 These four chairmakers are featured in the article:
Mike Benner
Benner’s River Bend Chair Company
1004 W. Main Street
Lebanon, OH 45036
513.932.9159
www.bennerswoodworking.com
Lawrence Crouse
Lawrence Crouse Workshops
155 Chance Lane, PO Box 606
Kearneysville, WV 25430
304.876.6325
www.lawrencecrouse.com
Chris Harter
The Country Furniture Shop
PO Box 125
7456 Route 20
Madison, NY 13402
315.893.7404
www.chrisharter.com
Jonathan “Jock” Jones
Jock's Classic Windsor Chairs
PO Box 117
155 South Main Street
Spring City, UT 84662
435.462.5277
www.jockswindsors.com
Here are several more notable Windsor chairmakers who also offer Windsor settees. Collectively they create a wide range of styles based on historical models. Production methods vary among these chairmakers, as does pricing, so you are encouraged to shop through this alphabetical listing.
Charles Boland
Storybook Joinery
PO Box 435
Springfield, WV 26763
304.822.7505
www.storybookjoinery.com
Curtis Buchanan
Curtis Buchanan Windsor Chairmaker
208 East Main Street
Jonesborough, TN 37659
423.753.5160
www.curtisbuchananchairmaker.com
Fred & Priscilla Chellis
Little River Windsors
245 Little River Road
Berwick, ME 03901
207.698.7951
www.littleriverwindsors.com
Brian R. Cunfer
Windsor Chair Shop of Lancaster County
PO Box 7245
Lancaster, PA 17604
717.587.5253
www.pachairmaker.com
James Dew & Sons
1171 Boston Post Road
Guilford, CT 06437
800.272.4546
www.jamesdew.com
Bob Dillon
Bob Dillon Windsor Chairs
4724 Barnum Road NW
Hackensack, MN 56452
888.875.9868
www.bobdillonwindsorchairs.com
Rolf “Bud” Hofer
Rolf A. Hofer Windsors
1077 Ellis Woods Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
610.495.7391
www.hoferwindsors.com
William Jenkins
Locust Farm Windsors
Box 547
Montross, Virginia, 22520
804.493.7777
www.locustfarmwindsors.com
M&E Gummel Chairworks
Box 767?600
The Shore Road?
Castine, ME 04421?
207.326.8122
www.gummelchairworks.com
Oley Valley Reproductions
6321 Oley Turnpike Road
Oley, PA 19547
610.689.5885
www.oleyvalleyreproductions.com
Caron & Ralph E. Quick Jr.
The Windsor Chair Shop
307 S. Second Street
Historic Clarksville, MO 63336
573.242.3700
www.thewindsorchairshop.net
Jim Rantala
Windsor Wood Works Collection?
9250 E. Hoxie Road
Cedar, MI 49621?
Phone: (231) 941-5080
www.windsorchairresources.com/c-rantala.html
Ferris & Maureen Rugar
F&M Windsor Chairmakers
8 Beaver Road?
LaGrangeville, NY 12540?
845.226.5531?
www.fmwindsors.com
A.M. Rushing
Pine Hill Primitives
1212 S. National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804
417.766.4506
www.pinehillprimitives.com
Mark Soukup
Mark Soukup, Cabinetmaker & Chairmaker
621 Rowan Road
Gap Mills, WV 24941
304.772.5052
www.marksoukup.com
David Spero
Vermont Windsor Chairs
1271 Landgrove Road
Londonderry, VT 05148
802.824.4550
www.vermontwindsorchairs.com
Bill & Sally Wallick
Windsors by Bill Wallick
47 N. 7th Street
Wrightsville, PA 17368
717.252.1240
www.windsorsbybillwallick.com
Peter Wallace
Windsors by Peter H. Wallace
69 Snyder Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
610.683.8224
www.windsor-chairs.com
Other resources
Windsor Chair Resources is an excellent online directory of American Windsor chair makers, with listings available by region. It also provides a handy guide to Windsor chair styles, with a separate section on resources for the Windsor chair maker.
Windsor Chair Resources
www.windsorchairresources.com
The Windsor Institute is the world’s only school dedicated to learning the craft of Windsor chairmaking.
The Windsor Institute
Michael Dunbar
44 Timber Swamp Road
Hampton, NH 03842
603.929.9801
www.thewindsorinstitute.com
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