TFG Events & Workshops

Patrick Moore

Founder

Professional School of Practical Stereotomy

Pre-Conference Workshop: Stereotomy with Patrick Moore
One of the greatest ways to learn stereotomy is by practicing net models. The net of an object is the flattened-out surface that can then be folded back into its 3D shape.  Students learn the basics of stereotomy by creating the net of a cube, pyramid, irregular pyramid, single and double curved surfaces, and then onto roof designs. A lot of the net projects include irregular pitched roofs with hips and valleys, and others include curved surfaces. The advantage of practicing this technique is that it enables the brain to better visualize the overall size and shape of a design clearly in the mind first. They are exercises for the mind: an idea is first seen in the mind's eye. 

Students will use paper as a medium for creating the net surfaces. This workshop would be great for architects, designers, carpenters, general contractors, furniture makers, and those interested in creating and designing structures.

Key Points:
- Learn proper drafting techniques
- Learn drafting tool usage
- Create the net surfaces of folded out 3D shapes based on given dimensions and restrictions
- Creating and designing structures both simple and seemingly complex

Patrick Moore has more than 10 years of accredited schooling from around the world and became the first person from both American continents to be received as a "Compagnon Passant Charpentier" in France. He completed his masters with the esteemed "Association ouvrière des compagnon du devoir de tour de France. He has had pieces of work on display at the "Musée du Compagnonnage" in Tours, France the "Musée des Maîtres et Artisans du Québec" in Montreal, Canada, and currently has works on exhibition at the "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum" in Kobe, Japan. Patrick has two diplomas; one in heritage carpentry and the other in heritage masonry, and is a holder of two Red Seal Certificates: carpentry and cabinetmaking. He specializes in historic joinery and carpentry practices and has worked around the world on nationally and internationally classified historical sites. He wields an extensive portfolio: two UNESCO classified World Heritage Sites, numerous nationally classified historical monuments in Europe and North America, as well as new construction of luxury high-end private residences. He has written articles for multiple woodworking journals in North America and Europe. In 2014, he founded and created the Professional School of Practical Stereotomy in Ottawa, Canada, a school unique in the English-speaking world where students are able to obtain a master's certificate in Stereotomy.

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