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  On The Harbor in Grand Marais, Minnesota 

 
 

 

 

  2009 Teaching Themes &
Course Titles

North House's courses are divided into different teaching themes.
These themes and the courses are listed below.  Additional details
about each course are included on each theme page -
simply click on the theme title on the left side of this web page.
Questions? Contact
info@northhouse.org or 218-387-9762.

Course Title - Instructor - Length (in days)

BASKETRY
Antler Basketry - Open Season
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (2 days)
Birch Bark Basketry - The Berry Basket
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Birch Bark Boxes
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Birch Bark Tutorial
. . . . . with Charlie Mayo/John Zasada (2 days)
Birch Bark Weaving - An Introduction
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Black Ash Basketry - Introduction
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Black Ash Basketry - Iroquois Style and Approach
. . . . . with Mike Benedict (3 days)
Cattail Basketry - Twining and Fishtail Plaiting Techniques
. . . . . with Tina Fung Holder (2 days)
Coiling Pine Needle Baskets
. . . . . with Fern Belling (2 days)
Craft Your Own Coiled Bee Skep
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (1 days)
Making a Birch Bark Berry Basket
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (3 days)
North House ‘Out' N’ About’ – Scandinavian Style Birch Bark Weaving Workshop
. . . . . with Charlie Mayo (1 days)
Onion & Garlic Round Reed Baskets
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (1 days)
Pine Needle Basketry
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
Sustainable Harvest of Tree Bark For Basketry
. . . . . with John Zasada (1 days)
Sweet Grass Basketry
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
The Cedar Tree -  A Tree For All Seasons
. . . . . with John Zasada (2 days)
The Harvest Basket - Red-Osier Basketry
. . . . . with Tina Fung Holder (2 days)
The Willow Market Basket
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Weaving Holiday Ornaments From Birch Bark
. . . . . with John Zasada/Julie Kean (2 days)
Willow Basketry - Classic Fish Reel
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (3 days)
Woven Birch Bark Basketry
. . . . . with Phyllis Knutson (2 days)

BOAT BUILDING
Building A Classic Canoe Sail Rig - Canoe for Sail
. . . . . with Art Kidd (5 days)
Building A Model Birch Bark Canoe (Preserving The Past)
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (5 days)
Building The Classic Wooden Rowboat - Build Your Own Susan Skiff
. . . . . with John Beltman (16 days)
Building The Traditional Inuit Kayak
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (12 days)
Cedar-Strip Boatbuilding - Build Your Own Canoe or Kayak
. . . . . with Ken Koscik (11 days)
Fundamentals of Traditional Wooden Boat Building
. . . . . with John Beltman (6 days)
Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (2 days)
Inuit Kayak Paddle - Make Your Own
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (1 days)
Norse Pram - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (12 days)
North House ‘Out' N’ About’ – Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle Workshop
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (1 days)
Nutshell Pram - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Art Kidd (10 days)
Oar Construction - Make Your Own Set
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (2 days)
On The Building Bed - Birch Bark Canoe (Preserving The Past)
. . . . . with Erik Simula (10 days)
Ropework - Tying A Rope Fender
. . . . . with David Cooper ( days)
Shellback Dinghy - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Art Kidd (13 days)
Step 1 - Lofting For Boatbuilders
. . . . . with Alex Comb (2 days)
Swedish Pram - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (10 days)
Techniques of Cedar-Strip Boat Construction
. . . . . with Ken Koscik (6 days)
Techniques of Pram Boat Building - Old World Swedish and Norwegian Boatbuilding Traditions
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (5 days)
The Harvest -  Preparing For Birch Bark Canoe Construction (Preserving the Past)
. . . . . with Erik Simula (5 days)
Wood-Canvas Canoe - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Dan Strootman (12 days)
Wood-Canvas Canoe – ReCanvas & Fill
. . . . . with Dan Strootman (3 days)
Wood-Canvas Canoe Restoration
. . . . . with Dan Strootman (4 days)

