eLetter - The double life of Colonial Williamsburg's Bill Pavlak

Your newsletter from FineWoodworking.com [View in Browser]( [Fine Woodworking]( Hello, Valued Reader ! [Save up to 56% - Subscribe Now]( [VIDEO]( [PLANS & PROJECTS]( [HOW-TO]( [WORKSHOP]( [TOOL GUIDE]( The double life of Colonial Williamsburg's Bill Pavlak For 40 hours a week, Bill Pavlak works in the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop at Colonial Williamsburg. He also builds furniture at home in a 21st century way, though still mostly with hand tools and traditional joinery. The contrasts between the two approaches often seem stark, but how different are they really? In [Bill's introductory blog post]( he explains the differences in tools, and the differences in mindset. More for FineWoodworking.com members: - [In this video]( from 2005, Tara Gleason, associate curator of the furniture collection at Colonial Williamsburg, takes viewers on a tour of the exquisite collection on display at the historic site in Virginia. Gleason explores the different kinds of ornamentation used on furniture of the period, including carvings, turned elements, inlay, veneer, and marquetry. - The historic cabinet shop at Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum that brings to life the furniture making trade that took place here more than 250 years ago. [In this video from 2007]( we met up with Mack Headley, the shop’s master cabinetmaker, for a tour of the busy shop, which features Bill Pavlak as a young apprentice. - Before the modern router arrived, craftsmen used a series of handplanes to do the tasks of cutting dadoes, rabbets, and sliding dovetails, and shaping edge profiles. [In this video]( Mack demonstrates how some of these planes were used for furniture. [Read More]( Dovetails in SketchUp You can lay out and draw dovetails manually in SketchUp, it’s more like cutting them by hand in the shop. To save time, our guru, Dave Richards uses some creative techniques and some ingenious plugins. [See More]( [facebook](#link) [twitter](#link) [SawStop]( [LOCK] The North Bennet Street School Toolbox Philadelphia Furniture Show, March 31 – April 2, 2017 Sha100 Only a few spots left! Fine Woodworking LIVE 2017 brings together experts in the field who are eager to share their passion. Join us for classroom instruction, technique demonstrations, and design inspiration. If you haven't registered yet, do it soon. There aren't many spots left! [See more]( [facebook](#link) [twitter](#link) Leonard Lee's Guide to Sharpening Save 15% on this amazing book! The Workbench Book Save 23% on this classic! [SHOP]( [Fine Woodworking]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [BECOME A MEMBER]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [youtube]( [THE TAUNTON PRESS]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( [SEND TO A FRIEND]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You have received this message because you are a Fine Woodworking customer or have registered on [FineWoodworking.com](. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to update your email preferences.