Description

In the Shaw Pembroke Table class, you’ll make a version of a table based on the Pembroke table in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA).

Shaw Pembroke Table

The five-day Shaw Pembroke Table class begins with full-scale shop drawings. Once the drawing is complete, the joinery phase begins. The week continues with making the rule and knuckle joints.

 

Some of the skills learned in the Pembroke Table class are:

• How to make knuckle joints
• Creating decorative rope carving on the legs
• Make perfect rule joints

Materials are not included in the class fee. Lumber for this project may be purchased through us or on your own and shipped to our shop at least four weeks prior to the class.

Each student should supply his, or her, own:

• Safety glasses and hearing protection
• Combination or machinist square
• Bevel gauge
• Bench chisels
• Carvers mallet
• Dovetail saw
• Marking gauge
• Smooth plane or jack plane
• Block plane
• Tape measure or folding rule

If you do not have the tools on the list, don’t panic; there are plenty of tools for your use in class.

Course Dates:

• May 10 – 14, 2027

 

The shop opens at 8:30 am. Class begins at 9:00 am.  A delicious lunch, snacks, and soft drinks are provided. Class ends at 4:30 pm – the shop remains open until 5:30 pm.

The class is limited to a maximum of 3 students.

Call or email to be placed on the waiting list if this class sells out.