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Peter Henrikson

Grand Marais, MN
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Peter came to timber framing from a previous life of log building and building backcountry bridges on public lands. He is a professional timber framer and designer and has been teaching timber framing coursework at North House since 1998. A serendipitous encounter with a photo of a Grindbygg led to a 2012 trip to Norway to learn more about these amazing buildings. This interest has broadened to other Scandinavian timber frame styles and traditional ways of working dominated by the ax.

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Current Courses Offered by Peter Henrikson

Teaser image for Log to Timber Frame - Building by Hand: Hewing Session

Log to Timber Frame - Building by Hand: Hewing Session

Are you tired of watching hewing videos on YouTube and want to get your own blisters? This course is…
Sat, Jul 6th, 2024  –  Tue, Jul 9th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
Teaser image for Log to Timber Frame - Building by Hand: Joinery

Log to Timber Frame - Building by Hand: Joinery

During this session, we will transform the stacks of recently hand-hewn timbers into a 12’ by…
Thu, Jul 11th, 2024  –  Sun, Jul 14th, 2024
9am-5pm each day

Past Courses Offered by Peter Henrikson

Basic Timber Framing

Basic Timber Framing: Hand Tool Edition

Birch Bark Harvest Service Learning Project

Log to Timber: Building by Hand

Norwegian Timber Framing: Grindbygg Building

Norwegian Timber Framing: Grindbygg Building

Service Learning Project: Timbered 'Green' Entryway: Handcut Joinery

Stavlinebygg Phase 2: Joinery and Construction with Featured Guest Trond Oalann

Stavlinebygg Phase I: Hewing with Featured Guest Trond Oalann

Stavlinebygg: Traditional Norwegian Building Techniques with Featured Guest Trond Oalann

Timber Frame: Build Your Own Smaller Frames

Timber Frame: Build Your Own, Grindbygg-Style

Timber Frame: Build Your Own, Larger Frames

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