May 22, 2012

Upcoming videos from Woodworking in America in Cincinnati

Over the next several weeks I will be posting video of sessions I attended and recorded at the 2010 Woodworking in America conference in Cincinnati, October 1-3. I do this in order to share with you, passionate fellow woodworkers.

The list of upcoming videos is as follows – I might publish them in order different from that listed:

  1. Christopher Schwarz: How to grind your tools
  2. George Walker: Use dividers to lay out anything
  3. Christopher Schwarz: Honing straight or curved irons
  4. George Walker: Better design using simple shapes & forms
  5. George Walker: Put some mojo in your designs
  6. Frank Klausz and Roy Underhill: Dovetailing drawers
  7. Marc Adams: Amazing router jigs for inlay, ellipses, and “faux” dovetails
  8. The Sindelar Traveling Tool Museum – a short video tour
  9. Don Williams: Boulle work – an introduction and demonstration

Stand by! This will require lots of editing, as I must cut sessions down to around 10 minutes, while retaining the message such that it makes sense. The best way to keep up as I publish is to subscribe to the blog via an RSS Reader, or via e-mail (see below).

In case you have not seen it yet, you can view the 2010 Woodworking in America Schedule of Classes here, or you can download the complete schedule here, in PDF format. And if you wish to learn about the Instructors, click here; the page includes the photos of each instructor, the sessions they led, and a short summary of their expertise. Of course, you probably should also start planning to attend the next conference; the venue will be announced at a later date by Popular Woodworking Magazine, most likely on the Editors’ blog.

If you have the time, and you have not had a chance to see videos I posted of all the previous Woodworking in America conferences, you can select articles by city where they took place, as follows – in the case below I show how to select the Cincinnati Conference:

Select from the main drop-down menu.

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More than anything else, enjoy – this web site is for you!

Al Navas

A little push for Woodworking in America – 17th century carving

If you are still on the fence about attending Woodworking in America this year, don’t wait any longer. I trust what follows will change your mind.

First, class sessions are sold out – you won’t be able to attend, as you simply cannot register for any courses. Registration closed a while back.

What is still available? The Exhibitor Marketplace, of course!  Click here to read an article by Christopher Schwarz – you will get to meet Tommy MacDonald, Rob Cosman, Reto Odermatt, and Don Webber; in fact, they will be “permanent fixtures” for the duration of the Marketplace!

And if you have not considered attending the conference this year, maybe this article will make you want to attend next year. For example, a 17th century carved box by Peter Follansbee, which he shared with us during his hands-on session at Valley Forge, in the 2009 edition of the conference:

Carved box by Peter Follansbee.

If looking at this box still does not sway you to plan to attend, maybe the following video will help change your mind. I extracted 20 minutes from Peter’s 90-minute hands-on session at Valley Forge. This is the value you get when you attend the conference: you get a unique chance to watch, and to work with, the principal woodworkers invited to lead the hands-on sessions. The close-up exchange of ideas, the question – answer environment, is a terrific way to learn during the conference.

Enjoy this video! And Please let me know if you like what you see – details of carving, Peter’s technique to quickly make a tenon using a large chisel, his drawboring technique, etc.  — Al Navas

I hope to meet many of you in Cincinnati. Have a safe drive!

Woodworking in America 2010 registration is now open

Great news! The registration web site is now open to everyone wishing to attend. For details, please visit the official conference web site, at http://www.woodworkinginamerica.com/register/. You can also get a quick glance at the schedule of activities by reading the “glance” web page. Finally, you can find a complete class schedule by clicking here.

What: The 2010 Woodworking in America conference (WIA for short)

Where: Cincinnati, OH

Venue: Northern Kentucky Convention Center

Dates: October 1-3

Special events: Toolmakers’ dinner, Keynote dinner, Covington Pub Crawl, The Feast of Andre Roubo, and a visit to the Whitewater Shaker Village.

From the General Menu for the conference:

Woodworking in America Events provide in-depth explorations of subjects important to woodworkers and are brought to you by the most trusted name in woodworking information— Popular Woodworking Magazine. Presented by leading experts in the fields of woodworking, tools and furniture, our Conference sessions are useful and informative (and also a ton of fun!) for woodworkers of all skill levels and interests. In addition, our Marketplace area lets you try out the newest woodworking tools, talk to their makers and find the right equipment for your workshop.

I have attended all previous WIA conferences (links to videos I shot and edited on the main menu, above). The previous conferences focused mainly on hand tools; this year’s conference will be unique, because if offers a blend of power tools and hand tools. I believe you will enjoy attending, and getting hands-on instruction from well-known experts.

Al Navas

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