Category Archives: Shop Happenings

A New Spinet… Almost Done

Posted on February 5, 2015 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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Another Symposium Done Gone

Posted on January 27, 2015 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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In Memoriam Jay Gaynor

Posted on August 1, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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CONGRATULATIONS TO KAARE AND BILL

Posted on July 20, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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?

Posted on July 4, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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I love wood! (I mean that with sincerity and sarcasm)

Posted on May 4, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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 | 7 Comments

Inaugural Meeting of the Tidewater SAPFM chapter

Posted on April 20, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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Every Piece Has a Story

Posted on March 25, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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Symposium Aftermath

Posted on January 31, 2014 by anthonyhayshop

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 →

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The Finished Finials – finally

Posted on November 13, 2013 by anthonyhayshop

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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