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•Out on a Limb ■

BY CHRISTOPHER SCHWARZ. EDITOR

The Freedom to Become Uncommon

I or mc.lcaminglo design furniture has been a loc like learning to write.

For hothdi*ciplines,lhcreareruk** that you need to know, such as how to establish rhythm in an arrangement of drawers or in a declarative sentence. Or how to capture the eye and move it around a piece of furniture. or through a narrative.

Andwuhhuth design and writing. you need to learn the rules so you know when to break them.

That's why I am pleased to tell you that our first Woodworking in America conference for 2009 will be about furniture design, construction and styles.

This isn't gotngtoheanansy affair with peoplediscusstnghow furniture hasa'per-formative value that can convey something ritualistic, ccrcmonial or narrative."

While that son of discussion has its place, it's just not us.

Instead, our conference is going to be practical and hands-on. We're going to show you how to use Google SketchUp -one ofthe greatest fire woodworking tool* ever Invented - to its fullest potential. We're going to teach you the vocabulary of the different furniture styles, such as Shaker. 18th century. Arts & Crafts and contemporary. We're going to teach you the tules of good design, such as how to graduate yourdrawcr sizes. And well show you the ruks for good joint design so you can make furniture that looks good and lasts.

And. with an>' luck. were gntngto show you how these rules can be broken to produce great-looking projects.

The conference is going to be held Aug 14-16 in St. Charles. III . which Is outside

Chicagoand is easy to get to by car or plane. Well be inviting many of the top furniture makers and toolinakers to participate, so we expect this conference to sell out as quickly as last year's, which filled up in just a few weeks

So be sure to visit woodworking^ amerka.com for details and registration information.

But don't think that we've given up on our hand-tool conference. After the strong success of our first conference in November2008. well be holdinga second Woodworking in America conference on liand tools and techniques. Oct. 2-4 in Valley Forge. Pa. I jkeour 2008con(rnmce in Berea. Ky.. this event will offer incredible seminars, lots of hands-on work with experts and a marketplace filled with the best hand tools - both old and new.

If you attended last years conference, >vxi1l find a lot of new names, new seminars and new toolmakers. It will definitely be worth attending again.

And if you missed out on our sold-out conference last year. I hope you can scurry over to woodworkinginamenca.com and reserve your place at the conference now.

We had a t rcmendous 11 mc putting on the confcrcncc last year and have been working hard to make our two2009shows even better (thanks to your input. I might add). So think about brrakingoncofthc rules of woodworking (always working solo)and spend a weekend wtth us pw

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