Woodworking
Every Tree Has Stories to Tell
In her latest blog post, resident artisan Emily Derke writes about a recent exhibition organized by North House Instructor John Zasada.
Introducing Nathan White
Meet Nathan White, one of the new residents in the Artisan Development Program at North House, in this introductory blog post.
It Takes a Forest to Build a Chair
It Takes a Forest to Build a Chair: Lead Instructor John Beltman writes about what it takes to make a chair in a recent issue of Northern Wilds.
Thanks for joining us for Wood Month!
Thank you for joining us for our virtual Wood Month programs! If you missed or want to revisit any of the programs, several of them are available to view here.
Wood Canvas Canoe Restorations
Resident artisan boatbuilder Josh Tolkan talks through a recent canoe restoration in his latests blog post.
Early Norwegian Sea Chests
Wooden storage boxes have long been considered a great woodworking project with challenges varied enough to meet skill levels from beginner to advanced.
Wordslöjd & Jargoncraft: an Intern Dictionary of Discovery
Welcome, reader, to a new and regular blog series, featuring the unique vocabularies of North House craft. Let’s begin.
Planking the Herring Skiff
John Beltman and I led 6 students in a project to build a replica of a Herring Skiff.
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Wow, what a whirlwind these past two years have been! This is the last time you will hear from me on this blog since my time in the Artisan Development Program will be complete at the end of this month.