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Al Breed Presents Period Furniture Construction
Techniques
February 18-19, 2012
The Peach State Chapter of SAPFM spring meeting will
feature Allan Breed, the 2012 Society of American Period Furniture Makers
Cartouche Award winner. Al will be providing
demonstrations and discussions on the construction techniques for period
furniture.
The presentation will cover the construction sequence
and techniques used to build period furniture. The format will include photos of
construction sequences and discussion of techniques, complications, and methods
of overcoming them. Demonstrations
of methods of scratch stock molding, hammer veneering, reeding and fluting,
carving in the round, and use of rounds and hollows for molding will be
provided as they relate to the specific project. The current schedule is for Al to walk
us through the construction sequence of a dwarf clock, Newport Townsend
highboy, ball and claw carving (
Following
the presentation, there is a 2 ½ day workshop open to the first 12
members to sign up. This will be
a hands on workshop consisting of
demonstrations and participation in period hand tool construction
techniques. Primary activities will
include curved molding, veneering, reeding and fluting, carving in the round,
draw pinned joints, scratch stocks for curved molding. This workshop is from noon on Sunday
until Tuesday afternoon.
A
pre-meeting will be held on Friday evening, February 17 with a slide
presentation by Al on his furniture at 7:00 PM at the Woodcraft store located
at
By awarding Al the
Cartouche Award, he was recognized for a lifetime of accomplishments in
constructing and teaching about period furniture. As stated on the SAPFM site: “The
Cartouche Award is SAPFM's way of acknowledging the contributions made by
craftsmen, educators, conservators, and supporters, professional or hobbyist,
who have inspired or instructed others, or who have simply made the world more
pleasing as a result of their skillful labors.” Please see both the SAPFM site (www.sapfm.org) and Al’s site for more
information about his many accomplishments (http://www.allanbreed.com/page/about-allan
).
Advance
registration is encouraged as space will be limited. The Friday night slide show is free and
open to all. The fee for the
Saturday and Sunday seminar is $50 and the fee for 2 ½ day workshop that
goes from noon Sunday through Tuesday is $200. Additional information is available at www.peachstatesapfm.info/events.htm
. SAPFM (Society of American Period
Furniture) membership is required to participate in the Saturday and Sunday and
Sunday through Tuesday events but individuals may join in advance or at the
event. Those wishing to learn more
or to join may do so by going on-line at www.sapfm.org. Contact Ken Johnson with questions
– 770-853-9874 or at peachstatesapfm@gmail.com
. To register, checks should be
made out to “Peach State SAPFM”. One check can be written for both events
or just the one you want to attend.
Mail to Ken Johnson,
Details on Al Breed
Al will focus on techniques as they related to the various
projects. He will discuss details
of the project, how it accomplished it, showing photos of construction and
various approaches. He will also demonstrate
some of the key techniques. The
example of the
Al
has given talks on
Al also teaches on the construction of the
Example
of
Carving
discussion and demonstrations will also be a part of the presentation. Al is known for his carving and
specializes in
Use of hide glue and
shellac are fundamentals for Al.
Below he is shown hammer veneering which will be demonstrated during the
presentation. During the workshop,
participants will practice the craft.
Details
of dovetail detail in hood.
Below
are some photos of the many works Al has completed. He will be showing more during his
presentation and workshop.
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