Nearly finished with a hand-made F-style mandolin! This mandolin has been in the works since May of this year, and should be ready to play for the afternoon music at this year’s Fair. Be sure to come and listen!
We are gearing up for our upcoming fair in just a few more days! There are many demonstrations and seminars that will be going on throughout the day so please view our schedule to see the list to plan out which ones you will want to attend. One that I am particularly excited about is … Read more
Every year at this time, I make a trek northward to De Kalb Texas. Its about 4 hours north east of here. I go to a huge sawmill in search for a few good logs to demonstrate chairmaking at our annual Homestead Fair. I’m looking for a good straight log that is about 5 to … Read more
Inside the School of Woodworking Shop, Stan Beckworth was hand carving flowers in a piece of wood. A familiar face to many who have come out to the Homestead Craft Village or taken a class through The Ploughshare Institute For Sustainable Culture, Stan has been a woodworker and teacher for over 20 years and taught … Read more
In our Woodworking Booth in the Pavilion you’ll find lots of unique, one-of-a-kind, hand made solid wood products for sale and display. This year one of our young woodworking students, 15 year old Matthew Taylor, is building his first Cedar Chest. This Chest is made using hand cut dovetails and solid Cedar wood. Every seam … Read more
Inside the Homestead School of Woodworking Shop several projects were in progress. First was Joel Lancaster (who is also the drummer for the Heritage Choir and Orchestra), building a new Spring Pole Bowl Lathe. Joel told us: “This is a foot powered lathe built using old barn beams, easily made from local materials, this one is made … Read more
One of our craftsmen is building a fancy box for the Fair this year. Our woodworkers have built many award winning pieces of furniture exhibiting fine craftsmanship and skills. You or your kids can try your hand at woodworking too: at our Fair, visit the Woodworking booth or the Make-Your-Own tent, and ask if you … Read more
