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SUMMARY:Woodworking Demonstration - Dovetails with Bob Van Dyke
DESCRIPTION:Cutting dovetails for furniture- an 18th Century approach with Bob Van Dyke \nContemporary furnituremakers tend to highlight the joinery used in their furniture and most people consider any “handwork” especially dovetails\, as a hallmark of quality and craftmanship. In the 18th century cabinetmakers went to great lengths to conceal the joinery in the furniture they made. The ability to cut dovetails was considered so basic that no one gave them a second thought. How else would you hold two boards together? Nails\ncost money\, screws cost even more money- but dovetails were free! \nJoin furniture maker\, instructor and writer Bob Van Dyke as he demonstrates the making of this most basic but still fascinating furniture joint. Bob will demonstrate the making of through and lapped (half blind) dovetails and will demonstrate examples of how these joints were utilized in the construction of everything from simple drawers and boxes to full size high chests and dressing tables. This demonstration is suitable for woodworkers and non-woodworkers alike- all you need is an interest in history\, period furniture and\, most importantly\, Annapolis! \nBob Van Dyke Bio:\nAfter 18 years as an award-winning chef in French restaurants Bob left the business to begin a career in woodworking and teaching. Furniture making had provided an outlet to the pressures of the restaurant business until 1993 when he started the Harris Enterprise School of Fine Woodworking in Manchester\, CT. In seven years of operation the school gained national exposure and recognition. In 2000 he opened the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking in Manchester\, CT. The school was an instant success with students and instructors regularly coming from all over the world to teach or attend classes. He continually strives to expand his skills and knowledge and had been studying and building period furniture for over 30 years. He is a Contributing Editor for Fine Woodworking Magazine and has written articles for Woodshop News and American Period Furniture. He has also done many videos for www.finewoodworking.com. \nBob teaches classes and gives seminars at a number of different schools and woodworking guilds around the country. He is an active member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers and was the founder and editor of the Society’s quarterly e-magazine Pins & Tales until 2019. Bob resides in a converted historic horse-shoe nail factory in Hartford\, Ct.- just three blocks from the Wadsworth Atheneum. His free time is spent researching historic inlay techniques\, walking around Hartford and playing with his 4 grandsons whenever possible. He is especially interested in Federal-style furniture and the inlay work that was such a big part of that\nstyle.\nbobvandyke52@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/event/woodworking-demonstration-dovetails-with-bob-van-dyke/
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SUMMARY:Jane Austen Tour - August
DESCRIPTION:Participants will enjoy a 60-minute guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family\, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century\, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels.
URL:https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/event/jane-austen-tour-31/
CATEGORIES:Spotlight Tours
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SUMMARY:Art Express with the Curator - August 2026
DESCRIPTION:And it was after a long searching that I found a carpenter’s tool chest which was a very useful prize to me\, and much more valuable than a shipload of gold would have been at that time.\n– Daniel Defoe\, Robinson Crusoe\, 1719 \nTools for building and finishing a house were specific to the role of carpenter\, joiner\, master\, journeyman\, apprentice\, and the unskilled labor force\, which would have included slave labor. Craftsmen of the 18th-century learned to construct many of the tools they would need for practice in their trades such as gauges\, wood planes\, saws\, and other devices for framing\, construction\, and finishing details. \nJoin Hammond-Harwood House Curator Lucinda Dukes Edinberg to learn about the history and function of the tools used by these craftsmen to build a house like the Hammond-Harwood House. \nThis lecture is offered free of charge. Please consider making a donation to support Hammond-Harwood House or becoming a member.
URL:https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/event/art-express-with-the-curator-august-2026/
LOCATION:Hammond-Harwood House\, 19 Maryland Ave.\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401\, United States
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