Schürch Woodwork School of Decorative Veneering and Marquetry in Santa Barbara, CA
The 2007 classes of Advanced Veneering and Marquetry are intensive five-day workshop seminars held in my shop here in Santa Barbara, CA. They include project-oriented studies of decorative veneering, inlay and marquetry techniques, which I currently use in creating fine furniture. These classes are limited to 8 students, which allows for much personal attention to be given to each student, who will create and complete at least two take-home projects.
The prerequisite for the Advanced Class is either to have attended a one-week Basic Veneering class, or to have attended a one-day seminar and have good experience working with veneer in the past. You are also eligible if you own some type of a veneer press, and have completed at least two decorative panels that are shown in my video and book 'Decorative Veneering'.
The students attending this class need to be intimately familiar with the techniques I use in 'Decorative Veneering, so the class can move as a whole into the next level of advanced marquetry, bookmatches, radial matches, and intricate inlay banding. Applying the fundamental veneering skills, which you can learn prior to the class from the video, will help you to achieve the next level of advanced marquetry. I use these basic skills myself for achieving successfully veneered projects.
For these classes, we will cover all aspects of inlay and design and have access to detailed information, from the planning stages of a project to the finished product. The hours will be 9 am to 5 pm - Tuesday through Saturday. On Wednesday evening there will be a presentation that is open to the general public from 6 to 8 pm.
- The cost of this Advanced Class is $705 - with an additional $90 material fee for a total of $795. There is a $150 deposit fee (applied to the total cost) to hold your space for a class. There is $150 cancellation fee if done 30 days prior to the start of class, and no refund within 30 days before the start of class.
- The video/dvd & book is available through my website (or you can call to place an order) or it is also available at a few clubs, libraries, and other distributor outlets (Cambium Books, TWC, Woodworker West) beside myself. It costs $39.95 plus any taxes and shipping. You will want to view this video at least six weeks before the class.
Hotels in Santa Barbara can be expensive, so make your reservation early. The range is from $50 to $250 per night for hotels and around $150 per night for a bed and breakfast. Most hotels are a few blocks from the beach. There are accommodations in Goleta and Carpenteria that cost less, and RV parks (Sunnyland RV) that can range from $35 to $50 per/night.
A few numbers that might be helpful - Free hotel reservation service at (800-793-7666) - Lemon Tree Inn (805-687-6444) around $90 p/day - Adobe Hotel (805-966-5505) around $45 p/day - Holiday Inn (800-549-1700) around $145 p/day. You will need to provide your own transportation to and from the shop/class, and there is a city bus that runs by the shop from downtown or the waterfront area. Bikes are also available to rent near most hotels.
To register for the class, please call for availability and an application form:
Paul Schürch
731 Bond Ave.
Santa Barbara, California, 93103, USA
Tel.# (805) 965-3821 • Fax.# (805) 966-5426
info@schurchwoodwork.com •
schurchwoodwork.com
Basic Decorative Veneering One Week Seminars
My goal for the 'Decorative Veneering' class is to present projects that will show each student what is possible in the art of veneering and inlay. This will be a class devoted to lecture and demonstrations with hands-on experience for each student. Each student will learn basic veneering up to advanced inlay and border work techniques depending on individual skill and experience. I would encourage students to bring designs of their furniture projects for constructive critique. This week will be quite intense with the amount of information that will be covered and the curriculum that I wish to complete. I will be showing my own drawings to cover design in more detail, and if there is time and interest, I will cover the process of advanced production marquetry, stone, metal and wood inlay. Each student will take home two completed projects, and have contributed to a larger group project using marquetry skills that everyone has learned during the week.
Syllabus for Basic Decorative Veneering
Day 1:
Talk - Introduction and history of Veneer and tools used. Furniture design using veneers, purchasing, flattening, storing and handling.
Demonstration and project - Handling, flattening, rough cutting and basic joining techniques using the veneer saw, shooting board with 07 plane, and knifing techniques.
Day 2:
Talk - Patterns of the background veneer. (Bookmatching, Slip, Diamond, Starburst etc..) Effective use of veneers and burls to achieve maximum results.
Demonstration and project : Starburst, 4 way match, masking tape and gum taping. Guidance on individual projects if applicable.
Slide show of techniques in progress used in burl joining and patching, 16 piece radial match background, strip inlay and borderwork. Portfolio slide show of furniture.
Day 3:
Talk - Drafting and design. Wood movement and veneerwork. Creating borderwork and inlay strips. Edging and core materials. Scissors, Knife and scroll saw cutting for borderwork. Student drawing, design critique and troubleshooting.
