North House Folk School - Traditional Northern Craft Courses, Classes and Workshops

Woodworking & Furniture Craft

North House's programs take place year-round exploring themes from timber framing to basketry, boat building to fiber arts, woodcarving to northern ecology. We welcome your questions and inquiries anytime!

Currently Scheduled

Artistic Bark Edged Wooden Bowls

Artistic Bark Edged Wooden Bowls (2 days)
Lou Pignolet

Basic Timber Framing

Basic Timber Framing (5 days)
Virginia Danfelt, Peter Henrikson

Bows and Arrows: Crafting a Traditional Longbow and Arrow Making

Bows and Arrows: Crafting a Traditional Longbow and Arrow Making (3 days)
Rick Yonker

Bury Yourself In Your Work: Build Your Own Casket

Bury Yourself In Your Work: Build Your Own Casket (3 days)
Randy Schnobrich

Craft of Birch Ski Making: Making Your Own Set

Craft of Birch Ski Making: Making Your Own Set (3 1/2 days)
Mark Hansen

Handcrafting Doors: From Stiles to Rails

Handcrafting Doors: From Stiles to Rails (2 days)
Randy Schnobrich

Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl

Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl (2 days)
Jim Sannerud

Log Home Building: Fundamentals Workshop

Log Home Building: Fundamentals Workshop (5 days)
Jon Strom

Make a Steambent Firewood Carrier (2 days)
Paul Linden

Shaker Box Tradition: Make A Stacking Set

Shaker Box Tradition: Make A Stacking Set (2 days)
Bob Ristow

Spring-Pole Lathe Tutorial

Spring-Pole Lathe Tutorial (2 days)
John Beltman

Swedish Classic: 18th Century Style Lyre-Base Trestle Table

Swedish Classic: 18th Century Style Lyre-Base Trestle Table (10 days)
Fred Livesay

Swedish Style Lyre Benches

Swedish Style Lyre Benches (5 days)
Fred Livesay

Three-Legged Milking Stool

Three-Legged Milking Stool (1 day)
John Beltman

Timbered Workbench: Early American Style

Timbered Workbench: Early American Style (3 days)
John Beltman

Windsor Stool: On the Lathe

Windsor Stool: On the Lathe (3 days)
John Beltman

Not Currently Scheduled / Past Offerings

Adirondack Chair Building

Adirondack Chair Building (2 1/2 days)
Brian Sherburne

Bucket Making: White Cooperage

Bucket Making: White Cooperage (2 days)
Russ Karasch

Cabinetry Basics: Building the Wall Cabinet

Cabinetry Basics: Building the Wall Cabinet (2 1/2 days)
Randy Schnobrich

Continuing Turning

Continuing Turning (2 days)
Jim Sannerud

Crafting the Kitchen Cup Hook

Crafting the Kitchen Cup Hook (1 day)
Mike Schelmeske

Fundamentals of Traditional Wooden Boat Building

Fundamentals of Traditional Wooden Boat Building (6 days)
John Beltman

Furniture Craft For Small Spaces: The Folding Chair (1 day)
Mark Hansen

Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle

Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle (2 days)
Mike Schelmeske

Handmade Kitchen: Utensils on the Lathe (4 days)
Jim Sannerud

Japanese Toolbox

Japanese Toolbox (2 days)
Fred Livesay

Making the Cree Hunter's Shovel

Making the Cree Hunter's Shovel (2 1/2 days)
Jarrod StoneDahl

Over the Rail: The Woven Footstool

Over the Rail: The Woven Footstool (3 days)
Cathryn Peters

Rustic Stick Furniture (3 days)
Keith Anderson

Service Learning Project: Workbenches for the Blacksmith Shop

Service Learning Project: Workbenches for the Blacksmith Shop (2 1/2 days)
Randy Schnobrich

Shaving Horse: Build Your Own

Shaving Horse: Build Your Own (3 days)
Jim Sannerud

Snowshoe Construction: Build Your Own

Snowshoe Construction: Build Your Own (3 days)
John Beltman

Spring-Pole Lathe: Build Your Own

Spring-Pole Lathe: Build Your Own (3 days)
John Beltman

Sviping: Crafting Scandinavian-Style Bentwood Open Containers

Sviping: Crafting Scandinavian-Style Bentwood Open Containers (3 days)
Dick Enstad

Swedish Sloyd Traditions: Knife Making and Wood Carving with Jögge Sundqvist

Swedish Sloyd Traditions: Knife Making and Wood Carving with Jögge Sundqvist (4 days)
Jögge Sundqvist

Swedish Traditions of Hemslöjd: Birch Bark Boxes (2 1/2 days)
Ramon Persson

Timbered Sawhorse Trestles

Timbered Sawhorse Trestles (2 1/2 days)
Clark Bremer

Traditional Shaving Horse Building Workshop (Service Learning)

Traditional Shaving Horse Building Workshop (Service Learning) (3 days)
Jim Sannerud

Turning Out Gems: Intro to Woodturning On a Lathe

Turning Out Gems: Intro to Woodturning On a Lathe (3 days)
Jim Sannerud

Turning Toward Perfection: The Three-Legged Stool (3 days)
Jim Sannerud

Twig Furniture: Crafting the Twig Chair

Twig Furniture: Crafting the Twig Chair (3 days)
Paula Sundet Wolf

Twig Furniture: Twig Mosaic End Table

Twig Furniture: Twig Mosaic End Table (2 days)
Paula Sundet Wolf

White Cooperage: From Watering Buckets to Fish Barrels

White Cooperage: From Watering Buckets to Fish Barrels (3 days)
Russ Karasch

Windsor Chair Classic: The Sack Back

Windsor Chair Classic: The Sack Back (5 days)
Jeff Trapp

Windsor Chair Making

Windsor Chair Making (4 days)
Jeff Trapp

Wooden Bowl Turning: Norwegian Ale Bowls

Wooden Bowl Turning: Norwegian Ale Bowls (3 days)
Roger Abrahamson

Wooden Toboggan For Winter Travel: Make Your Own

Wooden Toboggan For Winter Travel: Make Your Own (2 1/2 days)
Mark Hansen

Woodworking & Furniture Craft Calendar

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