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Kolrosing: Decorative Line Carving
Kolrosing is wood tattoo. It’s similar to scrimshaw on wood and a great way to decorate…
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Kolrosing a Primstav
The primstav is a traditional Norwegian calendar stick that marks celebrations, festivals,…
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Carved and Kolrosed (Tattoos for Wood) Cutting Board
Learn to make a Scandinavian-style hardwood cutting board and “tattoo” it through the…
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Kolrosing: Decorative Line Carving
Adding a personal touch to an everyday object is as ancient a tradition as craft itself. Kolrosing,…
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Primstav: Tattoo Your Stories in Wood
Instructors:
Liesl Chatman
For centuries, Scandinavians created perpetual calendars on flat wooden sticks called primstav that…
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Fri, Nov 6th, 2026 - Sun, Nov 8th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Liesl Chatman
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Wood Week 2025
Tue, Mar 11, 2025 - Mon, Mar 17, 2025
Can you smell the fresh cut wood? Wood Week 2025 is just around the corner and will be jam-packed…
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The Extraordinarily Difficult Task of Effortless Teaching
November 26, 2024
This past month has been a wonderful whirlwind of exploring new crafts and learning about what it…
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Wood Week 2020
Tue, Mar 3, 2020 - Mon, Mar 9, 2020
Chips, shavings and sawdust: they’ll be on campus in abundance during this annual favorite:…
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Wood Week 2022
Mon, Mar 14, 2022 - Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Wood Week 2022 featured inspiring carving of all kinds. Can you smell the fresh cut wood? Wood Week…
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Bentwood Box: A Scandinavian Classic
If you want to be loved, you need to learn to let go and bend a little! Scandinavians have been…
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Marking Time: Making Your Own Norwegian Primstav Calendar Stick
How did folks keep track of seasons of the year before there were numeric calendars? Or farm tasks…
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All From One Tree
This course offers a full immersion into the signature tree of the boreal forest: the white birch.…
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Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze and Gouge: Continuing Exploration
Using hand tools to create beautiful and functional bowls from freshly split birch can be something…
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Foundations of Green Woodworking
Green Woodworking is a style of working wood from freshly felled trees. It has a particularly rich…
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