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STL289: Dan Faia's next 30 years

Shop Talk Live · 21 Apr 2023 · 1h 05m

What this episode covers

Dan Faia, a master furniture maker and former instructor at North Bennet Street School, discusses his career reflection and new small-shop philosophy after receiving the Cartouche Award from the Society of American Furniture Makers. He explains his focus on specialized instruction in Windsor chairs and hand-tool woodworking, contrasting his approach with large-scale schools. Faia also answers listener questions on technical topics including glue-up tolerances, cold-weather adhesives, mortise centering, and turning tenons on a lathe.

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Companies
Society of American Furniture Makers, North Bennet Street School, Atwell Furniture Company
Tools
Rikon, Veritas
Also
Phil Lowe, Mike Dunbar, JB Weld

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