Historical 18th-century Lincoln replica chair opens to the public after two years of building

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) -- At the Horry County Historical Society in downtown Conway, the Kingston Joinery showcased its replica Lincoln chair to the public this past weekend. Joinery is a woodworking method that pieces wooden parts together using no nails or screws. It is one of the woodworking trades that specialized in making furniture and constructing buildings before the Industrial Revolution.

The Lincoln chair, originally built in 1800s, now has possibly the first ever replica of it in downtown Conway.

Working in joinery for over 40 years, Denley Coughman said crafting the Lincoln chair posed serious challenges.

"We could not find anybody who had made the chair and a plan or pattern for the pieces of the chair. So, some of the difficulty of this project was since we could not find any