SAPFM Members
in the News
Brian Coe has written about a Moravian Christmas pyramid and describes how to make one in the 2008 Christmas issue of Early American Life.
Mary May's carving career is the subject of a feature article in the October 2008 issue of Woodshop News.
Al Hudson's work is featured in the October/November 2008 issue of American Woodworker Magazine.
Ed Stuckey's Federal demi-lune card table appears in the December 2008 issue of Woodwork magazine.
Tony Kubalak has won the Best Traditional Design Award from the Minnesota Woodworking Guild. Tony exhibited a Philadelphia Queen Anne side chair. You can read more about Tony's honor and the chair in the August issue of Woodshop News.
Congratulations to the following SAPFM members who appear in Early American Life's 23rd Directory of Traditional Crafts: Dennis Bork, James King, Tony Kubalak, Paul Rulli, Mark Soukup, Duane Wendling, Fred Chellis, Brian Cunfer, and Jim Van Hoven. Cartouche Award winner Gene Landon served as one of the judges for this year's Directory.
Eight pieces of Bob Whitley's work from the Michener Art Museum's retrospective exhibit appear in the Gallery of the August 2008 issue of Woodwork magazine.
Walt Segl's shop is featured in an eight-page spread in WOOD magazine's special interest publication America's Best Home Workshops 2008.
Jeff Headley explains how to make a veneered serpentine drawer front with cockbeading in the July/August 2008 Fine Woodworking. In the Master Class feature, Jeff shows how to apply stringing to the same serpentine shape. Joel Ficke and W. Patrick Edwards have work featured in the Reader's Gallery.
Joshua Lane, Co-curator of Historic Deerfield, is mentioned in the May 2008 Magazine Antiques for his role in organizing the exhibition Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture. The exhibition runs through 2012. Visit Historic Deerfield for more information.
Phil Lowe's McIntire armchair, Frank Woolley's serpentine bombé, and Mike Greenberg's collectibles box appear in the Gallery section of the June 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Joel Moskowitz explains how he hollow grinds chisels in the June 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Steve Latta compares 16 different marking knives in the June 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Robert Whitley's furniture is featured through June 1 in a retrospective of his work at the Michener Art Museum. Robert is the 2002 Cartouche Award winner.
Mark Arnold writes about the Peabody Essex Museum's The Art of Woodcarving in America exhibit in the June 2008 issue of Woodwork Magazine.
Tony Kubalak's serpentine bombé and Joel Ficke's Philadelphia high chest appear in the Gallery section of the June 2008 issue of Woodwork Magazine.
Steve Latta writes about reproducing moldings in the April 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Alf Sharp, 2008 Cartouche Award recipient is featured in the March issue of Woodshop News.
Peter Howell's workshop is featured in the February/March 2008 issue of Woodcraft Magazine.
Patrick Edwards writes about painting in wood in February 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
How You Can Support SAPFM
There are many ways to support the Society of American Period Furniture Makers. Join SAPFM and get involved in the regional chapter in your area, volunteer to help organize and staff the mid-year and annual conferences. Join the online discussion forum and share your knowledge and expertise, or submit an article for consideration to American Period Furniture.
Conferences, the publication of American Period Furniture, and the maintenance and development of the website are partially offset by membership dues and conference fees. Your tax deductible charitable donation will help support these efforts as well as enable SAPFM to provide new programs and services to its members.
The Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM) is legally recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a not-for-profit corporation, organized and operated exclusively for public and charitable purposes, to provide a forum for the education of the craft of period furniture-making.
Donations made in the 2003 tax year and thereafter (which can include cash or non-cash gifts, bequests, legacies, devises, transfers, etc.) may be used as a charitable contribution by donors on their Federal tax returns. Any individual, estate, trust, corporation or foundation that makes a charitable donation may be eligible. Donors should always consult with their accountant for tax advice.
Your generous donation affords us the opportunity to expand our educational endeavors and provide financial support to individuals and other groups who share our interest in period furniture-making. Donors can feel satisfaction knowing that they have helped support SAPFM’s educational mission, and at the same time enjoy a deduction on their Federal income tax returns.
If you have questions concerning your membership status or in making a charitable and tax-deductible donation, please feel free to contact Brad Ormsby, Secretary/Treasurer, SAPFM.
