North Bennet Street School workshops

Fall 2003 Workshop Schedule
North Bennet Street School,
39 North Bennet Street
Boston MA 02113
617-227-0155, ext 102
<URL:http://www.nbss.org>

New Workshop: Benchwork Open Studio
Saturdays, Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 18, 25, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Instructor to be announced
$75.00 per day

    This new course offering is request of workshop students. Not
    all workshop students have a space with a bench and vise to
    complete a project started in a workshop at NBSS. Or, they may
    want to continue practicing a technique learned in a NBSS
    workshop, such as cutting dovetails,grinding chisels, carving or
    inlay, under the supervision of someone with experience.
    Students signing up for a day(s) of Benchwork Open Studio will
    have the use of a bench with vise, grinders, clamps, mallets,
    flattening plates, router planes, and bench risers. A materials
    fee will be charged for sandpaper and wood, candle box kits will
    also be available for purchase. Class size is limited to 14 and
    some experience is necessary as no instruction will happen, only
    supervision. Students can register for one day or all the days
    available, pre-registration is required.

Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking
Saturdays, Sept 20-Dec. 6, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Brian Weldy, Instructor
$750.00

    This course will cover three essential elements to build a
    foundation of skills necessary for one to attempt fine
    woodworking projects. Topics include: 1)sharpening, tuning and
    use of basic hand tools including paring chisels, hand plane,
    dovetail saw, card scraper and cutting gauge. 2)characteristics
    of wood and wood movement in furniture making. 3)the strategies
    of laying out and cutting dovetails and mortise and tenon
    joinery using flat and square reference surfaces. Demonstrations
    and student exercises will develop skills such as chopping and
    paring with a chisel and hand planing. Students will learn to
    layout and cut dovetail and mortise and tenon joints.
    Traditional cabinetmaking practices will be explained throughout
    the workshop as instructors emphasize how these methods can be
    used systematically in any woodworking project. This class is
    open to all and limited to 15 students. *Please note: There is
    no class on November 1 or 29.*

Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking
Saturdays, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Matthew Wajda, Instructor
$400.00

    Students in this workshop will develop skills and confidence to
    perform basic machine operations as a grounding for more
    complicated furniture making procedures. Basic machine design,
    maintenance, and safety procedures and operation will be covered
    as students construct a small storage box. This class is limited
    to 10 students.

Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking
Tuesday and Thursday Evenings, Sept 23 -
Oct 23, 2003- 6:00 pm-9:30 pm
Brian Weldy, Instructor
$400.00

    Now offered in the evenings. Students in this workshop will
    develop skills and confidence to perform basic machine
    operations as a grounding for more complicated furniture making
    procedures. Basic machine design, maintenance, and safety
    procedures and operation will be covered as students construct a
    small storage box. This class is limited to 10 students.

Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Sept. 30-Dec. 11, 2003
6:00 pm-9:30 pm
Judith Hanson, Instructor
$750.00

    This course will cover three essential elements to build a
    foundation of skills necessary for one to attempt fine
    woodworking projects. Topics include: 1)sharpening, tuning and
    use of basic hand tools including paring chisels, hand plane,
    dovetail saw, card scraper and cutting gauge. 2)characteristics
    of wood and wood movement in furniture making. 3)the strategies
    of laying out and cutting dovetails and mortise and tenon
    joinery using flat and square reference surfaces. Demonstrations
    and student exercises will develop skills such as chopping and
    paring with a chisel and hand planing. Students will learn to
    layout and cut dovetail and mortise and tenon joints.
    Traditional cabinetmaking practices will be explained throughout
    the workshop as instructors emphasize how these methods can be
    used systematically in any woodworking project. This class is
    open to all and limited to 15 students. *Please Note: There will
    be no class on November 27th.*

Introduction to Non-Adhesive Bookbinding
Tuesday and Thursday Evenings
Sept. 30-Oct 30,2003
6:00 pm-9:30 pm
Stacie Dolin, Instructor
$400.00

    Now offered in the evenings. This introductory course will
    enable students to learn and explore some of the oldest known
    bookbinding techniques. An historical range of sewn bindings
    will be practiced as an alternative to traditional case
    bindings. Through demonstrations and exercises, students will
    earn to construct simple pamphlets, long stitch, coptic and
    other bindings as time permits. This class is open to all skill
    levels and is limited to 12 students.

New Workshop: Introduction to Spindle Turning
Friday-Sunday, October 10-12, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Instructor to be announced
$250.00

    This course will offer instruction in spindle turning techniques
    used in furniture making. Information on lathes, tools,
    materials and finishing will be presented. Sharpening tools will
    be demonstrated and practiced. Each student will have a lathe to
    use and practice various turning techniques using four basic
    tools, the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, parting tool and skew
    chisel. Students will have the opportunity to turn a mallet
    before the class ends. This class is open to all skill levels
    and class size is limited to 12.

Shaker Oval Boxmaking
Saturday, October 25, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Judith Hanson, Instructor
$100.00

    In this one day workshops students will construct three nesting
    Shaker oval boxes working with prepared ovals and box bands.
    This class is open to all skill levels and limited to 10
    students.

New Workshop: Introduction to Spindle Turning
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Nov. 4-20, 2003
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Instructor to be announced
$250.00

    This course will offer instruction in spindle turning techniques
    used in furniture making. Information on lates, tools, materials
    and finishing will be presented. Sharpening tools will be
    demonstrated and practiced. Each student will have a lathe to
    use and practice various turning techniques using four basic
    tools, the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, parting tool and skew
    chisel. Students will have the opportunity to turn a mallet
    before the class ends. This class is open to all skill levels
    and class size is limited to 12.

