlenhart 2 years ago
Great film, great craft, great tradition. Most folk in the craft world know of Gimson chairs and many folk make versions today but no others have had the skills and tools passed down directly in line. What is really special about Lawrence though is that he still makes his living making chairs, not demonstrating or teaching just good old craft production work.
Why not go to his website and buy a chair?
Robin Wood, Chair Heritage Crafts Association
robinturns 2 years ago
This is a brilliant video, which everyone should look at. I'm no good at this You Tube stuff. I accidentally gave it 1 star instead of 5 so please give it lots of good ratings. And I put my full comment on the channel site mnt56uk.
Mike Abbott.
tamsinabbott 2 years ago
A wonderful film, full of useful information and inspiration. I hope it gets viewed by all 2.7million people who saw the first Mastercrafts programme. Please give us another film with more techniques. I am so grateful to Lawrence and his father for sharing their superb techniques with me back in the 1990s.
Mike Abbott (reputedly the country's leading expert in green wood chairmaking but now you can see where I got much of my knowledge)
tamsinabbott 2 years ago