Comments on: Highly Recommended: Catharine Kennedy

By: Mike Craw

Mike Craw — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:41:12 +0000

Thanks so much, Ross!

Mike

By: Ross Manning

Ross Manning — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:48:29 +0000

Mike -

There is an email contact on her site. Here it is (just substitute an @ for the (at) below – I’ve done this to avoid spam robots)

catharine(at)catharinekennedy.com

Ross.

By: Mike Craw

Mike Craw — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:44:41 +0000

Ms. Kennedy led a woodworking tour at the Hancock Shaker Village when my wife and I stopped there several years ago. There were only six of us on the tour and we all interacted quite a bit during the tour. When we entered the Brother’s Workshop, I spotted a massive Shaker workbench, one of two in the shop, as having been on the cover of The Workbench Book. She saw it in my face, and when she talked about the fact that it had been a "cover piece" she gave me a grin.

We went back into the Brother’s Workshop after the tour ended and we had gone over to see the Round Stone Barn. Ms. Kennedy was alone in the shop, and welcomed Sharon and me in. She showed me a spokeshave she had handmade in a class she had taken and let me take some shavings with it. She then took my photo with the workbench, a photo that still resides inside my copy of the Wrokbench Book.

Ms. Kennedy is every bit as good a woodworker and teacher as she is an engraver. I have thought fondly of our visit to the Hancock Shaker Village and of meeting Ms. Kennedy. I wish her site had an email contact so that I could tell her just how much we appreciated her kindness. Maybe she will read it here.

By: Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:37:16 +0000

That is just beautiful work. Our Guild has a couple of Lie-Nielson planes that we’ve had laser etched with our logo, but tt’s nothing near as special. Bet you don’t lose that one.

By: David Chidester

David Chidester — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:47:01 +0000

Wow, she does tremendous work! If I ever have any tools engraved, I’m sending them to her!

By: me.yahoo.com/a/ZaxU3tgbgMuFx.edKQylx4Ft

me.yahoo.com/a/ZaxU3tgbgMuFx.edKQylx4Ft — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:40:54 +0000

Schweeeeeeeet! I’ve doodled with this very same notion for my "user" set of planes too. Thanks for the info, Chris. And uh, you might want to hit Catherine up for a bloodhound fee.

always,
J.C. Collier

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:59:10 +0000

My wife will now run for president of wives against Christopher Schwarz

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:54:45 +0000

Catherine’s work looks as fine as any of the legendary Colt or Winchester engravers of the 19th century. She would have to have a Federal Firearms license to engrave firearms.

Christopher, if you think losing a favorite tool or two is bad, try having all your tools stolen including your tool pouch that you have carried for 25 years since your first day of your apprenticeship. There will never be another like it; no matter how hard you try, every tool is out of place every time you reach for it. It took over 2 years for me to get used to a new one. Very difficult to forgive the lowlife that took it!

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:19:40 +0000

Well there goes her next couple years of free time……..

By: Oak Furniture Fanatic

Oak Furniture Fanatic — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:16:28 +0000

That is stunning – the detail on the engraving is just delightful.