Hi all. It has been a while since I posted. The site has grown and seems very healthy. I had the fortune to attend the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Main last week. http://www.woodschool.org This is an amazing school with an international exposure.
I attended the SAWN VENEER class with Craig Stevens who studied for two years under Krenof at THE COLLEGE of the REDWOODS. He is quite an artist and does a good job to impart his knowledge and skills to his students.
Steve Lanier and I drove up first stopping at Wintertur for a FURNITURE and ARCHITECTURAL tour. This is the DUPONT home is Wilmington, Delaware who's most recent DUPONT inhabitant collected early American fine furniture. There many examples of beautiful work. Then we drove to western Massachusetts to visit the Hancock Shaker Village. It is one of the last significant villages of its kine. They were very appreciative of our interest in the craftsmanship and techniques. There are many examples of simple, functional and beautiful furniture when you get away from the pegs and oval boxes.
We then drove to Camden, Main where we stayed for the class. Camden is a picturesque small town on a cove. It is near Rockport and Rockford if anyone knows the area.
The drive was a bit over 2100 miles in all but driving was the best way to carry all of the tools and supplies, kind of like a "shoe and tell"
Lie-Nielsen is about 10 miles away and just happen to have an open house last weekend. I did learn a lot about preparing scraper cards, sharpening plane irons, etc as there were many demonstrations going on. With great discipline I kept my purchases to a minimum ( a subjective concept).
I attended the SAWN VENEER class with Craig Stevens who studied for two years under Krenof at THE COLLEGE of the REDWOODS. He is quite an artist and does a good job to impart his knowledge and skills to his students.
Steve Lanier and I drove up first stopping at Wintertur for a FURNITURE and ARCHITECTURAL tour. This is the DUPONT home is Wilmington, Delaware who's most recent DUPONT inhabitant collected early American fine furniture. There many examples of beautiful work. Then we drove to western Massachusetts to visit the Hancock Shaker Village. It is one of the last significant villages of its kine. They were very appreciative of our interest in the craftsmanship and techniques. There are many examples of simple, functional and beautiful furniture when you get away from the pegs and oval boxes.
We then drove to Camden, Main where we stayed for the class. Camden is a picturesque small town on a cove. It is near Rockport and Rockford if anyone knows the area.
The drive was a bit over 2100 miles in all but driving was the best way to carry all of the tools and supplies, kind of like a "shoe and tell"
Lie-Nielsen is about 10 miles away and just happen to have an open house last weekend. I did learn a lot about preparing scraper cards, sharpening plane irons, etc as there were many demonstrations going on. With great discipline I kept my purchases to a minimum ( a subjective concept).
