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In this workshop, students will learn all the skills necessary to layout and cut a timber frame mortise and tenon joint.
In this workshop students will learn the process of traditional lime plaster creation and repair using traditional materials. Lathe preparation, scratch coat with horse hair basecoat, straight edging and Darby work, plus lime top coat finish work will be covered.
Using the mid-19th century theories of Rufus Porter, students will learn the basic ideas of painting a view. Capturing the beauty of a place through the expression of a painting is a wonderful experience.
In this workshop, students can expect to get an introduction to the basic techniques for woodworking. This workshop will be geared towards the beginner woodworker who has little or no previous experience.
In this class, students will learn how to build a traditional window sash using primarily hand tools. This class is geared towards beginner and intermediate skill levels.
This course offers an introduction to the basic skills and understanding for re-creating classic Timber Frame “mortise-and-tenon” structures, emblematic of pre-industrial buildings in New England.
In this workshop, participants will assemble a flat and a curved tester high post bed and explore all the different possible ways of dressing that bed for both a high style and rural setting.
In this multi-disciplinary workshop, students will divide their time between the broom shop, making a brush with Sanborn Mills Farm broom-maker Larry Antonuk, and the smithy, forging the ironwork to complete a tool set with Garry Kalajian.
Learn the step by step processes used to design and create a decorative plaster piece.
