Here’s an easy blog post for me, I just copied what Drew Langsner sent me the other day. They announced that Jogge Sundqvist’s 1988 video is now out on DVD. Drew says it will be posted on Country Workshops’ website soon, but they have it in stock now. So call or email Drew to order a copy…
“CARVING SWEDISH WOODENWARE” IS BACK!
In 1988 Jögge Sundqvist taught a course in carving Swedish woodenware at Country Workshops. Among the class participants was Rick Mastelli, who at one time was editor of “Fine Woodworking” and was then in charge of Taunton’s new video department. During the class Rick decided to produce a video with Jögge. He got on the phone and arranged for a video crew to fly down from Connecticut to record this production the very next week. To do this Rick converted our teaching workshop into a video studio. Lots of distracting, extraneous stuff was moved off camera. The floor was scrubbed. Reflectors were set outside to bring in more natural light. The space between a freezer and shop frig became the control center (wires going everywhere). Rick taped a tree trimming against the outside of a window, to soften the light and to fill in some white space. We even borrowed our household TV, to be used as an extra monitor so that Jögge could see what was being recorded during his demonstrations. Incidentally, Peter Follansbee was our summer intern in ’88. He can occasionally be heard during the video nailing the loft flooring to our new barn. I was running back and forth between projects. Click here for the full story – with historic photos from the 1988 production. |
How to contact
Country Workshops
E-mail:
Drew Langsner
Phone:
828-656-2280 (Daily, 9-6 Eastern time)
Postal mail:
990 Black Pine Ridge Road
Marshall, NC 28753
PETER FOLLANSBEE: JOINER’S NOTES 
Thanks for the heads up, Peter!
I “think” bench hooks were such a basic necessity that it kinda goes without saying. I mean, is there anything as simple as this? Sorry, no writen documentation :P (no charge) :)