Bob Van Dyke
Member
Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking (Manchester, CT) is hosting the SAPFM meeting Saturday, February 27, 9:30am. 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. Robert is the founder of Robert Mussey Associates, a nationally recognized leader in the museum-quality conservation of furniture, architectural woodwork, historic finishes and upholstery. Robert is a leading authority on the Seymours of Boston and curated the recent Seymour exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.
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 curves are formed using a variety of techniques including stack laminating, brick laying, kerf-bending, bent lamination and coopering which will be shown. 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 fee for the meeting (to cover the cost of the speakers) is $30.00
Please contact chapter president, Freddy Roman if you are planning to attend
e mail - [email protected]
This can be paid by check (payable to SAPFM - New England chapter) or cash at the door
All are welcome to attend
Will is also teaching a week-long class at CVSW starting the next day. The project is a Seymour serpentine work table. More info can be had at the CVSW website
http://www.schoolofwoodworking.com/classes/index.html#Speciality_Weekend_Classes
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. Robert is the founder of Robert Mussey Associates, a nationally recognized leader in the museum-quality conservation of furniture, architectural woodwork, historic finishes and upholstery. Robert is a leading authority on the Seymours of Boston and curated the recent Seymour exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.
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 curves are formed using a variety of techniques including stack laminating, brick laying, kerf-bending, bent lamination and coopering which will be shown. 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 fee for the meeting (to cover the cost of the speakers) is $30.00
Please contact chapter president, Freddy Roman if you are planning to attend
e mail - [email protected]
This can be paid by check (payable to SAPFM - New England chapter) or cash at the door
All are welcome to attend
Will is also teaching a week-long class at CVSW starting the next day. The project is a Seymour serpentine work table. More info can be had at the CVSW website
http://www.schoolofwoodworking.com/classes/index.html#Speciality_Weekend_Classes
