Name:  Peter Wilcox

 

Town: Boylston

 

Contact info: available on the EMGW web site

 

Availability:  Weekdays during school hours best, weekends sometimes, evenings rarely

 

Background: 30 years as an avid hobbyist, I design what I build and it is usually heavily influenced by Shaker and/or Arts and Crafts styles.  I've built beds, tables, cabinets, bathroom and kitchen cabinetry, jewelry boxes, chairs, hand planes and other tools.  I usually build a 3D model with  TurboCAD and generate working drawings from the model.  I mostly work with local hardwoods selecting color and grain as I see appropriate to the project at hand.  My finishes range from wiped on oils to sprayed waterbourne's.  I use a  combination of hand and power tools in my work as I strive for high precision with some degree of time effiecency.  I took an interest in wood turning about 8 years ago.  I turn spindles for furniture, bowls, boxes, pens, and assorted other small items

 

Shop summary:  Well equiped detached shop with dust collection, 2 lathes, 2 cabinet saws, bandsaw, drill press, slot mortiser, router table, 15" planer, 8" jointer, sanders, miter saw and lots of hand tools

 

Areas of interest: Turning (bowls, boxes, spindles, hollow forms), furniture making, design, CAD, finishing, plane making, hand tools, materials selection and layout, joinery, power tool tuning and maintainence, sharpening, bent laminations