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Pre-conference class 2014
September 18, 2014 @ 9:00 am - September 19, 2014 @ 5:00 pm
Wine Cellar Stool or Drinking Chair
When: 9 – 5 on Thursday and Friday, September 18 and 19
Where: Little Log House Antique Power Show Grounds near Hastings (map page 3)
Class size: limit 16 students Cost: $140 Class Difficulty: Intermediate to advanced
Instructor: Gordon Williams, demonstrator for this year’s Fall Conference
Class description: The project for the pre-conference class by Gordon Williams will be a wine cellar stool or drinking chair. The stool will have 4 legs with a grape vine decorated cross support. The seat will be a wood plank. Pick a size when registering for the class.
Length 18″ – 24″
Depth 18″ – 24″
If you have a specific location planned and need a different size let me know and we should be able to accommodate. I will be picking up the seats at a local lumber yard. If you have a specific seat in mind and have the stock – bring it with.
What to bring: Personal tools (can be done as a team of 2): Gas forge, your own propane, anvil, hammers – cross peen, rounding 2x, large ball peen, vise, ¾” sot punch, ¾” square drift, 1″ turning / bending wrench, angle grinder – flap disk and wire wheel, hot rasp, C clamps, vise grips, rat tail file, stump for shaping leaves, tongs to fit 3/8″ x 1″, ¼” x ¾”, 3/8″ round, ¼” round, scrolling tongs, and any other favorite tools.
Group tools: 4 torch sets and a hand drill with drill index.
A layout table, 1 welder and treadle hammer – Gavins will be bringing one of each, but additional layout tables and treadle hammers with a 1″ hardie hole would be nice.
To register, send check for $140 made out to “Guild of Metalsmiths” to:
Jesse Gavin
N8214 330th street
Spring Valley WI 54767