01/21/12
Peter Galbert is a full time
chairmaker. Before specializing in green wood chairmaking he built
custom cabinetry and furniture as well as museum displays. Peter
has taught at many craft schools around the country including the
Penland School of Crafts, the North Bennet Street School, the
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Peters Valley Craft School,
Kelly Mehlers School of Woodworking, Highland Woodworking and the
Arrowmont School of Crafts. Besides making chairs and teaching,
Peter also writes the Chairnotes
blog and produces the
Galbert Caliper. In 2001, Peter and his wife Sue moved
from Manhattan to Bethel, New York where he currently lives and
works.
In his lecture, Peter will discuss the tools, materials and
techniques that are used in making one of Americas most iconic and
enduring furniture forms, the Windsor chair. He will detail
the transformation from green log to finished chair and explain why
hand tools are the most efficient and enjoyable way to make a truly
comfortable, durable and beautiful chair.
In the Saturday workshop, Peter will demonstrate the techniques
used in Windsor chairmaking, including green wood riving, shaving,
steam bending, turning and carving. He will also demonstrate the
joinery techniques and demystify the angles and design elements
that make up a great chair. It will be an action packed day, so
bring a notebook, camera and lots of questions.
05/19/10
Here are our 2011 - 2012 National Speakers
Will
Neptune, Router Jigs & Fixtures for
Furniture Construction, September 23, 2011
Michael
Fortune, Design and Construction Processes
With Examples, November 4, 2011
Scott Grove, Advanced Veneering Techniques,
December 9, 2011
Bill
Grumbine, Bowl Turning
Techniques, Jannuary 20, 2012
Peter
Galbert, Windsor Chairs, February 24, 2012
George
Walker, Unlocking the Designer Inside You,
March 16, 2012
Silas
Kopf, The Techniques and Artistry of
Marquetry, April 13, 2012