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Every Tree Has Stories to Tell

Posted December 2, 2021
by Emily Derke

In her latest blog post, resident artisan Emily Derke writes about a recent exhibition organized by North House Instructor John Zasada. 

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Introducing Nathan White

Posted October 21, 2021

Meet Nathan White, one of the new residents in the Artisan Development Program at North House, in this introductory blog post. 

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It Takes a Forest to Build a Chair

Posted April 6, 2021

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. 

 

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…
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