Geoff Wonnacott: Two GSAM "Furniture Workshops"

On Monday, October 14 through Wednesday, October 16, IGMA Fellow Geoff Wonnacott will offer a workshop to construct a French Transitional Louis XV-XVI Bureau (c1774). Workshop participants will learn how to build the desk from a prepared cutting list of timbers and veneers. They will be taught how to cut and shape the cabriole legs, assemble and fit the drawers, apply parquetry, and do cross banding. Students will also prepare and fit fine brass gallery, add brass mounts and authentic hardware.

French Transitional Louis XV-XVI Bureau (c1774).

On Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18,  Geoff Wonnacott will offer a two-day workshop to construct a George III Chippendale Silver Table.

Class participants will learn how to construct the table from a prepared cutting list of timber. They will cut the pierced gallery and brackets on a fretsaw or scroll saw. Students will be taught how to reed the legs (a series of rounded ridges or groves cut vertically). They will learn how to do mitre beading around the rail and apply the finish.

George III Chippendale Silver Table

Instructor Geoff Wonnacott of England, IGMA Fellow in Furniture

Go to the Good Sam Show Academy website for a detailed class description and to see more photos. You will also find information about attending the Academy and the Registration Form.  http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net/goodsamacademy.htm