Past Events

Below are the announcements for events prior to May 2022.
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Cumberland Furniture Guild Meeting Spring 2022
​Using Routers on the Lathe with John Lucas
Saturday, May 14th at 2 o'clock
Appalachian Center for Craft; 1560 Craft Center Drive; Smithville, TN 37166

 Hello Guild members!  Our spring meeting is Saturday, May 14th, featuring long time Guild member John Lucas.  He will demonstrate how he uses routers on the lathe.  The meeting will take place at the Appalachian Center for Craft.

   I encourage members and their guests to attend.  The Guild needs your support!  If you wish to join The Guild or update your membership, please visit www.cumberlandfurnitureguild.org.  Our book, "Practice Makes Perfect.  20 years of the Cumberland Furniture Guild" will be available.  We look forward to seeing you.

FWW Article by John Lucas

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Cumberland Furniture Guild Meeting
Winter 2022

Saturday, February 12th at 2 o'clock
Olhausen Billiards; 1124 Vaughn Pkwy.
Portland, TN 37148

Hello Everybody!  We are having an in-person meeting at Olhausen Billiards on February 12th.  At our last meeting with Railyard Studios, we learned that one of their products is a pool table made in collaboration with Olhausen.  Here is an opportunity to view the industrial side of craftsmanship at Olhausen.  We will learn about design, building, shipping, and sales.  We will see industrial machinery.  Brian Roselli and Don Frenken will lead our meeting.  I encourage all members, and their guests, to attend this one-of-a-kind meeting.  If you wish to join The Guild, or update your membership, please visit www.cumberlandfurnitureguild.org.  Additionally, our book, "Practice Makes Perfect.  20 years of the Cumberland Furniture Guild" will be available for $25.  Please come out and support the Guild.  We look forward to seeing you.

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​Cumberland Furniture Guild Meeting
Fall 2021

Saturday, September 25th at 2 o'clock
Rail Yard Studios; 57 Willow St. 
Nashville, TN 37210

Hello Everybody!  We are having an in-person meeting at Rail Yard Studios on September 25th.  They make unique furniture from railroad ties and rails.  I encourage all members, and their guests, to attend this one-of-a-kind meeting.  If you want to join or update your membership please visit www.cumberlandfurnitureguild.org.  Additionally, our book, "Practice Makes Perfect.  20 years of the Cumberland Furniture Guild" will be on sale for $25.  Please come out and support the Guild.  We look forward to seeing you and meeting some new faces.

Small Batch Presents: Brooke Waggoner // Railyard Studios from Small Batch Presents on Vimeo.

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Announcing the
Cumberland Furniture Guild
Summer Meeting
Featuring our guild member

Travis E. Curtis

Sunday, June 27th, 2021
from 2 pm to 4 pm

Travis Curtis is a Nashville native who enjoys making Windsor chairs in both traditional and modern styles. He is a lifelong amateur woodworker who turned professional in 2012. His grandfather, Edward L. Curtis, worked in the finishing department of Gibson Guitar Company and his grandmother, Charlesie Marie Curtis, was a master carver for Davis Cabinet Company. Both grandparents instilled a love for woodworking, knowledge, and pride of craftsmanship in Travis from an early age. Travis will be joining us from his shop in Whites Creek, Tennessee to share his woodworking journey and discuss his Roubo inspired Ripple Moulding Machine, which he has been perfecting with Don Williams, author of With All the Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture Making A translation of L’Art du menuisier  by André-Jacob Roubo. Some of you may remember that Don did a workshop and demonstration for the guild some years ago.

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​Announcing the
Cumberland Furniture Guild Spring Meeting
Featuring Author and Furniture Maker

Darrell Peart

April 24, 2021
from 2 pm to 4 pm

Please join us for the Cumberland Furniture Guild Spring Meeting with well known author and Greene & Greene influenced furniture maker Darrell Peart.
Darrell has been woodworking for nearly half a century.  He is widely known for his interpretive Greene and Greene work, innovative woodworking jigs, and has written two books, Greene and Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop, and In the Style of Greene and Greene.  Additionally, he has written articles for numerous woodworking magazines.  In 2005 he was dubbed "The Guru of Greene and Greene" by one of his peers.  Darrell is also one of the craftspeople featured in The Difference Makers, published by Lost Art Press.

Darrell will be joining us from his home and shop in Seattle, Washington with a slide show and commentary followed by a question and answer period.

This will be a Zoom meeting available to current Guild members and their guests.  If you are not a current guild member and would like to participate please click the button below or reach out to [email protected]  Hope to see you there!

