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SAPFM Members are invited to attend free of charge the American Decorative Arts Forum (ADAF) lecture titled "Georgian Grace: Masterpieces of Colonial and Federal American Woodwork" at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. The speaker will be John Tschirch of the Rhode Island School of Design...

A client brought this unusual 18th c. tea table into my shop for restoration. It's a recent de-accession from the Met, and it was labelled as an "18th c. Irish Tea Table". By all accounts as far as I can tell, it's absolutely 18th c. The Mahogany is incredibly dark, hard, heavy and relatively...

I have a client that is looking for a set of 4 bed bolt covers for her Federal Period bed. She want's something fancier than the usual plain covers. Attached is a pic of some covers that inspired her to ask me to help her find some. They don't have to look like the ones in the attached...

All SFBayArea SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers) Members and Friends, Please join us for our first general meeting of the year. It will be held on Saturday, April 29 around mid-day in San Carlos. Please send an eMail to [email protected] it you'd like to attend. This is...

All SFBayArea SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers) Members and Friends, Please join us for our first general meeting of the year. It will be held on Saturday, April 29 around mid-day in San Carlos. Please send an eMail to [email protected] it you'd like to attend. This is...

I just finished watching Steve Latta's Bandings Part 2 DVD. It was great, much more informative than the first. It covered a lot of ground, solved lots of mysteries, and taught me many things. The last banding he makes is the famous Seymour lunette banding. He uses a drill press and large plug...

I purchased a Veritas quick release sliding tail vise to upgrade my old work bench. I installed it and immediately realized that I had to get an entirely new bench because my old one was so bad. It's the case of one small upgrade makes you realize the true condition of what you've been living...

I plan to travel to Newport RI in late May / early June to tour the great houses w/ the Victorian Society of America. Stated itinerary is: "Tours within Newport include visits to the Colonial buildings; the Shingle Style, Colonial Revival, and Beaux Arts cottages such as Chateau-Sur-Mer...

Think your chisels are sharp? Think again! Members Fred, Peter, and Jim have spent some real effort figuring out why "it just not cutting right". Please join us for our Spring chapter meeting. It promises to be a fun one as we compare sharpening techniques and discover what Fred and Peter have...

While perusing Patrick Edwards blog I discovered a reference to a c. 1926 book called "Mahogany Antique and Modern" by William F. Payson. It's a celebration of Mahogany which attempts to cover all aspects of this fascinating material; from harvesting it in the forest, shipping it, processing it...

I have a friend w/ a wonderful antique box made from turtle shell and silver. It appears to need some attention. Pictures attached. Does anyone know someone who can restore something like this?

I have a friend who is restoring an antique music cabinet. It has narrow bands of beaded moulding made from brass. I think he said its about a 1/4" inch wide.  A couple of the lengths of moulding are missing (see the left hand side of the upper length of moulding in the attached picture). Does...

The SF Bay Area SAPFM chapter is planning a day trip to the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco on Saturday, November 5th. We will meet at the museum at 10AM and plan to tour the furniture scattered throughout the permanent collection until noon or 1PM (depending on interest). Regular...

Truly the end of an era... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/arts/design/albert-m-sack-antiques-dealer-and-author-dies-at-96.html?src=recg

Our next meeting is all set for June 18th. Tim Killen will provide a demonstration of hammer veneering and how to apply inlay details such as stringing. He will also go through his design process from a one-page drawing of the sideboard in the book by Verna Cook Salomonsky "Masterpieces of...

We are very pleased to announce that Ole Laustsen, an old world craftsman, will demonstrate the art of hand cutting blind dovetails. Our meeting will be held on Satuday, March 5th 2011 at 1PM. We plan to meet earlier for a group lunch and social. If you live near the Bay Area and are interested...

Ian Agrell, master carver, will present a program to the SF bay area SAPFM chapter on  October 23, 1-3 PM A good display of the fine craftsmanship that comes out of Ian's shop can be seen by visiting his website: http://www.agrellcarving.com/ If you live near the Bay Area and are interested...

Hi, I get a lot of use out of my regular flat bottom shave. I'm considering buying a round bottom shave (not the concave bottom shaves for chairmakers), and am wondering if it is worth it. Any comments/guidance would be appreciated. Thx! JB

The SF Bay Area chapter will hold its next meeting on Saturday, July 17 from 1-4PM. The meeting will be held at  The Woodcraft Store in San Carlos. We are very pleased to have Al Umhofer present a program on wood Coloring. The methods should be very useful for the group working with early...

The next meeting of the SAPFM Bay Area Chapter will on Saturday April 17 at the home of member Tim Killen. Tim is both an accomplished woodworker and an expert at using Google Sketchup. He’s a weekly contributor to Fine Woodworking’s Design.Click.Build. blog. You can find out more by following...