Demonstration and project : Finish creating veneer background with inlay strip and border work. Create sample of advanced borderwork.
Day 4:
Talk - Core construction, edging, glues, curved work, odd shapes, single ply vs. three ply veneer, backing veneers and vacuum bags. Filling, sanding and finishing with oils, lacquer and French polish.
Demonstration and project : Glue up of edging around core then veneer onto core. Create curved form and glue up curved core.
Day 5:
Talk - Advanced veneering, parquetry and marquetry. Slide show of packet cutting, contour cutting, knife work, inlay and antique marquetry repair. Demonstration and project : Glue sample onto curved core, Freehand knife, scroll saw and inlay techniques. Finish individual projects.
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Advanced Decorative Veneering and Marquetry One Week Seminars
This class is a continuation of the basic decorative veneering class I offer. Marquetry and inlay are explored in much more depth with emphasis on design, theory, and hands on techniques that will be applied to individual projects that each student will create from supplied drawings as well as from one that will be created by each student for their take home project. The syllabus is similar to the Basic Class with the addition of a group project that will yield four to ten production marquetry tabletops that can be auctioned or awarded at the end of the class, and the work focus will be on marquetry techniques. It is an intensive class and all students need to come prepared. The prerequisite for this class is to have already completed a Decorative Veneering seminar with me, or complete two veneered panels on their own as shown in the video/book 'Decorative Veneering'.
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2006 Specialty Classes
Please contact us for further information:
Paul Schürch
731 Bond Ave.
Santa Barbara, California, 93103, USA
Tel.# (805) 965-3821 • Fax.# (805) 966-5426
info@schurchwoodwork.com
Practical Design
This class is about learning the process of designing and teaching design that can be original, establishing a clear approach so mistakes are minimized, fulfills a project goal, and establishes a foundation in practical furniture design for woodworkers. For those who are creating complex furniture, teaching design, or just starting out, it should give a valuable and fresh insight on the design process and how to envision and create a shop drawing that is essential to a smooth building process.
From the concepts, drafting, mock-ups, structural planning and general design theory will be covered in this class. These are all important steps that will assist you in creating any type of woodworking project, and will allow you to take the next step in creating original pieces of furniture.
There will be a 8 page handout supplied to attendees and there will be a
70 page book on Practical Furniture Design by Paul Schrch that includes basic drawing tools of a .05mm pencil, Erasing shield and
6" / 15 cm pocket Rule that is available.
Designing and Building Veneered Furniture
This 6-day seminar is an opportunity to learn the process of designing and building a piece of veneered furniture. This class will go through the process of how one can design and build a project that shows off the beauty of different woods and veneer matches. The class will start off on Monday with designing and drawing a small table on paper, and the following 5 days will be dedicated to building, veneering the table top and inlaying the legs. Time permitting, a finish could be applied and students will have a completed table that anyone can be proud of. Different veneer patterns will be explored, including book and radial matches, piping and inlay, working veneer into solid wood, marquetry, edge banding, and learn the shortcuts that can make a veneered piece of furniture a successful one. Be prepared for a lively week and come to explore the next level of furniture making with this class
Fellowship program
The idea of the Fellowship work program is one that occurs between a Master in his shop and student that has his/her own active shop, with students having current projects either on the bench, or in the design phase, and wish to have direct assistance moving to the next level of fine furniture building.
This class is project oriented, with training sessions that focus on developing skills and constructing individual student projects or developing specific techniques that will assist the student in becoming more confident with furniture making in his/her own shop setting. The student begins the designing, cartoon or mechanical drawing process at home, discovers designing questions as they emerge and creates a wish list of techniques or processes to master, and I correspond with students prior to class to develop a stylized program that fits these individual needs. The cost and type of program contained in this advanced training is taken on a case by case basis, and determined by the total amount of time needed to prepare for each students arrival, the number of projects needing to be constructed (production or one of a kind) and the final overall size of the finished work, This fellowship is only open to those that have worked with me or taken a class from me in the past.
For the Students of Marquetry
This seminar and workshop will explore marquetry and give a methodical approach to successfully working raw veneer into finished marquetry panels using basic tools and simple techniques. This will demonstrate the ease in which decorative veneering and marquetry can be taught and used to enhance woodworking and craft programs in today's schooling environment.
Various samples will be shown, pictures of student projects and demonstration of making a marquetry panel from a drawing into a finished piece. Discover what makes a class successful, enjoyable and safe, and attendees will see veneer handling, flattening, cutting, joining, scroll sawing, troubleshooting, sand shading, gluing and assembly techniques geared for the students of marquetry.
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