ALLAN WILLIAMS

I am a Windsor chair and furniture maker working in the rolling hills just south of Nashville Tennessee. Over the last 35 plus years I've worked in various segments of the traditional cabinet and furniture trades. During that time I've built untold numbers of custom cabinets, tables, beds, mantles, and pieces of architectural millwork. Wonderful experiences and rewarding but within me there has always been a enthusiasm I haven't been able to set aside. I have so many positive memories of family vacations to historic locations like Colonial Williamsburg. Those were truly formative experiences and lifelong influences. Early in the 1980's I picked up a book that further ignited that passion. That book was "Windsor Chairmaking" by Michael Dunbar. Here was a craftsman building chairs that were marvels of craftsmanship, artistry, and times past. This process involved working directly from the log with hand tools like drawknives, axes, and spokeshaves. Within days of reading that book I..