The Rod-back Birdcage Windsor bench (settee) features Asian influenced bamboo style turnings. The stylish, early 18th-century design incorporates a rare curved seat with back, arms, and medial stretchers also curved to match. The top corners are hand carved just like their 19th-century counterparts to resemble a mitered or "duckbill" bamboo joint, as a result, this style of Windsor is sometimes referred to as a “duckbill” Windsor.

Each bench begins with locally milled green lumber. Every seat is hand-carved from Eastern White Pine. We do all of our turnings by hand on a lathe out of maple or black birch. Every spindle is rived and shaved on a shave horse to ensure the grain is left unbroken from end to end. This traditional process is repeated on the chair's back before steaming and bending. The legs are set using a traditional tapered lock joint which increases the chair's stability. 

Finally, everything is wedged, hand sanded and finished with your choice of colored lacquer or milk paint. Choose your finish milk paint color from the sample board. Click on the image for a close up. Due to variations in monitors and browsers, color samples may vary on different monitors and screens. 

If you select the custom color option (+$50 custom color fee), we will email you for color confirmation.

Sizing varies slightly by piece:

• 17-18" seat height
• 35-36" back height
• 63-64" width (seats 3)

Estimated 4-6 weeks for fabrication and delivery.