Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Stephen Proctor-Marc Adams School
Tony Sade (Charleston, WV)
>Anyone know anything about Stephen Proctor or taken a class with him at Marc Adams School of Woodworking or elsewhere? I got wait-listed for the C. Schwarz hand tool class at MASW and am looking for an alternative. (I googled him and found out what I could, but am looking for a more personal assessment about his teaching skills, style, etc.)
Thanks,
Re: Stephen Proctor-Marc Adams School
Doug Reynolds in Seattle
>I was at Marc Adams this July when Stephen was conducting an apprenticeship class. I was in Steve Latta's class. They do an evening BBQ instructor slide show. Stephen was pretty entertaining but hard to understand his accent. He speaks English, not American. His work was pretty artsy for me, a lot of "trick of the eye" stuff which I will not try to spell in French. Made me ask, "How the hell did he do that?" His students spent a lot of time making mock-ups of their designs. I did this recently after I showed a scaled drawing to a client. She was pretty quick saying she liked it. I was hesitant so, I made a full-sized mock-up out of double-walled cardboard fastened with hot-melt glue. She hated it. So, I went back to the drawing baord, another mock-up and a satisifed customer. He has a lot of experience.
Re: Stephen Proctor-Marc Adams School
ron in kokomo
>My best friend had a two week internship with him a few years ago and said he is fantastic.
From my own experience, he will be very good or Marc would not keep bringing him back
Re: Stephen Proctor-Marc Adams School
David W
>I've taken two classes from Stephen - his hand skills class and his two-week apprenticeship. Stephen worked with Wendell Castle for a number of years and helped run his school. He is a very skilled instructor and teaches the traditional English techniques and methods he is comfortable with. He doesn't abide japanese saws - but he will spend a day or two on using, tuning and sharpening Western-style dovetail saws. I've seen him demonstrate techniques on the table saw that no one in their right mind would duplicate, but it was astounding to watch. He has a good sense of humor (at least to my mind.) I don't know how he would compare with Chris S.