I just received Karen Clifton's latest post from Karen's Cafe blog at Marc Adams School of Woodworking.
What a happening place for woodworkers! The classes that I've listed below are being taught by some of the world's best contemporary marquetry and inlay artists.
A Great Offering of Woodworking Instructors
From Karen's post: "We have a GREAT offering of instructors this week at Marc Adams School of Woodworking.
Alf Sharp, Stephen Proctor and Silas Kopf are here this week to lend their genius to students. I know Alf and Stephen fairly well…at least well enough to give em’ a great big hug. Silas I had just met at lunch today..."
This is the class that I have worked on for 17 years. MASW is proud to welcome Silas, who is one of the best Marquetrians/furniture makers of modern time. The class will be hands-on, with an emphasis on teaching the double-bevel method of sawing marquetry. Additional techniques covered in daily lectures will include parquetry, banding, Boulle work and packet sawing. Additionally there will be a discussion of the history of marquetry and inlay and their use as furniture decoration. Students will have plenty of time to practice hand sawing veneers to create veneer pictures. Key points: simple inlay; parquetry; bandings; double-bevel cutting; traditional piece-by-piece packet cutting; boulle work; history of marquetry.Inlay and Engraving with Grit Laskin - June 14-18, 2010
This five-day session will be divided into two parts. The first two days will focus on inlay. Discussion and demonstrations will cover all of the steps required to create inlays out of a variety of shells and stone. You will learn the basics of how to adjust thickness, cut, file, and accurately inset these semiprecious materials into ebony. Day three begins with an ongoing discussion of inlay design, outlining Grit's approach, and how to create your own designs. The second part of the week will focus on hand-engraving, the technique that has traditionally brought detail and dimension to inlay. You will learn how, with just a simple hand tool, to achieve an unprecedented degree of realism. Key points: learn to cut shell, stone, and ebony; working with a jeweler's saw; using a Dremel mini-router; learn to "see" the way an artist "sees"; correct ways to grind and sharpen a graver; how to accurately draw and engrave a human portrait.Advancing Your Veneering Skills with Paul Schurch - August 2-August 6
This class is a comprehensive five-day workshop on advanced veneering techniques, and exploring the many possibilities that veneering can provide. It includes project-oriented studies of decorative veneering, parquetry, inlay, and marquetry that can be applied to a variety of cores, from lightweight honeycomb to curved panels and beyond. Design theory, drawing, planning the veneer work, and building finished veneered panels for furniture will be the focus of this class. This is for those students who currently have some veneering experience and want to take their work to the next level with confidence. The class will progress into more advanced pattern matching, parquetry radial matches, and curved work. With this knowledge and experience, the quality of your work will be dramatically improved, and a whole new level of veneering will be possible with your own pieces.Stone Inlay With Paul Schurch - August 7-August 8
This two-day class is about discovering the possibilities and applying the principals of using stone, onyx, marble, gemstones, and semiprecious stone inlay to decorate furniture, or to be displayed as an art piece that could hang on a wall. There are many methods that have been used in the past, yet this craft is not frequently seen in furniture decoration for a good reason. It is the perceived time it takes, and the specialized tooling, high skill level and brute application patience one must have to achieve the spectacular and long-lasting results found in many museums all over the world.
The advantage with today's modern adhesives and newer inexpensive stone working tools is that the process can be distilled down to some basic principles and techniques that involve a unique approach for doing stone inlay which can enhance decorated art work including furniture. Students will get some hands-on experience to see if this something they will continue using for their own work in the future. Key points: see a comprehensive overview of the craft; understand the working properties of stone; design patterns for stonework inlay; handle and cut different stone material; work with simple stone working tools; cut, fit, and glue stonework into a foundation.
Marc Adams Videos and DVDs
His “Technical Technique” video series is the largest-selling video series in the history of woodworking, and he was recently awarded four “Telly” awards.
OK, I'll go first! I'd love to hear from some of the folks at Mark Adams School of Woodworking and other woodworking enthusiasts. What do you think about this post - and blog? How can we make it more relevant and valuable? Please speak up and shed some light on the way forward.
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