Instructors
Peter Henrikson
Grand Marais, MN
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.
Current Courses Offered by Peter Henrikson
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, Sep 27th, 2025 – Wed, Oct 1st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
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…
Fri, Oct 3rd, 2025 – Tue, Oct 7th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
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
