Listed are some other sites related to period furniture and related material. Please feel free to send contact these people.
Society of American Period Furniture Makers – dedicated to study and reproduction of 17th and 18th century furniture
New Hampshire Furniture Makers is another great source of member participation and samples of period furniture
Instructional Sites:
Nick Cook Wood Turner – nationally known wood turning
Classical Wood Carving – Ian Agrell is British wood carver
International Wood Collectors – society dedicated to the study of wood, sharing of samples and exchange of wood
Decorative Furniture Veneering – Paul Schurch teaches decorative veneering and sells high end veneered furniture
Period Furniture Construction and Techniques. Al Breed is one of the few exceptional instructors who is also an accomplished professional period furniture maker. Making period pieces that are duplicates of family heirlooms in museums around the U.S. and operating an excellent training facility in New England – Allan Breed
Period Furniture Construction and Techniques. Jeff Headley comes from a long line of period furniture makers. He and his brother, Mack, are known as excellent teachers and makers. Jeff is an excellent instructor who is very generous with his time and sharing of his talents. His school is Woodworking Workshops of the Shenandoah Valley – WWOTSV
Suppliers:
Veneer and rare woods – Carlton’s Rare Woods
Shellac Supplies – www.shellac.net
Museums:
Colonial Williamsburg – Home of SAPFM annual meetings and woodworking symposiums and the DeWitt Wallace Gallery
Winterthur Furniture – the Grand Master of period furniture
MESDA – Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
Maryland Historical Society
Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts
Informational Sites:
Hide Glue:
Bjorn Industries (experts and suppliers)
French Polish and Use of Shellac
