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he decided to return to McLaughlin opened his from all parts of the coun-
woodworking, uprooting own shop in 1993 in Wil- try and all walks of life.
his wife, Kristy, and fam- son, North Carolina, and “The classes are re-
ily of three in 1990 to trav- four years later, feeling ally enjoyable. We get
el to Rocky Mount, North the tug of family ties in bankers,lawyers, just
Carolina, for a three-year New England, moved back about every kind of per-
apprenticeship in repro- to the area, settling in son,” says McLaughlin,
duction furniture mak- Canterbury where he was noting that some of his re-
ing with 73-year-old P.A. able to rent mountain top peat students come from
“Pug” Moore. space for a workshop from as far away as California
It was under Moore’s stone worker Chance An- and even Ireland.
tutelage that he learned derson. Other master furni-
not only the techniques In 1998 he was accept- ture makers like Gar-
of making fine furniture ed as a member of the rett Hack of Vermont and
but also the key elements New Hampshire Furniture wood turner Jon Siegel of
of material selection, de- Masters Association, and Wilmot teach some of the
sign and proportion, those now works out of a 30’ three-day long classes,
things that enable a crafts- x 60’ workshop known which run from late May
man to translate a vision as McLaughlin Woods into September.
of a piece of furniture into where he also offers class-
its solid embodiment. es which attract students
LOW Entrance Fees
and NO Entrance Fees
Now Available!
For the first time ever,
qualified new residents
of Taylor Community can
Tom McLaughlin of Canterbury earned degrees in math and
take advantage of low
divinity before becoming a furniture maker.
entrance fees and in
roger Amsden Photo
some cases NO entrance
fuRnituRE from 30
fees at all!
Theological Seminary in
One of New England’s South Hamilton, Mass.,
This is a very limited-time
most accomplished ar- and went on to become a
tisans is David Lamb of
offer for qualified
youth minister in Foxbor-
Canterbury, who got his
applicants. Interested? Call
ough, Mass.
start as a teenage ap-
now for more information.
But in his late 20s he
prentice to noted Spanish was still searching, trying
furniture maker Alejandro to find the thing that he
ENJOY LIFE AT TAYLOR COMMUNITY
de la Cruz in the 1960s. felt like he was made to
Lamb says he prefers old do, something that would
WITH NEW LOW ENRANCE FEE OPTIONS!
tools to new ones and his make him feel a real sense
435 Union Avenue
workroom includes a circa of purpose in his own
Locations in Laconia, Sandwich, Pembroke and Wolfeboro
Laconia, NH 03246
1880 lathe. Lamb forages life.
Extended Hours Available
in abandoned factories It was something of a
www.TaylorCommunity.org Wednesday evenings until 7pm & Saturdays 9am – 1pm
for antiquated machine leap of faith for him when
tools, repairs the broken
parts and uses the tools to
make period furniture for
the likes of actor Harrison
16th Annual JTG Music Memorial Extravaganza • March 28th, 2010
Ford and tennis star Ivan
Lendl. Lamb disassembled
No Cover Charge! Donations at Will. Limited Reservations! To Benefit The Gnerre Music Scholarship Fund
a mill building in Belmont
and then reassembled it
at the rear of his studio,
Taylor Guitar Raffle!
making more room for his
machine collection.
Model 314C • List Price $2,230.00
He has won numerous
Raffle Tickets: $20.00 • Only 100 Tickets Sold
design awards and his
(Need not to be present to win)
work has been featured in
The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times and
Continuous
Performers include:
Very Musical, Very Italian,
For Reservations,
Art and Antiques. Hours of
• Giovannie Varano
Very Good!
Call Giuseppe’s at
Another Canterbury 603-279-3313
• Don Bergeron & Friends, Janet & Micah Sanguedolce
Great
furniture maker who is
• Justin Jaymes
making his mark is Tom
McLaughlin, who as a
Giuseppe
’
s
Live Music
• The Crunchy Western Boys
Starting
• Pocket Change
teen always liked work- SHOW
At Noon!
• No Limitz
ing with wood but earned
TIMEPIZZERIA
• Many more, too numerous to mention!
a math degree and then
a master of divinity de-
Mill Falls Marketplace • Meredith, NH •
www.GiuseppesNH.com
gree at Gordon-Conwell
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