CLOTHING & JEWELRY
Aniishiinabe-Style Moccasin and Bead Embroidery (Preserving The Past)
. . . . . with Marcie McIntire (3 days)
Etched Metal Jewelry – Patterns, Textures
. . . . . with Molly Sharp (3 days)
Felting For Your Feet
. . . . . with Patty Doherty (2 days)
Footwear For the Camp - Moccasin Making
. . . . . with Jim Dahn (2 days)
Lost Wax Casting - North Shore Jewelry
. . . . . with Stephan Hoglund (3 days)
Making Moosehide & Canvas Mukluks
. . . . . with Jo Wood (2.5 days)
Nålbinding - The Scandinavian Textile Craft
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (5 days)
Nålbinding Hats
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Nålbinding Mittens
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Nålbinding Socks
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Nature's Insulator - Sew A Traditional Wool Blanket Shirt
. . . . . with Kevin Kinney (1 days)
North Shore Pebble Jewelry
. . . . . with Molly Sharp (3 days)
Norwegian Wool Embroidery
. . . . . with Shirley Hansen (2 days)
Pierced Celtic Knot Pendant
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Saami Friendship Bracelet
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Scandinavian Work Shirts - Of Fishing, Farming and Forestry
. . . . . with Carol Colburn (3 days)
Sew Your Own Traditional Anorak
. . . . . with Cindy Muus (2.5 days)
Sewing the Saami-Inspired Tuomisalo Hat
. . . . . with Elma Thiele (3 days)
The Viking "Knit" Chain Bracelet
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Thor's Velvet Hammer - An Introduction to Anticlastic Raising
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (2 days)
True North Mittens - Sew Your Own Pair
. . . . . with Kevin Kinney (1 days)

COMMUNITY  SERVICE  LEARNING
Service Learning Project - Craft of Oar Construction
. . . . . with Dennis Bradley (2 days)
Service Learning Project
     - Add Some Color: Mosaic The Bread Oven
. . . . . with Kelly Dupre (2 days)
Service Learning Project - Wooden Boat Maintenance
. . . . . with Art Kidd (2 days)
Soup's On - Spring Volunteer Work Weekend
. . . . . with Kelly Dupre (1 days)
Spring Cleanin' - Volunteer Work Weekend
. . . . . with Kelly Dupre (2 days)

FIBER ARTS
Bead Embroidery
. . . . . with Jo Wood (2 days)
Exploration In Handmade Paper
. . . . . with Nancy Daley (2.5 days)
Felted Hats
. . . . . with Patty Doherty (1.5 days)
Felting - From Sculpture to Scarves
. . . . . with Elise Kyllo (2 days)
Frame Loom Weaving
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (3 days)
Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (3 days)
Making Cordage, Naturally
. . . . . with Kurt Buetow (1 days)
Natural Plant Dyes
. . . . . with Karen Rognsvoog (3 days)
Natural Plant Dyes - Tutorial For Quilters
. . . . . with Karen Rognsvoog (1 days)
Natural Plant Dyes - Tutorial For Spinners
. . . . . with Karen Rognsvoog (1 days)
Old-Fashioned Rug Hooking
. . . . . with Carol Dunn (3 days)
Sew Bee It - Traditional Quilting Workshop
. . . . . with Cyrstal Nelson/Beth Kidd (1 days)
Tapestry Weaving I - Painting with Fiber
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (3 days)
Tapestry Weaving II - Beyond the Basics
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (2 days)
Textile Craft Workshop
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Weaving on the Modified Rigid Heddle - Woven, Decorative Bands
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (2 days)
Weaving on the Slotted Rigid Heddle
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Weaving with Beads - On The Loom
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (2 days)
Wooly Birds - Intro To Felting
. . . . . with Elise Kyllo (0.5 days)

FOODS
All Ground Up - Sausage Making
. . . . . with Craig & Dianne Peterson/Marlo Larson (2 days)
Earthen Oven Building and Baking (Preserving the Past)
. . . . . with Kiko Denzer (3 days)
Flatbreads Bakery - From the Wood-Fired Hearth
. . . . . with Amy James (1 days)
Homebrewing - Broaden Your Flavor Spectrum
. . . . . with Peter James (2.5 days)
In and Out – Carving the Oven Peel
. . . . . with Jon Strom (2 days)
Lake Superior Harvest Cooking Class
. . . . . with Chef Judi Barsness (0.5 days)
Ovencrafting - Building and Baking In The Wood-Fired Brick Oven
. . . . . with Derek Lucchese/Kent Jones (4 days)
Ovencrafting - Building The Wood-Fired Bread Oven
. . . . . with Derek Lucchese (3 days)
Pie - The Lost Art
. . . . . with Misha Martin (1 days)
Rustic Breads for the Brick Oven
. . . . . with Derek Lucchese (2 days)
Sausages for the Summer Grill
. . . . . with Craig/Dianne Peterson (1 days)
Sourdough Breads
. . . . . with Amy James (2 days)
Swedish Potato Sausage Making
. . . . . with Craig & Dianne Peterson (1 days)
Traditional Harvest of Wild Rice (Preserving The Past)
. . . . . with Erik Simula (3 days)
Whole Grain Sourdough Bakery
. . . . . with Amy James (1.5 days)

