I have been stuck in a little too deep on peasant furniture and have forgotten to announce this: I am presenting at Colonial Williamsburg�s 26th annual �Working Wood in the 18th Century� conference Jan. 25-28.� This year�s theme is...
I have been stuck in a little too deep on peasant furniture and have forgotten to announce this: I am presenting at Colonial Williamsburg�s 26th annual �Working Wood in the 18th Century� conference Jan. 25-28.�
This year�s theme is �By the Book,� and it will focus on the relationship between the printed word and woodworking. I was asked to give a presentation on the history of woodworking books (one of my favorite topics), and I�ll also do a demonstration on using M. Hulot�s workbench for chairmaking operations.
Hulot�s bench is so ubiquitous among chairmakers that even Chester Cornett in Eastern Kentucky worked on one. And it is still used today.
Also Lost Art Press-related, Whitney B. Miller, author of �Henry Boyd�s Freedom Bed� will present a talk on Henry Boyd and the development of his life story into a children�s book.
Of course, the conference schedule is packed with demonstrations by top-notch woodworkers and carpenters, and I am excited to be able to sit in on many of the presentations. Check out the list here. I�m particularly excited to see Harold Caldwell, Mary Herbert and Shelby Christensen�s presentation on Joseph Moxon�s techniques in his section on carpentry.
In-person registration for the event closes tomorrow at midnight. So make a decision in the clutch and make the trip if you can. Register here.
If you register or already registered, please leave a comment below. If there are enough Lost Art Press readers going, perhaps we can organize a happy hour or a meet-up during the conference.�
I hope to see you there. This is my first visit to Colonial Williamsburg (really!), so be gentle.
� Christopher Schwarz
