The following news article from the SAPFM website is reprinted with their permission: SAPFM is pleased to announce that Allan Breed has been selected to receive the 2012 Cartouche Award. Al has spent his life around…
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Creating the 45 degree mitered dovetail on the Townsend Document Chest
One of the small but very important details on the Townsend Document Chest project that the PFG group is building is the mitered dovetail corners at the top of the chest. Al Breed described one method for…
Document Chest Project is off and running
Al Breed’s shop in Rollinsford NH was buzzing with activity on Saturday September 24th as members of the Guild’s Period Furniture sub-group showed up to learn from this master of the Newport furniture style. After…
Mahogany kits ready for the PFG project
If you were one of the PFG members who participated in the group buy organized by Roger, you should have received an e-mail today with details about your mahogany, and how to arrange to pick it up. If you have any…
A Load of Mahogany
Just before hurricane Irene blew into town on the weekend, 3,200 pounds of genuine mahogany arrived in New Hampshire from Pennsylvania. Nineteen of the people participating in the sub-groups Townsend doument chest…
Period Furniture Project—Begins Sept 2011
Announcing the Fall 2011 Period Case Construction Program with Allan Breed Document Chest – John Townsend 1760-1765 27 3/4 x 25 7/8 x 12 7/8″ (includes moulding) Reproduction by Stephen Fee Breed School…
PFG Meeting Summary — July 23 2011
With temperatures in the high 90′s the air conditioned environment at the Woodcraft Supply in Newington NH was a great place to be on Saturday morning as members of the PFG subgroup got together for our regular…
Period Furniture Meeting – June 4, 2011
by Michael BrownI am pleased to announce an exciting program for the upcoming PFG meeting on June 4,2011 that will be held at the Woodcraft Store in Newington NH. Our First presenter is Clive Hamilton who Tom…
Presentation by Peter Follansbee—May 7, 2011
Let me alert you to a great opportunity to meet and attend a presentation by Peter Follansbee who is one of America’s most famous craftsman. Peter has been crafting seventeenth century reproduction furniture for 20…
PFG meeting Sat March 26th, 9 am – noon
Many of you know Bruce Eaton and Matt Wajda, graduates of the North Bennet St. School and owners of a successful woodworking shop, Piscataqua Design, LLC in South Berwick Maine. I am excited to announce that Matt and…
PFG Happenings
If your interests in woodworking are around the topic of “period furniture”, then the last couple of months have given you plenty of opportunity to participate in community activities related to that…
PFG Meeting at Al Breeds—Jan 15th 2011
Saturday Jan 15th 2011 at Al Breeds shop. Coffee and donuts at 8:30, meeting starts at 9:30. Hosted in conjunction with the New England chapter of SAPFM. The next meeting of the Period Furniture Group will be held in…
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