KNITTING
Help Yourself To Knitting!
. . . . . with Kate Hartman (2 days)
Introduction to Northern Knitting Traditions
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Keep Your Head Warm - Knit Your Own Stocking Cap
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Knitting Socks - The Essential Craft
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Mittens - The Perfect Complement
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Spinning Fibers On A Wheel
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (3 days)
Tricks of the Knitting Trade
. . . . . with Kate Hartman (1 days)

MUSIC
Carve Your Own Cedar Hand Drum
. . . . . with Eric Mase (1.5 days)
Celtic Guitar Styles
. . . . . with Karen Mueller (0.25 days)
Explorations Of The Norwegian Overtone Flute
. . . . . with Arna Rennan (1.5 days)
Guitar - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Dave Seaton (10 days)
Guitar Skills Workshop
. . . . . with Bill Cooley (0.5 days)
Irish Céilí Dancing
. . . . . with Mike Whelan (0.25 days)
Irish Flute and Whistle
. . . . . with Laura MacKenzie (0.25 days)
The Recorder—Style and Technique (with an Irish Bent)
. . . . . with Dick Hensold (0.25 days)
Traditional Irish Tune Workshop, By Ear
. . . . . with Nathan Gourley (0.5 days)
Unplugged Songwriting Workshop
. . . . . with Jon Vezner (2 days)

NORTHERN ECOLOGY & FRESHWATER STUDIES
Birds Of Superior (In October)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (1 days)
Birds On The Shore and More
. . . . . with Dave Benson (3 days)
Boreal Birding Immersion On The Gunflint Trail
. . . . . with Dedrick Benz (2 days)
Boreal Field ID Workshop (with Bob)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (1 days)
Butterflies In Your Backyard
. . . . . with David MacLean/Pat Thomas ( days)
Down The Shore, Back Up For More - Autumn Birding Migration
. . . . . with Dedrick Benz (2 days)
Dragonflies of the North Woods
. . . . . with Kurt Mead (1 days)
From the Deck - Lake Superior Shoreline Naturalist Tour
. . . . . with Ann Russ (0.25 days)
Gardening For The Birds - Wildlife Gardening Workshop
. . . . . with Pat Thomas (0.25 days)
Life On The Edge - Shoreline Ecology and Wildflowers
. . . . . with Chel Anderson (1.5 days)
Magnet On The Shore – Birding Intro Workshop
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (1 days)
Minnesota Birding (with Bob!)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (2 days)
Mushrooming
. . . . . with Mike McCall (0.5 days)
North Shore Fall Migration (with Bob!)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (2 days)
North Shore Geology - A Heritage of Fire and Ice
. . . . . with John Green (3 days)
North Shore Geology - Lake Superior's Volcanic Heritage
. . . . . with John Green (2 days)
North Shore/Boreal Forest Birding
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (2 days)
Owl In A Night's Work - Evening Field Session
. . . . . with Bill Lane (1 days)
Searching For Migrants - The October Session
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (2 days)
Searching For Migrants - The September Session
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (2 days)
Spring Birdsong Ensemble
. . . . . with Ann Russ (2 days)
Wildflowers of Early Summer
. . . . . with Jim Gilbert (2 days)

