As I Was Saying...

Thanks for your patience during my hiatus. I’d love to say it was a relaxing rest, but as usual, it was jam packed. My instinct to take a break proved prescient, as I immediately contracted Covid. During my downtime I collaborated on a design with Aspen Golann. If the commission comes through, I’ll share some of the design process as well as the build. It’s been a while since I got to focus on new work, so it actually felt wonderful to spend a week thinking about design. I believe everything we make, do and see changes us as makers, so it’s a wonderful check in to start a project from scratch. I’m always surprised about the changes in priorities and abilities from one design to another. The blank page feels like a mirror, which is why it can be so intimidating!

I also got some help starting on the barn renovation. I’m not as overwhelmed by it as I was the house, which makes sense, I don’t have to live in a tent this time. But it’s still lots of logistics between the town, the bank, the insurance, the contractors the budget and oh, yeah, the labor. I hope to get it done this year (please, no teasing, it’s too soon to feel the reality of another lingering project)

Here is Isaac, who is helping me on the barn and in the shop, power washing the north side of the barn.

Here is a bit of a before and after. You can see how much dirt is coming off the planks on the wall.

Below is the hay I pulled out of the loft. It might sound crazy, but I loved moving this stuff. I loathe all the shifts of attention I have to make, so having a few hours of moving hay was actually good for my central nervous system.

The rarely seen loft on the north side is one of my favorite parts of the property

Of course, the plan keeps shifting, but for now, I’ve settled on this. There are two barns with a vestibule transition area between them. The north barn already has cement floor, but it’s very uneven and broken, so I’m having a ton(s) of crushed gravel brought in to level it an a new pad poured. This space is going to be mostly storage and a few machines. The vestibule area will house the bathroom and main entry. The south side of the barn is getting the big treatment. It’s a timbered pole barn, but it needs everything else. That will start once the north barn floor is poured and we have a place to move all the junk in the south side. The south side will be just benches, a sink and some shave horses. It’s going to be quite the luxury to have so much space.

Since I last posted, Chris Schwarz published a review of the T2 travisher on his “Never Sponsored” blog on Substack. It was very positive and we got a slew of new names on the waitlist. We have begun having the bodies for the tool made by Caleb James, and as you would expect, they are amazing. His quality is so high that we are saving lots of time making them and will be moving rapidly down the list.

After the review, Karen got a few emails from folks noting that the information about the T2 wasn’t on this Substack. My apologies for not addressing it more. I have a very skewed vision of how the world works. I do something, whisper it in a closet, and then figure the whole world knows and any further discussion is obnoxious. I know it isn’t the case, so I’ll try to be more helpful. The T2 is $460 plus about $10 shipping. We have a waitlist for folks who want one, no deposit required. If you are interested, email info@petergalbert.com and Karen will take great care of you. We reach out when it’s time for your tool to be made and collect payment at that time. We are really starting to refine the process and increase production, so the wait won’t be too long.

I am also going to institute and new feature here, which is noting upcoming classes with space for enrollment. Again, I get it, why should I expect you to jump all over the internet to find this info. So I’m going to have it as a listing at the end of every post. My dream of having amazing guest instructor has truly come to fruition, so please check in to see if any of your favs are coming.

Upcoming Classes

If a class you want is full, please contact us to be put on the waitlist. It is very common for folks on the waitlist to gain admittance. To enroll or get on the wait list, contact info@petergalbert.com. For more info, visit petergalbert.com/schedule

Oct 5-6 Spoon Carving with Tim Manney Space Available

Oct 7-12 Bowl Carving Exploration with Dave Fisher Full

Oct 14-19 Temple Chair with Peter Galbert Full

Oct 26-27 Sharpening with Tim Manney Space Available

Nov 3-10 Modern Rocking Chair with Peter Galbert Full

Nov 17-22 #14 Chair with Bern Chandley Full

Dec 1-6 Lowbow Armchair with Bern Chandley Full

Dec 14-15 Spoon Carving with Tim Manney Space Available

Jan 6-11 Temple Chair with Peter Galbert Space Available

Jan 20-25 #207 Chair with Andy Glenn Space Available

Feb 10-16 Continuous Armchair with Peter Galbert Space Available

Mar 8-9 Turning Intensive with Peter Galbert Space Available

March 24-30 Helix Armchair with Peter Galbert Space Available

April 26-27 Turning Intensive with Peter Galbert Space Available

May 5-11 Side Chair with Peter Galbert Space Available

June 15-22 Modern Rocking Chair with Peter Galbert Space Available

Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions on future classes.