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​Announcing the
Cumberland Furniture Guild Winter Meeting
Featuring Chair Maker and Educator

Charles Brock

December 12th, 2020
from 2 pm to 4 pm

The renowned Chair Maker, Educator, and longtime host of The Highland Woodworker online magazine will talk about his journey as a Maloof-style chairmaker and show us his new virtual studio/classroom in Spring Hill.  Charles is now presenting live online classes and has already had a number of long-time guild members present for him.

We will also be holding elections for Guild Board positions.

This will be a virtual meeting and is for current
members of the Guild and their invited friends.
For information about attending please reach out to us through the "contact us" link above.

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Customs House Exhibition
August 6th through October 23, 2020

Special Note Regarding Covid-19 Pandemic:  
This exhibition is now open!  Since a museum exhibit is a place where social distancing
​may be easier than many other places, we encourage everyone to check it out!!   Thanks All!

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Please note that this is an invitation only meeting for current members
and their guests. To become a member click here.

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We are sorry to announce that the Cumberland Furniture Guild's
Spring Meeting
Using a Router
with the Lathe
with John Lucas
Scheduled for May 9th, 2020
Has been CANCELLED due to
the Covid 19 crisis.
We Hope to be able to reschedule this
​meeting in the not-too-distant future!

Longtime Cumberland Furniture Guild Member and journeyman woodturner John Lucas will do a presentation about using a router with your lathe to achieve geometrically accurate patterns.

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Aspen Golann
on Silvering Glass
March 7, 2020
​2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
at Reinhardt Restorations
​119 Southeast Parkway Court, Suite 270 
Franklin, TN 37064

Aspen Golann will give a presentation to The Cumberland Furniture Guild  on Silvering Glass at the Studio of Len Reinhardt in Franklin, Tennessee. A Graduate of North Bennet Street School and a very accomplished maker in many media, Aspen is now running the Wood Studio at Penland School in Penland, North Carolina ALSO Our meeting host and long-time Guild Member Len Reinhardt, of Reinhardt Restorations, will share with us a short presentation on the new Shaper Origin handheld CNC router

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Growing on Instagram
with Brad Rodriguez
 November 16th, 2019 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Please Join us for
The Cumberland Furniture Guild‘s
Fall Meeting
Growing on Instagram, with Brad Rodriguez
at
Watkins College of Art, Classroom 804

2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.Nashville, Tennessee
Saturday, Nov. 16th, 2019
from 2:00 p.m. until 5 p.m.
 Brad Rodriguez of Made for Profit and Fix This Build That will talk about growing on Instagram – Instagram is a great place to join and connect with the woodworking and furniture making community. Learn how you can get connected and also grow your business and following there.Guild member Len Reinhardt, of Reinhardt Restorations, will share with us a presentation he prepared for Woodcraft of Nashville on Rubio Monocoat. Len will explain what he has learned about this product and a few tips and tricks to get the best result with this finish.
We are excited to host this meeting at Watkins College of Art, a great resource to the creative community in and around Nashville. Watkins College offers an extensive roster of community education classes to help fuel the journey of an artistic endeavor.
  
We hope to see you there!

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Flying Solo Juried Exhibition September 2nd through December 1st, 2019

The Cumberland Furniture Guild Exhibit entitled
“Assembly”
part of the Flying Solo series
at the Nashville International Airport
Is now in place at the Greeting Area where people arriving leave the secure area at Concourses A & B.

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Summer Meeting with
Caleb Woodard
August 24th, 2019
​2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Cumberland Furniture Guild's Summer Meeting "How did I get started and make it work?" with Caleb Woodard at the shop of long-time guild member Roger Gramm of 'Just Plane Wood' 919 Gallatin Avenue Nashville, Tennessee Saturday, August 24th, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Roger will also do a shop tour and show-and-tell of some of his current projects.
See You There!

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Photoshoot Rescheduled for June 26th, 2019!
​2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Cumberland Furniture Guild’s photoshoot has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 26th.  Journeyman craft and furniture photographer John Lucas will shoot your work at the shop of Worth Squire in College Grove, Tennessee.  Although priority will be given to pieces that are being entered in the upcoming Flying Solo at the Nashville International Airport show entitled “Assembly”,  John will also be willing to shoot other work as time permits.  A suggested donation of $25 per piece photographed will be accepted but not required, and of course donations of any amount are always welcome!  Please RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your position in the queue!  Remember- the deadline for submissions for the exhibit is Monday, July 8th at midnight.


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        Kim Winkle Tables, Photo by John Lucas

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Guild Social!
February 9, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Please Join us for The Cumberland
Furniture Guild’s Winter Meeting
Breaking Up Winter Guild Social
at the home and shop of Worth & Elizabeth Squire
​in College Grove, Tennessee
Saturday, February 9th, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. until ???
Bring your significant other and children as we get together to see old friends and meet new ones to break up the winter doldrums with a Guild social. There will be a slide show, for casual viewing, of what members have been working on recently. (see more about that below.) We will have finger food and non-alcohol liquid refreshments. Feel free also to bring your own favorite beer or wine. Unlike our normal meetings, this will go on past 5 p.m. so people can hang around and visit. We look forward to seeing you!


