Fine Woodworking New England — April 26 & 27
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The Fine Woodworking New England 2-day event in Manchester, Connecticut, will feature dozens of demonstrations by Frank Strazza, Steve Latta, Larissa Huff, Andrew Hunter, and many more.
By Michael Pekovich Mar 06, 2024
It has been a while since Fine Woodworking has held a live event, and we figured the best way to get back on track is with a free event hosted by Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking. The Fine Woodworking New England 2-day event in Manchester, Connecticut, will feature dozens of demonstrations by Frank Strazza, Steve Latta, Larissa Huff, Andrew Hunter, and many more. The show will also feature tool makers as well as an antique tool flea market.
We will have live scheduled demonstrations as well as ongoing demonstrations throughout the show. We hope to live-stream the demonstrations for Unlimited members who can’t make it to the show. We’ll have some food trucks on hand during the event as well. Special thanks to our sponsors Shaper Origin, Woodpeckers, Blue Spruce, and Titebond for helping to make the event possible. Special thanks as well to Bob Van Dyke at Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking for organizing the event and putting together the roster of demonstrators.
Come out and take in some demonstrations, say hi to your favorite authors, and hang out with fellow woodworkers. it’s a long-overdue invitation to get together and have some fun. I hope to see you there.
The event is free, but for us to plan properly we’d appreciate it if you pre-registered for the event here.
Scheduled demonstrations:
Andrew Hunter- Japanese & Western planes—They are not as different as you might think
Will Neptune- Applying geometry to American Period furniture design
Chuck Bender- Planning a project—from design & cutlist to execution
Tad Fallon- Gold-leaf gilding
Matt Bickford- Molding planes—Learn to make any molding at all by hand
Bob Van Dyke- The five-minute dovetail—what’s important and what’s not
Mike Mascelli- Basic furniture finishing
Frank Strazza- Painting with wood—Double-bevel marquetry
Steve Latta- Contemporary inlay techniques
Dave Douyard- Greenwood chair building—Steam bending and shave horses
Randy Wilkinson: – What species of wood is that? It may not be what you think it is!
Larissa Huff- TBD
Owen Madden- TBD
Kyle Kidwell- TBD
Additional demonstrators:
Al Breed
Mike Pekovich
John Coffey
David Lindow
Timothy Coleman
Randy Wilkenson
Chip Sowalski- Blacksmith at Mystic Seaport Museum
Joshua Klein- Mortise and Tenon magazine
Mike South
Michael Klein
Michael Wheeler