Maplewood Featured on FineWoodworking.com
At the recent Saratoga Woodworker’s Showcase, Fine Woodworking.com contributor Joe Larese stopped by the Maplewood booth and spoke with one of our young woodworkers practicing hand-cut dovetails. The video was posted recently on the Fine Woodworking website along with a nice article describing our goal of passing hand-tool skills on to future generations of woodworkers. As it turns out, Isaac is just one of over a dozen young students learning traditional joinery methods using hand tools. Our upcoming one-day workshop for parents and grandparents (November 2, 2013) will give...
Read MoreNortheastern Woodworking Show in Saratoga Springs, NY
Our booth at the 23rd annual Northeastern Woodworkers Association Show in Saratoga was busy, to say the least. throughout the weekend we conducted informal demonstrations on timber framing, guitar making, spoon making and tuning up hand planes. Over 500 attendees entered our drawing for the traditional joiner’s workbench.
Read MoreSmall Scale Agriculture
Beyond the realm of woodworking, the Maplewood Center for Common Craft is also dedicated to the preservation of small-scale agricultural traditions. This June, we will be demonstrating the traditional skill of harvesting hay with hand-sharpened scythes. In the near future, we also plan to offer additional workshops on various aspects of animal husbandry from pasture management and fencing to raising chickens and sheep.
Read MoreSpring Classes Have Begun!
Classes are currently underway in our hand-tool woodshop and newly completed timber framing shop. Participants in the recently completed Joiner’s Workbench class left with new levels of skill and increased understanding of traditional joinery and time-tested woodworking techniques, not to mention a hand-made workbench that will last a lifetime.
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