David Conley
Well-known member
SAPFM – ORV Chapter,
1) If you want to display photographs for our group discission on “Repairing 3 mistakes (your fixes)”, please send them to me before Tuesday, March 24 (earlier is better). I will have them uploaded to my laptop for display to Woodcraft’s TV screen.
2) Saturday’s lunch will again be from Subway. That continues to go over well at the meetings. Cost will be around $10/person. If you are coming to the meeting, please RSVP by Wednesday, March 25. If you do RSVP and life happens and you have to cancel, please let me know of the change. I use the head count to judge the amount of food to order for Saturday’s lunch.
3) For those arriving on Friday night with no dinner plans, we will meet in the hotel lobby at 6:00pm. If you would like to join us, please also RSVP for Friday night dinner, so we won’t leave without you.
4) Please note that we have a bonus Spring Meeting at Dan Hrinko’s shop on Revolutionary War Campaign Furniture on May 2 & 3, 2026 in Caldwell, OH. If you are planning to go to this event, please make your reservations now. They didn’t allow me to setup a group block.
Cheers,
David
Society of American Period Furniture Makers
Ohio River Valley Chapter
AGENDA
SATURDAY, March 28, 2026
1. Open doors at 10:00am
Arrive, relax, enjoy some conversation with friends
2. Introductions and Show & Tell, 11:00am – 12:00pm
The “show and tell” is an ice breaker. Please bring anything you would like to show off. If you have a special piece, a project or even a jig, please bring them. For those who haven’t attended a previous meeting, this is a quick introduction, a display of your skills, interests, projects both past and present, jig, etc. It can even be a request for help in a particular area. After we go around the room, we will break for 30 min. During this break, you can seek out the other members who have similar interests and/or have already built a project/jig you want to build. This break will give you the opportunity to meet and establish a new friendship, pick their brains, and continue communicating with them after the meeting. This is extremely helpful for highly specialized niches, like inlays, marquetry, carving, Bombay chest, etc.
2a) Show & Tell, 11:00 - 11:30am
Show & Tell an item you made in the form of the object and/or pictures …
2b) Break to discuss Show & Tell one-on-one, 11:30am-12:00pm
Also, we will have another swap meet. If you've got something to sell or trade, please bring it.
3. Lunch, 12:00 – 1:00pm
4. Demonstrations 1:00pm to 5:00pm
SUNDAY, March 29, 2026
Breakfast (on your own)
5. Demonstrations 9:00am – 12:00pm
Woodcraft – Columbus, Ohio
Address:
1077 Bethel Rd
Columbus, OH 43220
(614) 273-0488
HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS (10 minutes from Woodcraft):
Courtyard Columbus Worthington
7411 Vantage Drive
Columbus, OH 43235
(614) 436-7070
Group Name: American Period Furniture Makers Group
Group Rate: $ 119.00 + tax
Call to reserve: 1-614-436-7070
Reservation cutoff date: February 25, 2026.
Cancellation Policy: 48hrs advance notice
1) If you want to display photographs for our group discission on “Repairing 3 mistakes (your fixes)”, please send them to me before Tuesday, March 24 (earlier is better). I will have them uploaded to my laptop for display to Woodcraft’s TV screen.
2) Saturday’s lunch will again be from Subway. That continues to go over well at the meetings. Cost will be around $10/person. If you are coming to the meeting, please RSVP by Wednesday, March 25. If you do RSVP and life happens and you have to cancel, please let me know of the change. I use the head count to judge the amount of food to order for Saturday’s lunch.
3) For those arriving on Friday night with no dinner plans, we will meet in the hotel lobby at 6:00pm. If you would like to join us, please also RSVP for Friday night dinner, so we won’t leave without you.
4) Please note that we have a bonus Spring Meeting at Dan Hrinko’s shop on Revolutionary War Campaign Furniture on May 2 & 3, 2026 in Caldwell, OH. If you are planning to go to this event, please make your reservations now. They didn’t allow me to setup a group block.
Cheers,
David
Society of American Period Furniture Makers
Ohio River Valley Chapter
AGENDA
SATURDAY, March 28, 2026
1. Open doors at 10:00am
Arrive, relax, enjoy some conversation with friends
2. Introductions and Show & Tell, 11:00am – 12:00pm
The “show and tell” is an ice breaker. Please bring anything you would like to show off. If you have a special piece, a project or even a jig, please bring them. For those who haven’t attended a previous meeting, this is a quick introduction, a display of your skills, interests, projects both past and present, jig, etc. It can even be a request for help in a particular area. After we go around the room, we will break for 30 min. During this break, you can seek out the other members who have similar interests and/or have already built a project/jig you want to build. This break will give you the opportunity to meet and establish a new friendship, pick their brains, and continue communicating with them after the meeting. This is extremely helpful for highly specialized niches, like inlays, marquetry, carving, Bombay chest, etc.
2a) Show & Tell, 11:00 - 11:30am
Show & Tell an item you made in the form of the object and/or pictures …
2b) Break to discuss Show & Tell one-on-one, 11:30am-12:00pm
Also, we will have another swap meet. If you've got something to sell or trade, please bring it.
3. Lunch, 12:00 – 1:00pm
4. Demonstrations 1:00pm to 5:00pm
- Repairing 3 mistakes (your fixes) - Group discussion (1.5 hrs)
- Using Colorizing Dyes by Jay Ratcliff (1 hr)
- Basic and Unique Federal Inlays by David Conley (1.5 hrs)
- Inlay Tools
- Sand Shading
- Shading Long Strips
- Installing Multiple Linear Strips
- Fans
- Black Feet on a Tapered Leg
SUNDAY, March 29, 2026
Breakfast (on your own)
5. Demonstrations 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Cabriole Legs by Dan Reahard ( hrs)
- Proportional Design Aspects of a Cabriole Leg
- Effects of Wood Grain orientation
- Cutting out the rough blank on a bandsaw
- General Shaping of the Leg (minus any carving)
- Basic Federal Inlays by David Conley ( hrs)
- Stringing
- Bell Flowers and Dots
Woodcraft – Columbus, Ohio
Address:
1077 Bethel Rd
Columbus, OH 43220
(614) 273-0488
HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS (10 minutes from Woodcraft):
Courtyard Columbus Worthington
7411 Vantage Drive
Columbus, OH 43235
(614) 436-7070
Group Name: American Period Furniture Makers Group
Group Rate: $ 119.00 + tax
Call to reserve: 1-614-436-7070
Reservation cutoff date: February 25, 2026.
Cancellation Policy: 48hrs advance notice