Again we were privileged to have a nationally known woodworking instructor give a seminar for our guild this year.  On February 2-3, Garrett Hack presented a workshop on the details of making fine furniture.

He started his presentation on Saturday morning with a slide show of different furniture styles and some of the pieces he has made over the years.  The slide show included photos of his workshop and farm in Vermont.

At the workbench he started with the scratch block and how to use it to add fine detail to furniture.  He showed how to make small beads and dados in furniture legs and aprons.  Next he showed how to make a scratch block and had each of us make our own from a piece of 1" ban saw blade and a block of maple.

Next he demonstrated how to make and install a piece of inlay.  This was an involved process but the finished product was perfect.

Sunday Garrett used the making of a drawer to demonstrate how to make a sliding dove tail and a hand cut dovetail drawer front.

For more photos, see the Slide Show.

A special thanks to Richard for hosting the seminar at his workshop.