The guest presentation featured Amanda Doggett, who presented a lecture entitled "John Hemmings: A Life and Work Under the Institution of Slavery". Hemmings was the enslaved Joiner of Monticello who's work there and at Poplar Forest reflect Jefferson's deep love of Palladian architecture as well as a convoluted relationship with the institution of slavery in…
This meeting featured our member sponsored 'Show and tell' event. Club members were asked to bring their favorite tool, your project restored tool, tools to trade or part out, or any 'what's it?' tools, as well as creative projects. The club tries to have at least one 'show and tell' event a year, and it…
Our speaker for the May 15 meeting was Greg Ricketts. Greg has done considerable research on off-brand tool makers. He hosts wonderful and very informative websites, TimeTestedTools, and A Plane Life, as well as a considerable following on social media and has posted many studies of how to collect, date and restore vintage tools. His presentation…
The Sunday, January 15 in-person CLUB meeting was held in McLean VA. The guest speaker at this meeting was Amy McAuley, Restoration Manager at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Amy McAuley was the Preservation Joiner at George Washington's Mount Vernon from 2019 until October of 2022. Amy has recently been promoted to Restoration Manager for George…
Our next Annual Tool Sale and Auction will be held on March 11, 2023. We have already begun accepting consignments and donations. This event is open to the general public. The consignment fee is a very modest 15%. Quality tools and especially collector-type tools command larger premiums at our events. View the Annual Tool Show…
The May 21 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, took place SUNDAY MAY 21. A with a mini-auction OF OVER 100 LOTS took place approximately 11am. For our May bi-monthly mini-auction, we had accepted a large consignment collection of over 100 planes. This wooden and metal plane collection was auctioned on Sunday before the presentation.…
The July 16 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, was held SUNDAY JULY 16. The mini-auction before the guest presentation featured more planes, including some Stanley planes, from the same consignee that we featured in May. These as well as tool chest contents from a Culpeper estate will be up for sale. After the tailgating…
The September 10 PATINA began with tailgating outside, a mini-auction inside, immediately followed by a guest speaker program at The American Legion Post 270 located at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA. Sean Hollowood Our special guest was Sean Hollowood, and the topic was "The Art of Leather Working". Sean has been learning the trade…
The November 12 PATINA meeting began with tailgating outside, a mini-auction inside, immediately followed by a guest demonstration as well as our popular member sponsored ‘Show and tell’ event. The guest speaker was Bert Bleckwenn, who developed The Carver’s Sharpening Apprentice (CSA) which was officially launched at the Handworks 2023 on Sept 1-2, 2023. Additionally,…
The next in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY JANUARY 14. We will use the upper lot only for tailgating. Please park in the lower lot if you are not planning to set up a table. Start time: 8:30 for tailgating, with a mini-auction to take place approximately 11am, immediately followed by the…
The next 'annual' PATINA Tool Show and Auction will be held Saturday March 16, 2024 at the Damascus Maryland Volunteer Fire Association Activity Center at 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus, Maryland, 20874. The Dealer Tool Sale and Auction is held rain or shine, wind or snow and is open to the general public. It consists of…
The May 2024 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY May 19 (Moved from May 12, Mothers Day). Our program for May will be by Steve Dietrich on painted furniture. Steve will show examples of German painted furniture, contrast those examples with painted furniture in the Pennsylvania Dutch style, and demonstrate color blending…
