Peach State SAPFM is a chapter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers(SAPFM).
Our local chapter is located in the Atlanta area. We have two major events each year featuring nationally recognized furniture makers.
Any member of SAPFM may attend any chapter meeting as a member.
Our chapter typically meets at the local Woodcraft located in Alpharetta, GA
We invite you to visit our gallery of images by our local craftsman.
The Society of American Period Furniture Makers, (SAPFM), is a non-profit organization who’s mission is to further the understanding and appreciation of American “Period” furniture, its history, and to teach the methods of how it was made.
Learn more about SAPFM.
UPCOMING EVENT -UPDATED December 3, 2023
Peach State Chapter SAPFM Meeting
Ronnie Young – Spice Boxes
March 29-30
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga Woodcraft Store
5824 Brainerd Rd 37411
Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30 2024– 9:00AM- 4PM
This will be a two day presentation by Ron Young on March 29-30. The topic for this meeting will be the history and fabrication of spice boxes.
Ronnie is a SAPFM Cartouche award winner from the Society of American Period Furniture .
OK. First, this is no mistake and no we are not abandoning Peach State. We are branching out to attract potential members in southeast TN and far north GA. The Chattanooga Woodcraft is a very accommodating location and has plenty of room.
Depending on how this goes, we may have more meetings in Chattanooga.
For those of us in GA, there are many attractions that are worth your time. Lots of shopping if the wife wants to join us.
The first day of the meeting will be a discussion of the history and construction of the Pennsylvania Spice Box and the Massachusetts Valuable Box. There will be three completed boxes for the attendees to examine and full size drawings of two of the boxes available for purchase. We will also discuss available reference material and sources of supply.
We will have a completed, but not assembled, Spice Box so that attendees can see the way in which the boxes and their hidden drawers are assembled and what types of jigs can be used to speed assembly and accuracy. The use of power tools and traditional hand tools will be demonstrated for box construction.
On the second day we will look at box decoration including line and berry inlay and the tools needed to do this work using both hand and power tools. Finally we will have a short discussion on appropriate finishes and a question and an answer discussion.
This meeting will be open to the public and hopefully attract new members to SAPFM. Copies of the Journal and other SAPFM information will be made available to view.
Chattanooga has a number of accommodations available within only a mile or two from the Woodcraft store. There are three restaurants in the shopping center where the Woodcraft store is located: Chic Fil A, Mexican Café, and Pancake Pantry. Your family, if they travel with you, will find Chattanooga full of interesting places to see such as:
Lookout Mountain Military Park
Rock City
Ruby Falls
Downtown:
The Tennessee Aquarium
IMAX Theater
Children’s Museum
Medal of Honor Museum
Several Art Galleries and the Hunter Museum
A wide selection of small boutique restaurants
Please plan to join us for a great program and fellowship.