Anselm Fraser has just the table to hide his drinking habits from his wife; his American ‘prohibition table’ allows the occasional dram to be sipped in peace away from prying eyes. Slange Var! (‘cheers’ in Scotland). Watch our Woodworkers Wednesday video of Anselm demonstrating how his bottle of bottle of Famous Grouse whisky can be …
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We were delighted that our visitors from the U3A (University of the Third Age) went ahead with their visit to the Chippendale School of Furniture last Saturday despite the Arctic conditions. U3A are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people, providing opportunities for members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest …
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The Chippendale International School of Furniture has just won a local Chamber of Commerce Award for a successful Family Business by “demonstrating sustained success across a broad range of measures”. The award is sponsored by local accountants and tax advisors, Springfords, and the ceremony was hosted by Queen Margaret University.
Anselm Fraser and his wife Antonia set up the international furniture school near Gifford more than 25 years ago. More recently, they have been joined by their son, Jamie, who graduated from the furniture school this June and is now one of five tutors.
“The school’s success means that for the second year running we have a full student roll for our furniture making and restoration course”, says Anselm Fraser. “Forty per cent of this year’s new students come from overseas, including Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Barbados, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
Former Chippendale School of Furniture student Matthew Meyerhoff and father Doug, Graham Davies (the school’s senior tutor), and Anselm Fraser spent two weeks during the summer in the Swiss Alps renovating a derelict, 250 year old, pine chalet. The experience proved what the Swiss can do with ‘nothing but pine’ available as a building material.
You can see a selection of photos of our graduating students and the fantastic furniture they’ve created over the last 9 months on Facebook. Please feel free to tag and share the photos!
The visitors at the end of year furniture exhibition admired the many outstanding furniture pieces created over the last nine months.
Dylan’s family goes on a short break while Secret Removers Alison and George make-over part of the family’s new home in Portobello, near Edinburgh. Will wife Catherine like the surprise?
The renovation team are also surprised to find active woodworm in a printers cabinet, so a visit to the Chippendale International School of Furniture is in order. Anselm Fraser shows them how to treat the woodworm using spraying and injecting.
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