About

Students can bring a 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  work with others on a class supplied project.  The instructor will discuss the repair issues of each piece. Students who have a project too challenging to complete within the three sessions of this class can continue to work on it during open studio time or at a future furniture repair class.

Details:

• Open to beginners.
  
• A materials fee of $8 is payable to the instructor at the first class. Students will learn then whether they need to purchase additional materials to repair their pieces.
  
• Any upholstery must be removed beforehand. If a piece is too big or heavy for one person to carry into the shop, the instructor must approve the project ahead of time.
  

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.