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Category Archives: Shop Happenings
A New Spinet… Almost Done
Hello everyone. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on this site. Work has rolled along and time has passed me by, like always for us all. But I finally have something to show for the efforts. You see … Continue reading
Posted in Harpsichords and Spinets, Shop Happenings
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Another Symposium Done Gone
It’s a bit embarrassing writing with the realization that we have been silent for so long. The last post was about the next symposium. This will be about the same symposium, but we’ll have to call it the last symposium … Continue reading
Posted in Desks, Shop Happenings, Symposium
Tagged Colonial Williamsburg, Hand tool woodworking, Working Wood Symposium
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In Memoriam Jay Gaynor
We have lost a leading light. Jay Gaynor, Director of Historic Trades, died suddenly yesterday morning. Needless to say, all of us tradesmen and women here are in shock. Jay possessed a consummate knowledge in his chosen field of historic … Continue reading
Posted in Shop Happenings
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KAARE AND BILL
On July 8th at our Annual Trade Luncheon, Bill Pavlak and Kaare Loftheim received recognition for reaching individual milestones with Colonial Williamsburg. Bill Pavlak achieved Journeyman status. Kaare, the Anthony Hay Shop supervisor, congratulates Bill while Jay Gaynor looks on. Bill’s “Initiation Hazing” will come later. … Continue reading
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Did somebody sign something in Philadelphia?
I have spent a good portion of this Independence Day thinking about something signed in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century. No, it’s not what you think. It’s Edward Evans, not John Hancock et al. It’s 1707, not 1776. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Casework, Desks, Shop Happenings, Symposium
Tagged Colonial Williamsburg Cabinet Shop, desk, escritoire, philadelphia furniture, walnut
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I love wood! (I mean that with sincerity and sarcasm)
You know those people who wear t-shirts with “I Love Wood” printed across the chest? Perhaps you are one of those people – it’s okay, I’m not making fun. Even if it is not a part of my wardrobe, I, and hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Casework, Miscellaneous Forms, Shop Happenings, Symposium, Wood
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Inaugural Meeting of the Tidewater SAPFM chapter
The Society of American Period Furniture Makers has a new chapter catering to eastern Virginia and North Carolina. First of all, a special thanks to Bill Caillet and the folks at the Norfolk Woodcraft for their hospitality and letting SAPFM use … Continue reading
Posted in Shop Happenings
Tagged Colonial Williamsburg Cabinet Shop, Handtool Woodworking, SAPFM, Woodcraft
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Every Piece Has a Story
Several weeks ago we had the opportunity to visit the home of a friend. I had understood that he had a significant collection of period furniture, but we were unprepared for what we saw. After his wife treated us to a cup of … Continue reading
Posted in Shop Happenings
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Symposium Aftermath
Now that the 2014 edition of the Working Wood in the Eighteenth Century Symposium is over and all of our attendees are (hopefully) back home safe, sound, and ready for another year of period furniture making, we thought we should … Continue reading
Posted in Shop Happenings, Symposium, Tables
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The Finished Finials – finally
We’ve had a project in the shop I’d like to tell you all about. Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Trades Department is working with The Museum of the American Revolution to construct a copy of George Washington’s wartime Headquarters- “The First Oval … Continue reading
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