Skip to main content Skip to footer
Blog

Woodworking

Thanks for joining us for Wood Month!

Posted March 26, 2021

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

Read More

Wood Canvas Canoe Restorations

Posted March 25, 2021
by Josh Tolkan

Resident artisan boatbuilder Josh Tolkan talks through a recent canoe restoration in his latests blog post. 

Read More

Early Norwegian Sea Chests

Posted March 26, 2020
by Josh Tolkan

Wooden storage boxes have long been considered a great woodworking project with challenges varied enough to meet skill levels from beginner to advanced.

Read More

Wordslöjd & Jargoncraft: an Intern Dictionary of Discovery

Posted March 20, 2020
by Jake Fee

Welcome, reader, to a new and regular blog series, featuring the unique vocabularies of North House craft. Let’s begin.

Read More

Planking the Herring Skiff

Posted January 16, 2020
by Josh Tolkan

John Beltman and I led 6 students in a project to build a replica of a Herring Skiff.

Read More

Looking Back and Moving Forward

Posted December 10, 2019
by Marybeth Garmoe

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.

Read More

Scandinavia – Blending Woodcarving and Broom-making

Posted August 15, 2019
by Marybeth Garmoe
Hello from Sweden!  I’m exactly half way through my time abroad and I’ve already…
Read More

The Finishing Touch: Color

Posted May 9, 2019
by Mike Loeffler
I was working on a project with my friend Jim yesterday and we were discussing woodworking finishes.…
Read More

Making Paddles

Posted March 29, 2019
by Josh Tolkan
North Housers, Blog Post #2 from me coming at you.  I spent a good part of February working on…
Read More

Chair Exploration

Posted March 14, 2019
by Mike Loeffler
I’m continuing on my exploration of chairs this winter and, I must say, it’s been a fun…
Read More