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Country Woodcraft
Drew Langsner has been doing traditional woodworking since 1972 when he apprenticed with master cooper Ruedi Kohler in the Swiss Alps. He was introduced to Swedish spoon and bowl carving in 1977 under the tutelage of Willie Sundqvist. Drew began making ladderback chairs in 1979 (with John Alexander) and Windsor chairs in 1983 (with Dave Sawyer). He is the author of numerous articles that have appeared in “Fine Woodworking”, “American Woodworker”, Woodwork” and other magazines. His five books on woodworking include Country Woodcraft, Green Woodworking and the Chairmaker’s workshop.
Drew and Louise Langsner have been welcoming people to Country Workshops (a school for woodworkers in the Blue Ridge Mountains) and their home since 1978 to learn about traditional woodworking. The 100-acre Langsner Farm is found in a secluded cove, surrounded by hardwood forests and the natural beauty of the southern Appalachian Mountains. The Country Workshops experience is much more than a traditional woodworking class. It is an opportunity for woodworkers to experience the quiet beauty, friendly company, hearty meals and modest, comfortable accommodations,reminscent of simpler times when woodworking with hand tools was a part of everyday life.
Go visit them at home and on the web at countryworkshops.org
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