October 31 - November 02, 2014
Mindful
Making:
A
Rustic
Furniture
Studio
Daniel
Mack
In
this
age
of
shopping
online,
discover
the
joy
of
making
things
by
hand
with
materials
discovered
in
the
beautiful
forests
of
Rowe.
Here’s your chance to use your hands and make something you can take
home with you -- a rustic bench or table, sturdy and functional,
constructed from a slab log that you’ll shape yourself and fit with
branch legs. Working with the author of the classic Making Rustic Furniture,
you’ll work with hand and power tools and use the traditional mortise
and tenon joint and other forms of joinery, learning the unique
qualities of natural materials and how to work with the wood, not on the wood. You’ll also make a small, scale-model “trophy chair” of twigs
and sticks, one that uses the same techniques as a full-size chair.
You’ll gain the ability to work with the surprising challenges and
subtleties of the rustic way of making things, acquire a better
understanding of personal design, and develop an appreciation for the
breadth of materials found in nature. You’ll also have a lot of fun!
Limited to 20 people. $25 materials fee.
Daniel Mack has been working with sticks,
saplings, logs, bark, and driftwood to make rustic furniture for 30
years. In addition to the bestselling Making Rustic Furniture, he is the author of The Art of Rustic Furniture, The Rustic Workshop, and Rustic Garden Furniture and Accessories.