April 13-14: Build a Queen Anne Philadelphia william Savery Side Chair, Part I, with Bess Naylor. Usually constructed from maple, these early Philadelphia chairs have rush seats and turned construction. Savery was well recognized for his prolific output of this style of seating furniture. He had three disticnt designs, serpentine crests also known as a cupid's bow, slat-backs and yoked crests. These chairs have early cabriole legs terminating in a "crookt foot" (an early expression of a cabriole leg), spooned back,solid stay rails, turned front stretcher and applied seat casings. You will have the option to build one or two styles with differing crests and splats. Beautiful very early Philadelphis chairs!Class cost is $350.00 per class session. You will provide your own tools and materials. Class begins at 9am on each day and ends around 5pm, though the shop is usually open again in the evening for those who wish to work. Three parts to this project.

May 4-5: Build a Philadelphia Queen Anne Carved Slab Table, c 1730-1750, Part I, with Bess Naylor. This early Philadelphia Slab Table has cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet, carved shells on the knees, a scalloped skirt with chamfered fluted corners. Approx 29" high by 36. 5 wide and about 22" deep. Represents a very early form made in America. The original sold at Christie's in 1992 approaching a half million! Excellent class for beginners and experienced. 9am-5pm. $350.00 per class, a two part project.

May 18-19: Build a Very Early Barley Twist Joynt Stool, with Bess Naylor. A picture of this very early Joynt Stool was seen by us last year when building the Barley Twist Chest. There was great interest in it from those if us brave enough to take that class and we are returning this year with this small project. Note the opposite twists, another challenge to an already challenging technique! One class only. 9am-5pm. $350.00 class.

June 1-2: 18th c Joinery Basics, Build your own Sliding Lid Box, with Bess J. Naylor. Learn how to make basic joints with traditional 18th c hand tools such as dovetails, mortise and tenons, basic use of molding planes, etc as you build your own 18th c style sliding lid box. Class cost is $350.00 Starts at 9am sharp til 5ish. If you are curious about 18th century furniture and its construction joinery details, this is a great introductory class for you! You will need to bring a few basic tools tools. A small materials fee.

June 8-9: Build a Miniature Blockfront Chest, with Bess J. Naylor, Part I. "The scale of the detailing of this piece makes it a gem among surviving miniatures and ranks it as the finest of the three known blockfront miniature chests," wrote Joe Kindig III when the Hennages purchased the chest. It is from Boston, where the blockfront style was fashionable throughout the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods.." This quote from "American Antiques, The Hennage Collection", pg 130, by Elizabeth Stillinger says it all. This piece is truly a real GEM! Class cost is $350.00 per session and is three parts. Starts at 9am sharp til 5ish. You are responsible to bring your own tools and material.

June 29-30: Advanced Carving Techniques, with Master Carver Christopher Storb. Chris is a nationally recognized authority of eighteenth century American furniture. He has been working as a restorer and conservator of furniture and woodwork for dealers, private collectors, and major museums for over thirty years. Most recently he completed the restoration of the carved chimneypiece and the recreation of the missing frieze applique' in the drawing room of Mount Pleasant, a historic house museum in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia built in 1765. The class will provide instruction in learning from the tool, with the goal of gaining an understanding of how simple cuts can provide endless variety. We will gain facility in the handling of carving tools through repeated exercises that build confidence in a carvers ability to handle any design challenges that arise. Learn how to layout and produce repeating motifs used in both architectural and furniture carving - bead and reel, ribbon and flower, gadrooning, and variations of egg and dart. In addition we will examine techniques and execute low-relief and intaglio carving with the purpose of creating the flowing freedom of hand required in ornamental carving.” You will provide your own tools and a recommended tool list can be provided. There may be a modest material fee depending on final designs Chris selects. This is a great opportunity to expand your 18th c carving techniques, beginning, intermediate and advanced, from one of the most experienced period carvers of our time. Chris has been a go-to expert regarding period furniture and we are thrilled he has agreed to return to share more of that extensive knowledge with us in a workshop setting. Class cost is $450.00. Starts at 9am sharp.

July 20-23: Plane Making, with Expert Plane Maker Tod Herrli. Make your own Vee Plough Plane. Join Plane maker Tod Herrli to construct your very own wedge arm Vee plough plane in 4 days. This sweet plane ploughs angled rebates or vee grooves on wood surfaces. Used in combination with hollows and rounds, practically any molding can be constructed. Linen fold panels are just one of the many projects this plane will produce by ploughing the track that the hollows and rounds will follow. All with expert precision. This plane consists of a wedged blade in a body 3.5" tall by 9.5" long. The adjustable fence is skillfully stabbed through the plane body, held with captive wedges and decorated with ogee and astragal elements typical of a classic plough plane. This plane was used in last years Ogee plane class to "block out" the bottoms of the planes. The hollows and rounds were used in succession to finish the ogee profiles. After much acclaim during the 2012 ogee class, the students deemed the 2013 class project shall be the Vee Plough Plane. Class cost is $ 425.00 plus a Materials fee of $75.00.

