NOTE: Board Meeting just before the General Meeting, Thursday, May 20, 2010, 4:30 to 6:30 in the Spray Room near the Bluebird Room meeting room. The agenda is on the This 'n That page. All BAWA members are invited to attend.

Introduction to Yeung Chan

After coming to this country in 1973, Yeung at first worked in the printing trade. In 1977 he and his wife moved to California and he started working for Metropolitan Furniture, a contract furniture company in South San Francisco. Soon he got a job in their pattern making department, and eventually became Manager of Research and Development. While there for 12 years he helped create many award winning designs for the company. In the early 90's, yearning to make his own pieces, he built a shop in his home and started making studio furniture. Soon he went to the College of the Redwoods for 9 months and studied with renowned teacher, James Krenov. In addition to making furniture, Yeung is teaching. He's been appearing each year on the road with other nationally prominent woodworkers at woodworking shows around the country, and he's returned to the College of the Redwoods several times to teach a summer course on tools and joinery. Yeung has also taught at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indiana, The North Bennett School in Boston, Carlton College in Minnesota, Rosewood Studio and others. He has lectured and presented his research on historically correct Chinese joinery and furniture making at many places across the country including the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and the Peabody Essex Museum and M.I.T. in Boston. On several occasions over the years, Yeung has presented to BAWA some of his extensive knowledge and expertise on Chinese furniture construction, the making of woodworking tools, and furniture joinery with power tools including a special joinery & techniques seminar for BAWA members in 2004. At this meeting he will talk about his current projects and answer questions.

Adapted by Per Madsen from an article by Craig Mineweaser

Meeting Location

HWY 101 - Take the East Hillsdale exit. Drive a mile plus toward the bay. Turn right at Shell Blvd. See FOR ALL DIRECTIONS below.

FROM HWY 92 FROM THE EAST BAY - From the San Mateo Bridge take the Foster City exit and head southeast. Turn right on East Hillsdale and left on Shell. See FOR ALL DIRECTIONS below.

FROM HWY 92 (SAN MATEO BRIDGE) EASTBOUND - Take the Foster City exit turn right on Hillsdale, turn left on Shell. See FOR ALL DIRECTIONS below.

FOR ALL DIRECTIONS
Once on Shell, go past the first signal. Look for the Recreation Center, a low building on your right. You will see a small parking lot adjacent to the building and a large parking lot just past the building.