OUTDOOR SKILLS & TRAVEL
All Packed Up - Craft Your Trail Stove
. . . . . with Don Kevilus (0.5 days)
Building A Wooden Longbow - The Essential Outdoor Skill
. . . . . with Rick Yonker (2 days)
Bushcraft - In The Field
. . . . . with Mors Kochanski (2 days)
Bushcraft - Wilderness Living Skills
. . . . . with Mors Kochanski (2 days)
Carving Inuit-Style Snow Goggles
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Childhood Memories – Crafting The Primitive Slingshot
. . . . . with Rick Yonker (2 days)
Compass (& Common Sense) - Finding Your Direction
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Craft of Birch Ski Making - Make Your Own Set
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (3.5 days)
Craft Your Own Wood Stove
. . . . . with Don Kevilus (2 days)
Crafting a Traditional Longbow
. . . . . with Rick Yonker (3 days)
Dog Sledding 101
. . . . . with Ivy Hocking/Arleigh Jorgenson (1 days)
Fly Casting Workshop
. . . . . with David Asproth (1 days)
Fly Fishing The North Shore
. . . . . with David Asproth/Mike Hero (4 days)
Fly Tying Workshop
. . . . . with David Asproth/Mike Hero (2.5 days)
Getting Through The Ice - Making an Ice Chisel
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske ( days)
Komatik - Craft Your Own Hauling Sled
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (3 days)
Making a Traditional Toboggan
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (2.5 days)
North Woods Paddling - A Day On The Water
. . . . . with Garrett Conover (1 days)
North Woods Paddling Clinic
. . . . . with Garrett Conover (0.5 days)
Pleasure Driving Fjord Horses
. . . . . with Philis Anderson (0.5 days)
Push and Glide - Building The Kick Sled
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (2.5 days)
Snowshoe Construction - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Erik Simula (4 days)
Snowwalker's Companion - Wilderness Travel Seminar
. . . . . with Garrett Conover (0.5 days)
Solo Canoeing - Continuation
. . . . . with Becky Mason (0.5 days)
Solo Canoeing - The Basics
. . . . . with Becky Mason (0.5 days)
Tandem Canoeing Seminar
. . . . . with Becky Mason (0.5 days)
Traditional Finnish Ski Poles - Craft Your Own Set
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (2 days)
Winter Camping, Clothing and Expedition Foods
. . . . . with Lonnie Dupre (1 days)
Winter Provisioning - Bannock and Beyond
. . . . . with Garrett Conover (0.5 days)

PAINTING  &  PHOTOGRAPHY
Rosemaling - Shaded Telemark Style & Traditions
. . . . . with Mary Schliep (3 days)
Rosemaling - Valdres Style & Traditions
. . . . . with Mary Schliep (3 days)
Superior/Gunflint Photography - Fall Equinox Session
. . . . . with Layne Kennedy (5 days)
Superior/Gunflint Photography - Summer Session
. . . . . with Layne Kennedy (5 days)

SAILING
Craft of Sail
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (1 days)
Craft of Sail Group Adventure
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (1 days)
Lake Superior Schooner Adventure - 2-hr Sail
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (0.25 days)
Lake Superior Schooner Adventure - Group Sailing
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (0.25 days)
Marine Navigation Studies
. . . . . with Ted Gephart/Matthew Brown (1 days)
Messing About In Boats
. . . . . with Art Kidd (0.25 days)
Polar Express (or was that Fleece) Sail
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (0.25 days)
Practical Seamanship
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (3 days)
Ropework - Knot Tying Workshop
. . . . . with Ted Gephart/Matthew Brown (1 days)
Sail Training Trip - Apostle Islands Adventure
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (4 days)
Sail Training Trip - Isle Royale Sailing Adventure
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (5 days)
Sewing The Traditional Sailor's Ditty Bag
. . . . . with Ted Gephart (2 days)
Sunset Over The Sawtooth Sail
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (0.25 days)
Superior Full Moon Sail
. . . . . with Matthew Brown (0.25 days)

SHELTER
All Stacked Up - Straw Bale Construction
. . . . . with Mark Morgan (3 days)
Art of Cob: Building, Sculpting, and Making  Art with Earth
. . . . . with Kiko Denzer (2 days)
Build Thoreau's Cabin
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (5 days)
Building With Stone - The Basics & Beyond
. . . . . with David Abazs (2 days)
Cordwood Construction - Methods and Practice
. . . . . with Kent Jones/Nick Vavrichek (2 days)
Dovetail Log Cabin - Builders Workshop
. . . . . with Lonnie Dupre (5 days)
Dovetail Log Cabin Construction
. . . . . with Lonnie Dupre (9 days)
Fundamentals of Yurt Construction
. . . . . with Mark Hansen/Matthew Brown (6 days)
Handcrafting Doors - From Stiles to Rails
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (2 days)
Log Home Building - An Introduction
. . . . . with Jon Strom (5 days)
Nomadic Pursuits – Building Your Own Portable Yurt
. . . . . with Mark Hansen/Matthew Brown (6 days)

