John Beltman
Suomi, MN
John has been making a living doing traditional woodworking since the early 1980's. Working primarily with traditional hand tools and building techniques, John integrates history into his work and his classes. Although he has a diverse background, including boat building, spring pole lathe turning, and building Windsor chairs and stools, John is currently focused on teaching, presenting, and demonstrating on traditional craft and history. John's training includes the Rockport Apprenticeshop in Maine, Strong's Canoe Yard in Vermont, and the Windsor Institute in New Hampshire.
Current Courses Offered by John Beltman
Timbered Workbench: Early American Style
Instructors:
John Beltman
Have bench, will travel? Indeed - with this workbench you can do both! A fine workbench is an essential fixture in the home workshop. In this class students will build a sturdy timbered workbench based on early American designs using simple and classic joinery that echoes timber framing techniques. Mortise…
Fri, Jan 28th, 2022 – Sun, Jan 30th, 2022
9am - 5pm each day
9am - 5pm each day
Instructor:
John Beltman
Past Courses Offered by John Beltman
Beginning Windsor-Style Turning
Building The Classic Wooden Rowboat: Build Your Own Susan Skiff
Framing and Planking a Traditional Herring Skiff: Boatbuilding Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Traditional Wooden Boat Building
Gluten Free Holiday Baking
Oar Construction: Make Your Own Set
Pram Boat Building: Build Your Own Norwegian Pram, Group Build
Pram Boat Building: Build Your Own Traditional Norse Pram
Service Learning Project: Timbered Top Workbenches
Snowshoe Construction: Build Your Own
Snowshoe Construction: Up the Trail
Spindle Turning on the Spring Pole Lathe
Spring-Pole Lathe: Build Your Own
Techniques of Pram Boat Building: Old World Boatbuilding Traditions
Three-Legged Milking Stool
Timbered Workbench: Early American Style
Traditional Furniture Building with Hand-tools, Spring Pole & Electric Lathes
