Wednesday, January 13th virtual ZOOM meeting, at 7:00 p.m.,
Darrell Peart is speaker about his work and workshop.

He started his career making and selling small wooden items at Seattle’s Pike Place Market. To broaden his experience, he then worked for many years in various high-end custom shops throughout the Puget Sound area gaining an extensive background in both commercial and custom furniture making.

The influence of Greene & Greene can clearly be seen in Darrell’s work, but he rarely does exact reproductions anymore. Exploring new design work is where his passion lies, and it has brought him acclaim in the woodworking world.

Darrell also writes and lectures about design, woodworking, and the history of Greene & Greene. He has written articles for Home Furniture, Today’s Woodworker, Fine Woodworking, Woodwork, Popular Woodworking, American Woodworker, Woodworker West, Style 1900, British Woodworking, 360 Woodworking, The SAPFM Journal, and Australian Wood Review.

His first book, Greene and Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop, was published in April 2006 by Linden Press. His second book, In the Greene & Greene Style: Projects and Details for the Woodworker, was published in 2013, also by Linden Press. He is currently at work on his third book (to be published by Linden Press in 2020) which will be on furniture design.

In 2011, Darrell was voted on to the Board of Directors of the Friends of the (FOTH), a restoration effort of one of Greene & Greene’s Ultimate Bungalows. His work has appeared in various galleries; has been featured in both local and national newspapers, magazines, and books; and in private collections throughout the United States and Canada.

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ZOOM Instructions: Keep an eye out for the Zoom meeting link that will be emailed to you by Jeff Traeger.



Don’t let this virtual meeting and the software overwhelm you. It is really pretty simple –
• Download the application
• Save the link to the meeting that we will provide a few days before the meeting
• Click on the link just before the start of the meeting and then you’re all set to enjoy our first on line virtual meeting.

By the way, this will probably be our means of meeting for the next several months.

Go here to download the Zoom application: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360034967471-Quick-start-guide-for-new-users.

In addition to the attachment, here are two links which will help you with Zoom: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ygZ96J_z4AY?rel=0&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360034967471-Quick-start-guide-for-new-users

Gary Johnson has been a lifelong hobbyist woodworker, beginning with his one-and-only class in 7th grade. Thankfully his father taught him well. Also, his grandfather owned a carpentry shop in Illinois, having been trained in Sweden in the late 1800s. Some of his tools are now in Gary's hands. After graduating from college in 1980 as an electronics engineer, he moved to California and quickly set up shop, beginning in a spare bedroom in his apartment. The "light went on" after attending lectures by James Krenov and Sam Maloof, followed by memorizing books written by all the big names in the world of fine woodworking. Through the 1980s, he took on a number of commissioned jobs including some furniture and cabinets. Since then, he's enjoyed the hobby and is currently operating from a 2-1/2 car garage that also has a car in it... Gary is a multi-hobbyist, also having significant skills and shop capability in metalworking, electronics and especially amateur radio. After focusing intensely on ham radio for about 10 years and retiring a few years ago, he's now returning to woodworking and looks forward to the fellowship of other Diablo Woodworkers. His website is http://wb9jps.com/Gary_Johnson/Woodworking.html.

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