In the midst of
joyous tool making with Jeff Peachey
Yep, it was joyous despite all the serious looks on the
faces of the participants (who were very invested in getting their tools made
just right). The amazing Jeff Peachey
came out to Utah last weekend to put on a tool making workshop. During the workshop, guild members learned
about working with steel, bamboo, and Delrin—a plastic that Jeff introduced to
us as a good replacement for Teflon.
Jeff Hunt, Christina Thomas Maloy,
Amy Spencer Lee, and India Johnson all watch Jeff as he works on making lifting
knives with hack saw blades.
In probably the fastest sold out workshop the Rocky Mountain
Chapter has seen (about 4 hours), ten participants coming as far away as Texas
spent the weekend in the conservation lab at Brigham Young University to see
what tools they could make that would each fit their individual needs and
hands.
Emiline
Twitchell in the middle of making a wooden handle for her paring knife.
Participants walked away with a paring knife, some lifting
knives, and bamboo and Delrin folders—a huge amount of work for a three-day
workshop.
Tools that we made during the
workshop (courtesy of Emiline Twitchell’s phone)
A big thank you goes out to Jeff Peachey for coming,
teaching, and spending time with us. We
were all amazed at his knowledge and ability to handle a group of 10 intense
bookies all at once. A large thank you
also goes out to the Rocky Mountain Chapter, Brigham Young University, and the
Church History Library for helping out with such an amazing workshop.
Scott Simkins at the belt sander
India Johnson shaping bamboo with a hammer and chisel
