Classes

New Classes and Old

I'm starting to get back in the swing of things again. I've been working on a settee and a set of barstools, visiting my mom a lot, getting my book finalized, going through my father's papers. Recently, I found this: These directions guided my dad and me to...

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Two New Classes

If this year has a theme, it's called Lost Art Press.  Chris Schwartz was here a couple weeks ago taking photos for my new book (if we're lucky, it may be available by the end of the year).  Then he's coming back in April to film a video of me teaching my...

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Black Ash Pack-Basket Class

"Penny Hewitt runs a great class,"  Curtis Buchanan told me after traveling to Vermont to make a pack basket with her.  "She's personable and laid-back, and she knows her stuff.  You should have her teach at your shop." A couple weeks ago, Penny emailed...

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December Loop Back Class

Just yesterday I finished teaching a wheelbarrow class with Peter Ross. One of my favorite parts of this class is the intersection between wood and fire. The tire gets heated in a wood fire before it is shrunk onto the wheel and even the staples for the staked sides...

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A New Wheelbarrow Class

Peter and I are at it again. Last year's wheelbarrow class was so much fun we've decided to do it again. A local sawmill is at work sawing one of the last green ash logs in the Piedmont for barrow frames (no thanks to you Mr. Emerald Ash Borer) and we've got Roy...

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Seat Blanks for Sale

I've been doing some spring cleaning. Yesterday and today I've been hauling pine seat blanks into the attic from where they've been air-drying outside. Before that, I was going through more seats upstairs, making room. The upshot is that I have found some surplus...

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Wheelbarrow Making Class Photos

Last week's wheelbarrow making class with Peter Ross was a great success.  And a lot of fun. First everyone spent a day moving my firewood around, so they could learn the proper use of a wheelbarrow. (I'm mostly kidding.) My mentor Curtis Buchanan took the class,...

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18th Century Loop Back Chairmaking Class

Boy, I've been busy!  I taught a wonderful class with Eric Cannizzaro at Penland, NC in July, building Jennie Alexander ladderback chairs.  Then my wife Morgan and I toured around for ten days, visiting family, friends and Lost Art Press in Cincinnati. ...

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