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​Woodcarving Tools, Tips, and Tricks with Craig Nutt

November 10, 2018
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Cumberland Furniture Guild’s Fall Meeting
Woodcarving Tools, Tips, and Tricks
with Craig Nutt

At the Appalachian Center for Craft
in Smithville, Tennessee
November 10th from 2 to 5 p.m.

                              Craig Nutt- Radish Table 2004  29x24x24
                            Painted and Natural Wood (Bleached Maple)

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​Rustic and Live-Edge Furniture with Kelly Maxwell
​of Littlebranch Farm

August 18, 2018
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Please Join us for
The Cumberland Furniture Guild’s
Summer Meeting
​Long-time Cumberland Furniture Guild Business Member, furniture maker, and entrepreneur Kelly Maxwell will do a presentation about making and finishing live-edge and rustic furniture and give us a tour of his shop, showroom, and huge inventory of live-edge slabs at Littlebranch Farm in downtown Nashville.

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Panel Discussion on
Period Furniture
with Alf Sharp, Mike Bell,
​and Ronnie Young 

May 19, 2018
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Also, Kathy Sharp will do a short presentation about accounting for furniture makers.
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Cumberland Furniture Guild Winter Meeting
​Introduction to
Decorative Inlay 
with
Ronnie Young
The meeting will be held at Dale Shade's shop in
Nashville Tennessee
February 18, 2018
from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Longtime CFG Member Ronnie Young will present an introduction to decorative inlay.    He will also demonstrate the use of jigs and forms that will speed up inlay work and increase accuracy. Several outstanding examples of completed furniture with inlay will be shown and discussed. As member of The Cumberland Furniture Guild and the Society of Period American Furniture Makers, from which he received the prestigious Cartouche Award for lifetime achievement, Ronnie has always demonstrated his willingness to share his voluminous knowledge of period furniture techniques.

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Cumberland Furniture Guild
​Summer Meeting
How to Photograph Your Own Work With
Craft Photographer John Lucas
At the Shop of Guild Member Worth Squire
August 12, 2017 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Accomplished woodturner and longtime CFG Member and Presenter John Lucas will do a demonstration about how to photograph your work yourself on a budget.
John has recently retired from the Photography Department at Tennessee Tech in Cookville. For years he has been the go-to photographer for many of us for really top-notch photos of our work. Many of the best furniture photos on the guild web site were taken by John.

Cumberland Furniture Guild Fall Meeting

​Woodbending with Greg Pennington & Board Elections

​The meeting will be held at Greg’s Shop in
​Hendersonville Tennessee
November 4, 2017
from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Long-time CFG member and Windsor chair maker extraordinaire Greg Pennington will walk us through the process of bending wood.  He will explain the pros and cons of various wood varieties and show us the tools, jigs and techniques needed for this process. Please join us for a very informative and exciting Demonstration.

Here is a partial list of other meetings we have had in the past:

Historian Rick Warwick- Richard “Dick” Poyner and the chairs he built. We will also learn about
the Southern sugar chest, at Woodcraft in Franklin, Tennessee.

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SLIDE WARS at Dale Shade’s Shop in Nashville-  An informal slideshow of what Guild Members have been up to
Also- Tool Swap Meet in the parking lot.


Jeff Justis, Alf Sharp, and Ronnie Young– all recipients of the Cartouche Award.  Panel discussion at the Goodlettesville Public Library.


Tour of Glen Leven Farm- hosted by Joe Hodgson, partner in Hodgson Douglas Landscape Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design.
Also- Ophelia Paine will then give us a tour inside the home and talk about the
Land Trust for Tennessee.


Don Williams- Studley Tool Chest And the many uses of shellac at Len Reinhardt’s
studio in Franklin.
Also- what Len has been up to.


Marquetry Demo with Worth Squire at his shop in College Grove, Tennessee.
Also- Fire Safety in the Shop with Guild Member and retired Firefighter Wayne Mobley.


Bill Maddox of Mansker Station- Bill is offering a day full of activities including Log Hewing with antique logging tools - demonstration by Bill; Lunch provided by the Guild; Building of small jelly cupboard; handling and inspecting of antique tools and collection; Blacksmithing demonstration.
Also- Guild business  meeting- election of board officers, plans for 2016.


Cumberland Furniture Guild Social at Good Wood Nashville.
Also- Show and Tell- bring photos and examples of what you’re working on to share.


