UPCOMING EVENTS 2024
SEMINAR — Installation of Smoke/Fire Alarms in Historic Structures
On Saturday, September 7 at 10 am, PNNMP and Yeocomico Church will present a free seminar on installing smoke/fire alarms in historic structures. David Butt, the presenter, has just overseen the installation of smoke/fire alarms in Yeocomico Church. He will cover the process used to ensure the integrity of the building is maintained. The Seminar will be at the church,Yeocomico Episcopal church, 1233 Old Yeocomico Road, Kinsale, VA 22488.
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PAST EVENTS 2024
On Tuesday, August `13, PNNMP hosted a free seminar and potluck supper regarding colonial tools and techniques used in furniture making and colonial building construction. PNNMP’s guest speaker, Dave Butt, is a recognized authority, preservationist and furniture maker with extensive knowledge regarding authentic restoration of historic buildings and antique furniture. Restoration/Preservationist William Fullerton will also speak. The presentation will include the physical display and techniques regarding the following colonial-era woodworking tools and antique items:
- Wood planes, hand drills and other tools used to replicate the look, effect and patina of antique construction and furniture making – antique handmade tools versus modern tools
- Fasteners such as rose head hand-forged nails, hand-forged screws, and much more
- Hinges (hand-forged H/L hinges, butt hinges, brass ball hinges, etc.) and the interesting history of hinges
- Joinery such as dovetail, mortise and tenon, butt joints, etc.
- Furniture (some reproductions of authentic side tables, chairs and benches made by Dave Butt and rocking chairs made by Mr. Jenkins of Montross), and
- Hand carvings (intricate work of hand chiseling and carvings) and the fascinating history regarding this decorative feature
THE ANNUAL MEETING was held March 21 at St. John’s Church, Warsaw. The day began with a brief business meeting followed by lunch and then a presentation on “The History and Artistry of Traditional Gilt Frames,” by Conservators F. Carey Howlett and Sandy Jensen, including the history and styles of traditional
gilt frames and the variety of nuanced techniques used to gild them. The talk included a case study of the large gilt frame they designed and fabricated for the reproduction of Charles Willson Peale’s life-sized portrait of William Pitt at Stratford Hall.