About

You can bring your own piece of furniture or a part, such as a drawer, that needs help. If you don’t have a piece but would like to learn repair techniques, the instructor will provide a project for you to work on. The instructor will discuss the repair issues of each piece that students bring, so you will learn about a wider array of techniques than just what is needed for your own project.

If your project is too challenging to complete within the four sessions of this class, you will be able to continue the work during open studio time or in a future furniture repair class.

Details:

• Open to beginners.
• A materials fee of $10, for shop supplies and materials provided by the instructor, will be added when you register and pay. Depending on your project, you may need to purchase additional materials. The instructor will discuss this at the first session, after evaluating your piece.
• Any upholstery must be removed beforehand.
  
• If your piece is so heavy or bulky that you need to store it in the shop for the duration of this class, the instructor must approve it beforehand. Please use this form to contact the instructor.
  

Instructor: Carol Fiedler Kawaguchi is a professional woodworker who specializes in restoration of antique furniture through her business, C-Saw, on Bainbridge Island. After earning a fine arts degree from Western Washington University, she worked in New Mexico as an apprentice ceramicist and then as an apprentice violin maker, developing her skills in fine woodworking and traditional finishes. She began designing and building custom furniture in the mid-1980s. Her interest in European, Early American and Asian antiques led her to focus on their restoration and repair.