is produced in the shop 'free hand'. Assembly of the piece is by sight line, arms and bows are steam bent from riven green wood in a rather crude but simple devise. The furniture is completed with a milk paint finish and finally the hallmark is branded on the reverse to clearly indicate this as a reproduction of a period design.

Jim's fascination of Windsor chairs started in the early 1980's as a collector. Recognizing the strengths and weaknesses in numerous repair jobs and observing how materials and fabrication methods changed through time became the force to learn more. Reading until the pages were worn thin, attending several classes (some in a dark garage) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and recognition into Mike Dunbars 'the dean of Windsor chairmakers' Hall of Fame in 1996 energized Jim's craftsmanship to where it is today. Today, antique Windsors are rare, highly prized, and expensive. These chairs are reproductions offered as an alternative.

Jim is a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, and the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association. You may also find him at a Folk Art Show or doing demonstrations in period costume. (Email: jvhwindsor@aol.com for a schedule.) The pieces built by Jim are not exact reproduction, but they do however, carry some historical significance, as Wallace Nutting once said, "to improve style and appeal."