July 27-28: Build a Queen Anne Philadelphia william Savery Side Chair, Part II, with Bess Naylor. Usually constructed from maple, these chairs have rush seats and turned construction. Savery was well recognized for his prolific output of this style of seating furniture. He had three disticnt designs, serpentine crests also known as a cupid's bow, slat-backs and yoked crests. These chairs have early cabriole legs terminating in a "crookt foot" (an expression of a trifid foot), spooned back,solid stay rails, turned front stretcher and applied seat casings. You will have the option to build one or two styles with differing crests and splats. Beautiful very early Philadelphis chairs!Class cost is $350.00 per class session. You will provide your own tools and materials. Class begins at 9am on each day and ends around 5pm, though the shop is usually open again in the evening for those who wish to work. Three parts to this project.

August 10-11: Build a Philadelphia Queen Anne Carved Slab Table, c 1730-1750, Part II, with Bess Naylor. This early Philadelphia Slab Table has cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet, carved shells on the knees, a scalloped skirt with chamfered fluted corners. Approx 29" high by 36. 5 wide and about 22" deep. Represents a very early form made in America. The original sold at Christie's in 1992 approaching a half million! Excellent class for beginners and experienced. 9am-5pm. $350.00 per class, a two part project.

September 7-8: Topic To Be Announced, with Steve Latta, Instructor at the Thaddeus Stevens School. Materials fee extra. Class cost is $350.00.

September 21-22: Build a Miniature Blockfront Chest, with Bess J. Naylor, Part II. "The scale of the detailing of this piece makes it a gem among surviving miniatures and ranks it as the finest of the three known blockfront miniature chests," wrote Joe Kindig III when the Hennages purchased the chest. It is from Boston, where thr blockfront style was fashionable throughout the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods.." This quote from "American Antiques, The Hennage Collection", pg 130, by Elizabeth Stillinger says it all. This piece is truly a real GEM! Class cost is $350.00 per session and is three parts.

October 19-20: Build a Queen Anne Philadelphia william Savery Side Chair, Part III, with Bess Naylor. Usually constructed from maple, these chairs have rush seats and turned construction. Savery was well recognized for his prolific output of this style of seating furniture. He had three disticnt designs, serpentine crests also known as a cupid's bow, slat-backs and yoked crests. These chairs have early cabriole legs terminating in a "crookt foot" (an expression of a trifid foot), spooned back,solid stay rails, turned front stretcher and applied seat casings. You will have the option to build one or two styles with differing crests and splats. Beautiful very early Philadelphis chairs!Class cost is $350.00 per class session. You will provide your own tools and materials. Class begins at 9am on each day and ends around 5pm, though the shop is usually open again in the evening for those who wish to work. Three parts to this project.

November 2-3: Topic To Be Announced, with Steve Latta, Instructor at the Thaddeus Stevens School. Materials fee extra. Class cost is $350.00.

November 16-17: Colorants and Shellac Techniques, with Bess Naylor. Bess will conduct a class on Basics of Colorants and Shellac Techniques. Learn the basics of how, when and where to use a variety of techniques and materials to apply color to new or existing surfaces. We will also explore the application and appropriate use of a variety of topcoats, with a special emphasis on shellac. Class will be directed to student's problem areas. Beginners encouraged, but experienced also welcomed to gain more expertise in problem areas. 9am-5pm. $350.00.

December 14-15: Build a Miniature Blockfront Chest, with Bess J. Naylor, Part III. "The scale of the detailing of this piece makes it a gem among surviving miniatures and ranks it as the finest of the three known blockfront miniature chests," wrote Joe Kindig III when the Hennages purchased the chest. It is from Boston, where the blockfront style was fashionable throughout the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods.." This quote from "American Antiques, The Hennage Collection", pg 130, by Elizabeth Stillinger says it all. This piece is truly a real GEM! Class cost is $350.00 per session and is three parts.

Seminar Registration, Please read carefully!

Seminar Policy:
Thank you for your interest in attending a woodworking seminar with us at Olde Mill. It should be an exciting and rewarding learning experience. The following is Olde Mill's Seminar Attendance Policy. In order to register for a class, you must pay a minimum deposit of $75.00 per person,per session. Full payment is due 4 weeks in advance of the class.There will be no exceptions. Your full payment will ensure that a space will be held for you in the class. Please comply with our policy or you may lose your spot in the class.

Single Session Seminars:
In the event that you cancel attendance to a single session seminar, you will be refunded ONLY if we are contacted in writing a minimum of four weeks prior to the course. This may be done by written US Mail or an email to Bess's email address that is confirmed back to you by email. If you do not provide us with proper notification, you will not be refunded your money. Our cancellation of a class will result in a complete refund. If you cancel attendence to a class for any reason, without following the above-stated policy, you are still expected to make full payment.

Multi-Session Seminars:
Due to the nature of on-going instruction with a more complex piece, we cannot fill a vacant bench space after a project has been started. If you cancel out of a class 60 days prior to the first session, then we will refund monies paid minus a $75.00 cancellation fee. If you cancel out of a class after the first session has been held, full payment is expected for all remaining classes of that project. Our cancellation of a class will result in a complete refund.

Strict adherence to this policy will be enforced for the mutual benefit of all involved. If you have any questions about this policy, please do not hesitate to call us. We greatly appreciate your cooperation.

Email seminar questions to Bess: sales@oldemill.com