Peter Henrikson
Grand Marais, MN
Peter settled in Grand Marais after a transient career of log building, basket making, timber bridge building, and teaching timber skills on public lands. He is now a professional timber framer and designer and has been teaching timber framing at North House since 1998. Peter has taught black ash basketry and paddle making courses, but now focuses on timber framing and spending time with his family (he's a man who's rich in daughters).
Current Courses Offered by Peter Henrikson
5 Days
Basic Timber Framing
Learn the planning, layout and joinery necessary to construct a traditional timber frame (post and beam) structure, such as North House's blacksmith shop, bread oven shelter, fish house classroom, and other structures around campus. The course begins with the basic mortise and tenon joint, and then expands on these techniques…
Wed, Aug 14th, 2019 – Sun, Aug 18th, 2019
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Wed, Sep 4th, 2019 – Sun, Sep 8th, 2019
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
10 Days
Timber Frame: Build Your Own, Larger Frames
This course offers students the opportunity to immerse fully in the craft of timber framing by building a larger and/or custom-designed timber frame structure. Whether creating a getaway cabin, woodshop or retirement home, or structure for your community or organization, the beauty and durability of a timber frame structure offers…
Tue, Jul 16th, 2019 – Thu, Jul 25th, 2019
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
9 Days
Timber Frame: Build Your Own, Smaller Frames
Tired of unimaginative, small outbuilding kits available from your local lumberyard? Explore all the basic elements of timber frame construction and take home a hand-crafted building. More than 100 timber frame buildings have been built and raised throughout the country by North House students since 1997. During the first days…
Sat, Aug 3rd, 2019 – Sun, Aug 11th, 2019
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Tom Healy
Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 – Thu, Aug 29th, 2019
Past Courses Offered by Peter Henrikson
Birch Bark Harvest Service Learning Project
Grindbygg - Norwegian 'Trestle Frame' Timber Framing
Log to Timber: Building by Hand
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
