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Sharpening for the Woodworker
Instructors:
Wesley Hathaway
There are many woodworking tools out there that require a sharp edge to function properly. A…
Sat, Nov 8th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wesley Hathaway

Sharpening Tutorial
Instructors:
Dennis Chilcote
"Get the Edge" might be another appropriate title for this course. Chisels, planes, gouges,…
Sat, Mar 22nd, 2025 – Sun, Mar 23rd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Dennis Chilcote
Sat, Mar 29th, 2025 – Sun, Mar 30th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Dennis Chilcote

Viking Axe Heads
Instructors:
Jordan Borstelmann
Participants in this workshop will learn how to forge and heat-treat their own Viking Style Bearded…
Thu, Jul 17th, 2025 – Mon, Jul 21st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jordan Borstelmann

Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds
Instructors:
Wayne Potratz
Experience time travel through craft by exploring the metallurgy of the Viking era! Learn metal…
Wed, Jul 30th, 2025 – Sat, Aug 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wayne Potratz

Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era
Instructors:
Wayne Potratz
It's always interesting to take materials back to the source: woodworking courses regularly head…
Thu, Oct 2nd, 2025 – Sun, Oct 5th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wayne Potratz

Welcome to Blacksmithing!
Instructors:
Michael Jones
The Blacksmith Shop at North House has a charisma that can’t be denied: the ring of the hammer…
Fri, May 30th, 2025 – Sun, Jun 1st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Michael Jones

Yakutian-Style Knives
Almost since the beginning of humankind the knife has been one of the most widely used…
Mon, Jun 23rd, 2025 – Wed, Jun 25th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Fri, Jun 27th, 2025 – Sun, Jun 29th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day

You Can Handle It: The Custom Slöjd Knife
Instructors:
Fred Livesay
If you’ve got small bits of wood from other projects too “nice” to throw in the…
Fri, Jul 25th, 2025 – Sat, Jul 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Fred Livesay