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To all SAPFM members, As president of SAPFM, it gives me great pleasure to announce Mr. Jeff Justis from Oxford, MS as the 2015 winner of the Cartouche Award. Jeff has been a member of SAPFM since its inception and I am pleased to share this good news with all of you. I also hope to see many of...

Winterthur Museum seeks an experienced museum professional to serve as the Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Curator/Associate Curator of Furniture. A key member of the curatorial team, the successful applicant will be a dynamic and innovative furniture scholar with deep knowledge of American...

Let me be the first on the Forum to congratulate Will Neptune as SAPFM's 2013 Cartouche Award Winner. I'm sure all who know Will can agree with me that this is a well deserved award for his accomplishments and dedication to the teaching of period furniture making and helping to promote SAPFM's...

I'm looking for about 30 bf of 4/4 cocobolo with minimum widths of 4" and minimum lengths of 36". Preferably clear of sap wood. I've checked with some major suppliers on the east coast and all seem to be out and indicate there is a temporary shortage with little or no explanation as to why. Any...

Staring on the evening of Friday, June 29, there will be a series of three lectures at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, CT in conjunction with the exhibition, ?A Tradition of Craft: Current Works by the Society of American Period Furniture Makers.? Each program will include light...

This is a reminder that the deadline for entries is October 31, 2011 for the member exhibition at the Connecticut Historical Society. Exhibition entry forms for A tradition of Craft: Current Works by the Society of American Period Furniture Makers can be found in the latest newsletter or can be...

Can anyone recommend a source(s) for an 8-day movement along with painted reverse glass panels and dial faces for a pillar & scroll clock (i.e. Eli Terry clock). I'd also like to hear from anyone who has made such a clock. I can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks. Mickey

Just became aware of a source for cheaper Nicholson #49 & #50 pattern makers rasps for $32.54 each from www.jamestowndistributors.com. Mickey

I have a copy of Michael Moses's book, Master Craftsmen of Newport for sale.  The book with its outer jacket is in excellent condition and sells on the internet for over $1000.  Asking price is $950 (includes shipping in the USA).  If the book is sold to a current SAPFM member, I will donate $50...