I make chairs in the rural chair-making tradition.

I use local wood species, mainly ash, beech and oak.

Welcome to my workshop, located in a village on the border between the Famenne and Ardennes regions

As in many other traditional woodworking trades (timber-frame construction, barrel making, clogs, shingles, etc.), a good part of the wood processing is ideally carried out when the wood is still fresh, or green. We therefore refer to "green woodworking" to distinguish these trades from the traditions of dry woodworking, such as, for example, cabinetmaking or carpentry. Note, however, that for cabinetmaking and carpentry, the transformation at the sawmill, from the log to the board, is also carried out when the wood is still green, or partially green.

The Montegnet chairs are an example of this green wood technique, known in these regions. These chairs were made in a small family workshop in Montegnet, near Havelange, in the 19th century and up to 1940.