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
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 12th, 2020 – Sun, Aug 16th, 2020
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Past Courses Offered by Peter Henrikson
Basic Timber Framing: Hand Tool Edition
Birch Bark Harvest Service Learning Project
Log to Timber: Building by Hand
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
