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We are pleased to announce the fall dates for the Georgia Peach State Chapter of SAPFM meeting dates-- September 10-11, 2011 at the Roswell, Ga Woodcraft location.
Jim Conley of the Virginia chapter will do a program on chair making. Jim has given this talk at the Virginia chapter meeting and at the Ohio River valley 2010 fall meeting.
It was very well received and appears to be an in depth study. You can see photos and other information from that meeting on the SAPFM forum.
We will feature Jim as the main presentation at this event so that he can expand his talk to cover in as much detail as the two day event allows.
Taking the information from the fall forum report on the meeting:
"The second presentation covered a number of topics on the reproduction of an arm chair by Jim Conley (David Conley's dad). These included how to take measurements, make patterns from rubbings, and make molds of carvings from
an original chair in addition to general construction tips. The
demonstration started off by laying a piece of paper under a chair and using a plum bob, Jim accurately locates the various joints. From the plan view and a leg template, you will now be able to accurately locate and draw the incline of the back legs in a profile view. Next, Jim showed how he developed his templates for the various parts by placing paper over the chair and rubbing it with a pencil, including carvings. The last neat trick was how to make your own carving molds from an original. For this, Jim kneaded regular modeling clay until it was soft and pliable. He then pressed it into the carving and then gently removed the mold. To preserve the impression, he poured plaster of paris into the mold. This model will not be perfect, but it will give you an accurate representation of the carvings (heights of each elements, shape, and boldness, how the carvings are blended together and curvatures for carving gouges). Just make sure you have permission first and that you wax the surface before applying the clay.
The clay will leave behind a little bit of residue behind."
We will have other talks, but they will be shorter presentations with details to be determined later.
This year we will make each day a little shorter, as we over did it this spring and wore everyone out.
We are hoping to have Jim give a slide show on Friday night, as well as offering a member show and tell experience.
You can see photos of Jim's presentation at the forum at:
http://www.sapfm.org/forum/index.php?topic=1527.0
Jim Conley of the Virginia chapter will do a program on chair making. Jim has given this talk at the Virginia chapter meeting and at the Ohio River valley 2010 fall meeting.
It was very well received and appears to be an in depth study. You can see photos and other information from that meeting on the SAPFM forum.
We will feature Jim as the main presentation at this event so that he can expand his talk to cover in as much detail as the two day event allows.
Taking the information from the fall forum report on the meeting:
"The second presentation covered a number of topics on the reproduction of an arm chair by Jim Conley (David Conley's dad). These included how to take measurements, make patterns from rubbings, and make molds of carvings from
an original chair in addition to general construction tips. The
demonstration started off by laying a piece of paper under a chair and using a plum bob, Jim accurately locates the various joints. From the plan view and a leg template, you will now be able to accurately locate and draw the incline of the back legs in a profile view. Next, Jim showed how he developed his templates for the various parts by placing paper over the chair and rubbing it with a pencil, including carvings. The last neat trick was how to make your own carving molds from an original. For this, Jim kneaded regular modeling clay until it was soft and pliable. He then pressed it into the carving and then gently removed the mold. To preserve the impression, he poured plaster of paris into the mold. This model will not be perfect, but it will give you an accurate representation of the carvings (heights of each elements, shape, and boldness, how the carvings are blended together and curvatures for carving gouges). Just make sure you have permission first and that you wax the surface before applying the clay.
The clay will leave behind a little bit of residue behind."
We will have other talks, but they will be shorter presentations with details to be determined later.
This year we will make each day a little shorter, as we over did it this spring and wore everyone out.
We are hoping to have Jim give a slide show on Friday night, as well as offering a member show and tell experience.
You can see photos of Jim's presentation at the forum at:
http://www.sapfm.org/forum/index.php?topic=1527.0