The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts

Seymour Side Chair has molded front legs, a serpentine front rail, reeded back posts, rails and slats. The crest rail and splat is inlaid with a contrasting wood and four applied corners accent it’s rectangular back.
Dimensions approx. 20″ W x 16″ D
Skill Level Advanced

Early Maryland Chair with gun stock turned back posts, turned front legs and stretchers. and a rectangular pierced splat.
Skill Level Beginner to Intermediate

Klismos Chair with Lions Feet has saber legs with carved lions feet, a carved foliated and nautilus shell carving back slat and a carved molded and veneered crest rail.
Skill Level Advanced

Hepplewhite Lolling Chair has beautiful tapered legs inlaid with rosewood cuff banding, satinwood bellflowers, holly stringing and mixed wood elliptical patera. The slopping arms are inlaid with crescent shaped stringing and terminated with a satinwood dew drop. The sound construction is enhanced with an H-stretcher system.
Skill Level Advanced

Chippendale Upholstered Arm Chair with ball and claw feet, shells and bellflowers carved on the knees, turned stretchers, scrolled arms with shepherds crook arm stumps and a gentle serpentine crest rail.
Skill Level Advanced

Jacobean Sofa with upholstered seat and back, turned bulbous legs and stretchers.
Skill Level Intermediate

Chippendale Arm Chair for the Thomas Stone House, Maryland with pierced splat , straight legs, trapezoidal seat, H stretchers, cupids bow crest featuring carved ears with volutes. The arms have carved knuckles and volutes perched upon a carved lambs tongue stump.
Skill Level Advanced

Chippendale Side Chair for Thomas Stone House, Maryland with pierced splat , straight legs, trapezoidal seat, H stretchers, cupids bow crest featuring carved ears with volutes.
Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced

English Chippendale Arm Chair with pierced splat, cupid bow crest having smooth ears with carved volutes. The straight legs, trapezoidal seat are enhanced by a hoof shaped ogee curved arm.
Skill Level Intermediate and Advanced

Mission Arm Chair with rectangular parts makes for a good beginner chair.
Skill Level Beginner

Sheraton chair with recangular back carved laurel and reeded legs.
Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced

Shaker Low Back Chair with turned finials and a shaker taped seat.
Skill Level Beginner to Intermediate

French Side Chair with shield back, asymmetrical splat, and French leg with a whorl foot.
Skill Level Advanced

Massachusetts Queen Anne Chair with trapezoidal seat, turned H stretchers, cabriole leg, vase shaped splat, and chamfered back posts. This is the chair built in the video “Measuring Furniture for Reproduction.”
Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced

Massachusetts Queen Anne Chair with trapezoidal seat, turned H stretchers, cabriole leg, vase shaped splat, and chamfered back posts. This is the chair built in the video “Measuring Furniture for Reproduction.” Plus Video
Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced

Rhode Island Chippendale Chair with pierced owl eye splat having carved volutes, carved ears on crest rail, trapezoidal seat and H stretchers.
Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced

Chippendale Chair with interlaced gothic splat, carved ears on crest rail, trapezoidal seat, straight legs and H stretchers.
Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced

Rhode Island Queen Anne Wing Chair with cabriole legs, turned H stretchers and tapered cylinder arm stumps.
Skill Level Advanced

Gainsborough Chair with carved ball and claw, shells, and acanthus leaf on all four legs . The stumps are carved with fiddle head ferns and the seat and back upholstered.
Skill Level Advanced

Klismos Side chair with saber legs, turned and carved horizontal back slat, with a carved molded and veneered crest rail.
Skill Level Advanced