Bob Van Dyke
Member
We finally have most of the pieces of the puzzle in place for the New England Chapter meeting in February. This meeting will also serve as an introduction to Will Neptune's class "Build A Work Table in the Seymour Style with Will Neptune" starting the following day.
thanks
Bob Van Dyke
Society of American Period Furniture Makers- New England Chapter Springtime meeting
Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking in Manchester, CT is hosting the SAPFM meeting Saturday, February 27. The presenters for this meeting include Robert Mussey, Nickolas Kotula and Will Neptune. Robert Mussey, author of The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour ,will give a presentation on the Seymours of Boston- concentrating on their unique styles, ornamentation and methods of joinery.
Nick Kotula, a noted New England furniture conservator and authority on period furniture will give a presentation on “ A deeper look into period furniture” . Nick will discuss the evolution of American period styles and will illustrate the psychology and significance of furniture and its ornamentation. Will Neptune will speak on “Construction Details in Federal Furniture" which will be a series of demonstrations showing common techniques and methods of work. Federal furniture often includes veneer over curved surfaces. These cores can be used as rails,drawer fronts and doors. Stack laminating, brick laying, kerf-bending, bent lamination and coopering will be shown. Joinery for these curved elements require interesting lay-out strategies which will be illustrated with a series of detail mock-ups. Methods using traditional hand tools and their modern machined equivalents will be covered. Several different methods for the layout and cutting of reeds on turned legs. Will also be demonstrated.
The presentations for this meeting are intended to serve as an introduction to the unique week-long class that Will Neptune will be hosting starting the following day (Sunday Feb 28).
There will be a small charge to cover the cost of the presenters. In order to determine what that cost will be we need to have a rough idea of how many members will be attending. Please email chapter president, Fred Roman, ( [email protected] )
to let him know if you are planning on attending.
There is a good hotel (with special rates) next to the school if you are coming from a distance and are planning on taking Will’s class. Contact Bob Van Dyke
( [email protected] ) for more info on that and to sign up for the class. We look forward to seeing you here
info on the class can be had at the school website: http://schoolofwoodworking.com
thanks
Bob Van Dyke
Society of American Period Furniture Makers- New England Chapter Springtime meeting
Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking in Manchester, CT is hosting the SAPFM meeting Saturday, February 27. The presenters for this meeting include Robert Mussey, Nickolas Kotula and Will Neptune. Robert Mussey, author of The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour ,will give a presentation on the Seymours of Boston- concentrating on their unique styles, ornamentation and methods of joinery.
Nick Kotula, a noted New England furniture conservator and authority on period furniture will give a presentation on “ A deeper look into period furniture” . Nick will discuss the evolution of American period styles and will illustrate the psychology and significance of furniture and its ornamentation. Will Neptune will speak on “Construction Details in Federal Furniture" which will be a series of demonstrations showing common techniques and methods of work. Federal furniture often includes veneer over curved surfaces. These cores can be used as rails,drawer fronts and doors. Stack laminating, brick laying, kerf-bending, bent lamination and coopering will be shown. Joinery for these curved elements require interesting lay-out strategies which will be illustrated with a series of detail mock-ups. Methods using traditional hand tools and their modern machined equivalents will be covered. Several different methods for the layout and cutting of reeds on turned legs. Will also be demonstrated.
The presentations for this meeting are intended to serve as an introduction to the unique week-long class that Will Neptune will be hosting starting the following day (Sunday Feb 28).
There will be a small charge to cover the cost of the presenters. In order to determine what that cost will be we need to have a rough idea of how many members will be attending. Please email chapter president, Fred Roman, ( [email protected] )
to let him know if you are planning on attending.
There is a good hotel (with special rates) next to the school if you are coming from a distance and are planning on taking Will’s class. Contact Bob Van Dyke
( [email protected] ) for more info on that and to sign up for the class. We look forward to seeing you here
info on the class can be had at the school website: http://schoolofwoodworking.com