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High Wycombe used to be home to some 200 furniture makers. One of the few still operating in the town in 2006 is Stewart Linford, who leads a team of craftsmen producing bespoke furniture. Photographs were taken by Michael Bowker in 2005-6.  

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Furniture maker: Stewart Linford
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Title ws630
Description Patterns for chair seats and adzing (hollowing out to create a comfortable saddle-like seat). The central slit marks the "pommel" position.
 
Size 277.18K 
   
   
Title ws631
Description Patterns for chair legs and stretchers that form the under-seat frame. Note classic styles: the Windsor stool dates from 1760; Oliver Goldsmith from 1765 and the Wycombe lathback pattern from 1840.
 
Size 304.12K 
   
   
Title ws632
Description Michael Wood turning with a parting tool and using callipers to gauge the depth of cut in a chair leg. His other skills include fluency in five languages and being a band bass player.
 
Size 345.8K 
   
   
Title ws633
Description A stack of deeply adzed seats on the workbench.
 
Size 296.03K 
   
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