Alan Daigre's Show Schedules

Alan Daigre’s show schedule for the year can be found here: http://alandaigredesigns.com/alandaigredesigns

Also he will serve on the jury for the American Craft Exposition in Chicago in March and has a solo exhibition at The Bascom in Highlands, NC during July 2015.

If you have shows, class schedules or other events you’d like Guild members to know about, please email us at informationcumberlandfg@gmail.com.

Note from the President

In looking at the Cumberland Furniture Guild’s schedule for the year, I find myself excited at the progress that has been made and look forward to more opportunities for all the members in 2015. We have four incredible business members, Woodcraft, Mimms Lumber, Good Wood Nashville, and Fort Houston, all providing opportunities, meeting spaces, and support for our members. The schedule includes four meetings, three socials and one show! They will afford many opportunities to share, learn and enjoy time with other talented woodworkers in Middle Tennessee. 

In the past year we made a number of changes including improving our website, adding a blog, getting on Facebook, holding two shows, providing a lecture and workshop with author and artist, Jeff Miller, enjoying social time, and participating in community service.

We were delighted to collaborate with Christian Holihan of Artisan Care in October to build a table and benches that became the centerpiece in a community house which serves as a gathering place and safe refuge for families, visitors, and community groups in a low income area of East Nashville. Martha Berry and DiAnne Patrick provided their work shop, Christian arranged for awesome lunches and snacks to be provided, Roger Gramm of Just Plane Wood provided the finishing, and a good time was had by all participants. I am grateful for members and new friends Gil Fuqua, Lionel Barrow, DiAnne Patrick, Brad Rodriquez, Graham Campbell, Brad McPherson and Peggy Joseph. Their input and help was invaluable.

In November, David Sapp showed us the magic of CNC technology, while Bill Maddox shared the allure of vintage hand tools. Whether you were interested in chair design, new tools, age old techniques or promoting your business, we were able to provide an opportunity for you to learn. Having been an educator for 23 years, I think that is what I appreciate most about the Guild. There are always people eager to share their knowledge and insight, yet eager to learn from others.

As this year begins, I hope you will be able to join us often and benefit greatly from being a part of this special organization. Believe it or not, we are already planning events for 2016. Please contact us on the website, email us, follow us on Facebook or give us a call and let us know what you would like to see in the coming year. The board is eager to make this guild the best it can be for you. Help us by letting us know what you would like to see and learn. Your involvement is what makes the Cumberland Furniture Guild work. 

Rita Kaplan

Cumberland Furniture Guild 2015 Meeting Schedule

Mark your calendars! We've got some great events coming up this year...

2015 Schedule

January 31 - Social at Woodturner's Meeting at the Marriott in Cool Springs.
February 28 - Craig Nutt on building miniatures and Alan Daigre will talk on trademarks at Craig Nutt's shop in Ashland City. 
March 14 - Social at Good Wood in East Nashville
April 4 - Show at Fort Houston: Come show and sell your work 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m
May 16 - Alf Sharp will discuss the furniture in Andrew Jackson's home at the Hermitage.
June 20 - Pig roast at Matthew Teague's house.
August 15 - Panel discussion - Working with government agencies. Craig Nutt, Anice Doak, Brenda Stein will speak at the Bellevue Library.
November 7 - Bill Maddox will talk about vintage hand tools at Mansker's Station in Goodlettesville.

What I'm Working On -- Mitch Roberson

Member Name: Mitch Roberson

City/Town, State: Nashville, TN

Website or blog: https://furnitude.blogspot.com

Title of Woodworking Project: Tage Frid-inspired Three-legged Stool

Project Category: Seating

Description: I've always loved Tage Frid's three-legged stool and decided to make a pair of them. I had a couple of funky pieces of maple with knot holes in them that I thought could be an interesting take on Frid's design. The stool is like a mini-course on woodworking because it includes angled dovetails, a mortise-and-tenon joint, lots of shaping, wedged through tenons and complex angles. 

Please see this blog post that contains links to the articles I wrote about the stool on the Craftsy woodworking blog.

What I'm Working On

I'd like to introduce a new series of posts called "What I'm Working On" to highlight the work of our guild members. We invite you to send in a brief description of something you're making or have completed recently. Please fill out this form and send some photos to informationcumberlandfg@gmail.com.

Thank you!
Mitch Roberson

Vanderbilt Arboretum Tour for Smartphones

The Vanderbilt University campus is home to over 6,000 trees representing 190 species. Thanks to the biology department, there is now a way to tour the arboretum with help from a smartphone: http://vanderbilt.edu/trees/tours/ .  Each of the 60+ trees on the tour has its own webpage complete with photos, information about the species and the history of the specific tree. Some of the tree labels even have QR codes so you can scan them on your phone and be directed to the webpage. Whether you are a fan of Juglans nigra (black walnut) or Maclura pomifera (osage orange), it's great to see the trees in their natural setting.  

Fall Meeting Reminder

REMINDER

The Cumberland Furniture Guild Fall Meeting

The fall meeting will include a CNC demonstration by David Sapp as well as a demonstration of vintage hand tools by Bill Maddox

November 22, 2014

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held at Woodcraft, 209 S. Royal Oaks Blvd Ste. 164, Franklin, TN 37064