SAF Learning
Incorporating Different Materials into Urban Wood Products
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Webinar information
Learn how to incorporate different materials into your urban wood projects, such as epoxy, iron, and concrete. Live edge slabs are gorgeous on their own, but with new material comes new inspiration. In this webinar, speakers from a wide array of backgrounds share their experience in crafting their urban wood businesses around not just urban wood, but other exciting additions. They'll speak to how their urban wood products are sold not just as functional, but as true works of art.
Speakers
Avery Earwood, Owner of Wild Edge Woodcraft in Rougemont, NC
Dean Curfman, Owner of Oak Hill Iron in Morganton, NC
Alicia Dietz, Owner of Alicia Dietz Studios in Richmond, VA
Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for woodworkers, interior designers, and all urban wood enthusiasts. Those interested in product design and the wide array of urban wood products will benefit from the lessons shared here.
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the webinar title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, the webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.
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Pricing
SAF and UWN Member: $10
Non-member: $15
UWN Members will receive a promotion code through the UWN listserv, to use for registering at the SAF member price of $10.
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Webinar access
The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 1 pm ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.
Access this webinar within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Webinar duration
The duration of this webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Identify new sources of inspiration for woodworking projects.
2. Summarize how to overcome logistical challenges when incorporating a new material into an urban wood project.
3. Share the story of each project's unique process when communicating with purchasers.
Rubric
Successful completion of the webinar is measured by participating in the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help the presenters and webinar partner continually improve webinars for future programming.
CFEs
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
This program is not eligible for ISA CEUs.
For ISA pre-approved webinars, SAF will report ISA CEU completions on a monthly basis for ISA CEU approved programs.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this webinar and the evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the webinar and earning SAF CFEs. CFE certificates will only be available until July 11, 2025 at 12:00 am ET.
Return to Webinar
Once you are registered for the webinar, access this webinar within your MY DASHBOARD. Prior to the start time, the webinar will be listed under "Upcoming Live Events."
Following the day of the webinar, you can return to download your certificate accessing the webinar information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD for 12 months following the webinar. The webinar product will become inaccessible on July 11, 2025 at 12:00 am ET.
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Refund
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Avery Earwood
Owner
Wild Edge Woodcraft
Upon Avery Earwood’s move from the city to pursue a slower-paced lifestyle in North Carolina, Earwood started a tree removal business. He quickly recognized the higher use potential for removed trees and found fulfillment in taking local, sustainably sourced fallen logs and turning them into something more meaningful. Avery Earwood founded Wild Edge Woodcraft in 2020 in Rougemont, NC, doing what he now considers his soul’s work – designing and building custom heirloom furniture. Wild Edge Woodcraft has garnered the attention of customers looking for one-of-a-kind custom hardwood furniture with high-quality craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal, that become "conversation pieces” to bring loved ones together.
Dean Curfman
Owner
Oak Hill Iron + Wood
Dean A. Curfman founded Oak Hill Iron + Wood in 1989 in Morganton, North Carolina. Oak Hill Iron built a reputation as the highest quality and most creative providers of hand-forged items in the region. As time progressed, Curfman and team became known for their ability to create beautiful live edge slab tables, countertops, and barn doors. Today, the shop is comprised of eight highly trained blacksmiths and woodworkers who are continually creating the most imaginative works of art in hand-forged steel and live edge wood slabs.
Alicia Dietz
Owner
Alicia Dietz Studios
Alicia Dietz traded a pilot helmet for hand plane, leaving her decade-long career in the US Army to follow her passion for craft, as an urban wood artisan. Dietz takes her personal ethos from the military; craft, labor, dedication, and learning; to the Alicia Dietz Studio. Always looking for a new experiment, Dietz enjoys the creative process. For the past several years, she has incorporated concrete into her urban wood furniture, crafting unique artisanal furniture.
Joseph Lehnen (Moderator)
Forest Utilization & Marketing Specialist
Virginia Department of Forestry
After earning his forestry degree from Purdue University, Joe Lehnen began working for the Virginia Department of Forestry as an area forester. He left that 37 year position in 2016 to assume forestry utilization and marketing oversight for the agency. He also oversees the Virginia Urban Wood Group. Today, Joe is recognized as a national leader in the urban wood movement and has joined efforts with others to establish certification standards for salvaged, reclaimed and urban wood.
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