Introduction to Gilding
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 7-9, 2003
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Christine Thomson and Tatiana Wilcke, Co-Instructors
$350.00

    This introductory course will concentrate on familiarizing the
    students with the traditional techniques of oil and water
    gilding. An historic overview of the practices and techniques
    will be covered.

New Workshop: Machine Woodworking-Miter Joints
3 Saturdays, Nov. 8-22, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Matthew Wajda, Instructor
$250.00

    Students in this workshop will have the opportunity to explore
    the many strategies of cutting, gluing, clamping and
    reinforcing the miter joint. While the obvious use of miter
    joints are mirror and picture frames, mitered frames are
    commonly used in building furniture. While building the frames,
    students will practice the different methods and learn the
    appropriate use of these frames as related to furniture makiNg.
    Limited to 10 students. *Please Note: Fundamentals of Machine
    Woodworking is a pre-requisite and Fundamentals of Fine
    Woodworking is Strongly Recommended.*

Chip Carving
Friday-Sunday, November 14 - 16, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Jeff Fleisher, Instructor
$250.00

    Chip Carving is a form of carving that originated in Europe
    centuries ago. Historically, this type of carving has been used
    to decorate wooden surfaces around the home and farm, from small
    utensils to building surfaces. The design possibilities are
    endless,simple triangle design borders to more complex rosette
    shapes can be achieved with practice. This class is open to all
    skill levels and limited to 14 students.

Working with Gold
Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Rosemary Trainor, Instructor
$175.00 materials not included

    Students in this two day intensive workshop will have the
    opportunity to work with and learn the characteristics of 14k
    yellow gold and white gold. Students will learn the proper steps
    in annealling, forming, soldering and finishing a project in
    gold through hands on practice. Students must have silver
    soldering experience to participate. Limited to 12 students.

Turning Small Objects
Saturday, November 22, 2003,
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Instructor to be announced
$100.00

    Students in this class will have to opportunity to turn several
    small items. These items can be anything from pens, tops,
    ornaments, drawer pulls/knobs, small candle sticks, etc. The
    instructor will demonstrate various turning techniques and
    student will choose what they want to turn. Students may also
    bring ideas to the class for the instructor to help them turn.
    To get the most out of this one day class, some turning
    experience is helpful. This class is limited to 12 students.

New Workshop: Introduction to Spindle Turning
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Dec. 2-18, 2003
6:00 pm-9:30 pm
Instructor to be announced
$250.00

    This course will offer instruction in spindle turning techniques
    used in furniture making. Information on lates, tools, materials
    and finishing will be presented. Sharpening tools will be
    demonstrated and practiced. Each student will have a lathe to
    use and practice various turning techniques using four basic
    tools, the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, parting tool and skew
    chisel. Students will have the opportunity to turn a mallet
    before the class ends. This class is open to all skill levels
    and class size is limited to 12.

New Workshop: Benchwork Accessories
Saturday, December 6, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Janet Collins, Instructor
$125.00 (materials included)

    This one day course will offer students the opportunity to make
    bench accessories they are familiar with from participating in
    workshops at NBSS. Students can choose four items from the list
    of accessories to make during the class. Kits will be available
    to purchase for the accessories not made during the class. These
    items will include, miter shooting board, straight shooting
    board, 2 styles of bench hooks, 2 styles of push sticks, scratch
    stock, marquetry cutting platform, etc. Class size limited to 12
    students.

Hammer Veneering
Saturday, December 6, 2003
8:30 am 4:30 pm
Matthew Wajda, Instructor
$100.00

    This one day workshop will introduce students to the basic
    process of applying veneer to a surface using hide glue. This
    traditional method of veneering requires very little equipment,
    making it a practical method for small shops. Limited to 10
    students.

Bezel Making and Setting for Faceted Stones
Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, 2003
8:30 am- :30 pm
Rosemary Trainor, Instructor
$175.00 materials not included

    Working with silver and gold, students in this workshop will
    make round bezels for faceted stones, Students will have the
    opportunity to cut seats and set the stones in a ring or pendant
    of their choice. Students must have silver and gold soldering
    experience to participate. Limited to 12 students.

Shaker Oval Boxmaking
Saturday, December 13, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Judith Hanson, Instructor
$100.00

    In this one day workshops students will construct three nesting
    Shaker oval boxes working with prepared ovals and box bands.
    This class is open to all skill levels and limited to 10
    students.

Flat Edge Tool Sharpening
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Brian Weldy, Instructor
$100.00

    This one day seminar will present the theory and practice of
    hollow grinding and honing flat edge tools. Students will work
    on chisels and hand plane irons, card scrapers will be covered
    as time permits. The techniques covered in class will be
    applicable to other tools as well. Participants can expect to
    sharpen two or three tools during the session. This class is
    limited to 10 students.

Cabriole Leg, Ball, and Claw Foot
Monday-Wednesday, December 15 - 17, 2003, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Dan Faia, Instructor
$250.00

    Through the use of patterns and systematic shaping of the leg,
    foot, transition block and apron, students will gain enough
    confidence to be able to re-create the cabriole leg and the ball
    and claw foot. Limited to 12 students.


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