SPECIAL EVENTS
Autumn Migration Birding Series
Craft In The Spotlight
Boreal Birding and Northern Landscapes Festival
Unplugged: The Northern Harvest
Winterer's Gathering & Arctic Film Festival
Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival

SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Carbon Free Cooking - Designing, Building and Using Solar Ovens
. . . . . with David Abazs (2 days)
Chickens with Mama
. . . . . with Weslie Surprenant (2 days)
Herbal Healthcare for Winter
. . . . . with Gigi Stafne (2 days)
Historic Medicines - Exploring An Alien Invasion
. . . . . with Teresa Wolfe ( days)
Intensive Gardening - Saving Money, Eating Better
. . . . . with David Abazs (3 days)
Natural Botanicals - Wild Medicine Workshop
. . . . . with Gigi Stafne (2 days)
Solar Hot Water Systems - Get The Heat
. . . . . with Mark Morgan (3 days)
Solar Power - Plug Into The Sun
. . . . . with Brian Bennett (3 days)
Sustainable Living Workshop
. . . . . with David/Lise Abazs (2 days)
Wildcrafting for Medicinal Herbs
. . . . . with Teresa Wolfe (3 days)

TIMBER FRAMING
Basic Timber Framing
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson/Tom Healy (5 days)
Compound Joinery - Traditional Techniques, Modern Craft
. . . . . with Will Beemer (5 days)
The Timber Frame  Home
. . . . . with Virginia Danfelt/Bob Martin (2 days)
Timber Frame  - Custom Built and Larger Frame Projects
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson/Tom Healy (varies)
Timber Frame - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson (varies)
Timber Frame - Group Building
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson (varies)
Timber Frame - Special Project
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson (5 days)
Timbered Sawhorse Trestles
. . . . . with Clark Bremer (2.5 days)

TOOL MAKING
Blacksmithing - Crafting The Tools of the Trade
. . . . . with Dave Hanson (4 days)
Blacksmithing - The Basics & Beyond
. . . . . with Dave Hanson (4 days)
Bladesmithing For Knifemakers
. . . . . with Scott Williams (5 days)
Crafting Knives in the Finnish Style
. . . . . with Scott Williams (5 days)
Crooked Knife
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (3 days)
Damascus Ware For the Blacksmith
. . . . . with Dave Hanson (5 days)
Flintknapping
. . . . . with Mike McCall (2 days)
Gas Forge - Building Your Own, On Your Way
. . . . . with Dave Hanson (0 days)
Knife Making - Assembling the Scandinavian Style Birch Bark-Handled Knife
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (3 days)
Knife Making - Norwegian Flaming Birch Wood
. . . . . with Gene Tokheim ( days)
Metalsmithing For Rendezvous - Tomahawk and Primitive Folding Knife
. . . . . with Don Hammer (3 days)
Norwegian Knifemaking
. . . . . with Gene Tokheim (5 days)
Rendezvous on the Forge - Blacksmithing Historic Camping Equipment
. . . . . with Dave Hanson (4 days)
Sharpening Basics for Hand Tools
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (1 days)
Spokeshave - Toolmaking for Woodworkers
. . . . . with Jeff Trapp (1 days)
Toolmaking For Woodworkers
. . . . . with Scott Williams (3 days)

TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
A Handmade Life - Three Days, Three Projects (Bowls, Spoons, Tools)
. . . . . with Bill Coperthwaite (3 days)
A Handmade Life - Two Days, Two Projects: (Northern Clothing)
. . . . . with Bill Coperthwaite (2 days)
A Mix of Memoir and Life Writing – For Storytellers to Songwriters
. . . . . with Terry O'Brien (2 days)
All Hung Up - The Fabric Chair
. . . . . with Kurt Buetow (2 days)
Creating & Designing Mosaics
. . . . . with Jeanne Wright/Kelly Dupre (3 days)
Handcrafting A Broom-Corn Broom
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Hookers & Spooners: Working in Horn, Bone, Antler
. . . . . with Harley Refsal (3 days)
Inuit Soapstone Carving Traditions
. . . . . with Ohito Ashoona (2 days)
Inuit Stone Sculpting - Movement On Ice
. . . . . with Ohito Ashoona (3 days)
Low and Slow - Low-Tech Clay Forming and Firing
. . . . . with David Voorhees (3 days)
North Shore Journal
. . . . . with Nancy Cooley (2 days)
Old-Fashioned Soap Making
. . . . . with Jeanne Wright (0.5 days)
Poke, Pierce and Paint - Surface Treatments for Clay
. . . . . with David Voorhees (2 days)
Raku Pottery - From Wheel To Kiln
. . . . . with Kristi Downing (3 days)
Raku Pottery Experience
. . . . . with Kristi Downing (1 days)
Traditional Seat Caning For the Vintage Chair
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (3 days)
Twig Furniture -  Garden Trellis and Plant Stand
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
Twig Furniture - The Chair
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (3 days)
Twig Furniture: Twig Mosaic End Table
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
Woodblock Printmaking
. . . . . with Nick Wroblewski (3 days)
Wreath Weaving - The Traditional Balsam Bough Wreath
. . . . . with David & Lise Abazs (0.5 days)

WOODCARVING
Acanthus Relief Carving
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)
Carving The Fisherman's Face
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (1 days)
Carving The Heirloom Rocking Horse
. . . . . with Phillip Odden/Else Bigton (3 days)
Carving the Swedish Shrinkbox (Krympburkar)
. . . . . with Tom Dengler (3 days)
Celtic Relief Carving
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)
Fan Bird Carving - Carving Spån Fågel
. . . . . with Del Stubbs (2.5 days)
Figure Carving - Scandinavian Style
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (2 days)
Nordic Drinking Vessels In Wood
. . . . . with Phillip Odden/Else Bigton (3 days)
Relief Carving - Fisherman Figure
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer ( days)
Relief Carving - Willie & Joe
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer ( days)
Scandinavian Bowl Carving
. . . . . with Jon Strom (3 days)
Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Carving - Continuation
. . . . . with Harley Refsal (3 days)
Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Figure Carving
. . . . . with Harley Refsal (3 days)
Scandinavian Style Spoon Carving
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Scandinavian Style Spoon Carving - A Continuation
. . . . . with Fred Livesay ( days)
Viking Dragon Relief Carving
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)

WOODWORKING
A Windsor Chair Classic - The Sack Back
. . . . . with Jeff Trapp (5 days)
Adirondack Chair Building
. . . . . with Brian Sherburne (2.5 days)
Basic Cabinetry – Building The Wall Cabinet
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (2.5 days)
Bucket Making - White Cooperage
. . . . . with Russ Karasch (2 days)
Bury Yourself In Your Work - Build Your Own Casket
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (3 days)
Carving Spoons, Butter Knives and Bread Boards - Swedish Style Green Woodworking
. . . . . with Jon Strom (2 days)
Early American-Style Workbench
. . . . . with John Beltman (3 days)
Finishing Touch - Milkpaints For Woodworkers
. . . . . with Jeff Trapp (1 days)
Lathe Turning - The Wooden Bowl
. . . . . with Jim Sannerud (2 days)
Rustic Stick Furniture
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)
Service Learning Project - Timbered Top Workbenches
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich/Brian Sherburne (2.5 days)
Shaving Horse - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (3 days)
Spring-Pole Lathe - Build Your Own
. . . . . with John Beltman (3 days)
Swedish Classic - 18th Century Style Lyre-Base Trestle Table
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (7 days)
Turning Out Gems - Intro to Woodturning On  A Lathe
. . . . . with Jim Sannerud (4 days)
Turning Toward Perfection - The Three-Legged Stool
. . . . . with Jim Sannerud (3 days)
Windsor Chair Making
. . . . . with Jeff Trapp (4 days)
Windsor Stool - Build Your Own
. . . . . with John Beltman (3 days)
Wood Turning - On The Spring-Pole Lathe
. . . . . with John Beltman (2 days)
Wooden Bowl Turning - Norwegian Ale Bowls
. . . . . with Roger Abrahamson (3 days)
 

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