Christine Young (paper conservator) and Alfred Sharp (furniture specialist). At the Hermitage They will showcase the Mansion’s internationally renowned 19th-century wallpaper and decorative arts, followed by wine and hor d’ourves in the breathtaking garden.


Panel Discussion on Working with Public Art Organizations- Craig Nutt, Anice Doak and Brenda Stein.
Also- an opportunity to see Craig Nutt's Bellevue Bench Memorializing the 2010 Flood.


Cumberland Furniture Guild Barbeque at Matthew Teague's place in East Nashville.
Also- Show and Tell- bring photos and examples of what you’re working on to share.


Furniture at the Hermitage with Alf Sharp- Alf will give a talk on all of the furniture he has made for the Hermitage, the home of Andrew Jackson.
Also- Tour of the Hermitage.


Cumberland Furniture Guild Show at Fort Houston-  Members present what they are up to in various ways.


Building miniatures and Maquettes- Craig Nutt at his shop in Kingston Springs.
Also- Trademarking and protecting your designs with Alan Daigre.


SLIDE WARS- at LaQuire Gallery on Charlotte Pike in Nashville.
Also- Alan LeQuire will give a tour of the gallery and studio.


CNC demonstration by David Sapp of Woodcraft in Franklin. 
Also- Show & Tell of an amazing collection of vintage hand tools by Bill Maddox.


Tour of the the Tennessee State Museum’s Collection of Furniture- by Mike Bell,  Curator of Furniture and Popular Culture.


Improve Your Furniture & Chair Design-  With Jeff Miller, Master Woodworker, Furniture Designer, Author & Teacher -  at Fort Houston
Also- Tour of Fort Houston.


Panel Discussion on Marketing Your Work-  With Teri Alea, Director of Tennessee Craft; Alan Daigre of Alan Daigre Designs; Roger
Gramm, owner of Just Plane Wood; and Chuck Brock, Chair maker/Multimedia Publisher, at Fort Houston in Nashville.

The Art of Sculpting Flowing Furniture- With Chuck Brock at his shop in Spring Hill, Tennessee.


Customs House Museum- Meeting in conjunction with opening of show


Hand Tool Sharpening with Alf Sharp-  at Fort Houston in Nashville.


Woodturning with  John Jordan- at the Appalachian Center for craft in Smithville.


Every Artist Insured Seminar- Presented in partnership with: CERF+ (Craft Emergency
Relief Fund + Artists’ Emergency Resources), Metro Arts, & Tennessee Craft at The
Bistro at EMMA.


Peggy Joseph- Hosting the Guild to show us her furniture collection including  a number of wonderful Wendell Castle pieces.
Also- Graham Campbell talks about his time working for Wendell Castle.


Furniture Maker Malcolm Gladwell-  Impromptu evening meeting at the Frist Museum about his sculpted cardboard furniture.


Wood Bending with Brian Boggs-  at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville.
Also- Kim Winkle gives a tour of the school


Joint Meeting with the East Tenn Woodworkers Guild at the Knoxville Museum of Art in conjunction with exhibition opening.
Followed by a party at one of their member’s home and shop.


Tennessee State Museum- Opening of touring show.  Alf Sharp and Mike Bell talk about the pieces.


Curtis Buchanan- talks about greenwood chair-making at David Knudtson’s Studio in Nashville.


Insurance Road Show with Craig Nutt- Late Show Type panel at Craig's shop in Kingston Springs, Tennessee.


The Process and Problems of Making the Frank Geary-Designed Chairs of woven strips of
bent plywood-  hosted by Tom & Brenda John at Their home in Ashland City. 
Also- Members' meet-and-greet. Members bring portfolios, pictures, etc.


Milling Demonstration at Woodstock Vintage Lumber with Brian Carole. 
Also- tour of Woodstock Vintage Lumber


Inlay demonstration with Dianne Patrick- Dianne and Martha Berry give a tour of their business.
Also- Swap and shop in the parking lot


Vacuum clamping with Roger Gramm- at Just Plane Wood in East Nashville.


Gordon Jewish Community Center- Meeting for opening of exhibition


Alf Sharp Shop tour and Stones River Hardwoods


Meeting at O'More College of Design in Franklin-  strategic planning session with Alan Daigre


CNC'ing with James Dunn-  at Vintage Millworks in Nashville.


Kipp Krusa- Guitar Maker in West Williamson County- Tour of his shop and presentation by Kipp. 
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The Parthenon Museum- Meeting for opening of exhibitions


Charles Todd’s Studio- Founding Guild Member and maker Charles Todd held the first
meeting at his shop in Berry Hill.  11 People attended.


This list was compiled from the institutional memory of a couple of Cumberland Furniture Guild members.  If you remember a meeting that is not on this list, please email us at [email protected] and we will add it.