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A Man and His Craft: Woodworking Over Age 100
Posted September 26, 2015
Art shaping his box elder birthday bowl. Art started out looking at a huge piece of a box elder…
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Automata
Posted September 25, 2015
Of all the woodworking classes that we offer, Automata: Making Wood Move may be the most whimsical.…
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Building Traditional Snowshoes
Posted August 19, 2015
We call it "Live Craft". Every intern at North House chooses a skill that they want to develop and…
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Funology Defined
Posted July 28, 2015
Phenology. It's a word I learned just this May, when I was talking to a visitor about our…
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Nålbinding--What's That?
Posted July 17, 2015
When Larry Schmitt is teaching a class at North House, his display of wooly creations always…
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Catching Weaver Fever
Posted July 17, 2015
Poke around most classrooms at North House, and you will find a bit of birch bark hiding in the…
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Pram Build
Posted June 12, 2015
Norwegian Sailing Pram Build, North House Folk School by Chris Mattison. At North House, you can…
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Grindbygg: Timber Framing Norwegian-Style
Posted June 5, 2015
Peter Henrikson has taught timber framing at North House for 17 years; in timber frame talk,…
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Blacksmithing: Path to Apprentice
Posted June 4, 2015
How do you forge a blacksmithing career? According to North House blacksmithing instructor Dave…
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Grand Marais History - The Second
Posted June 4, 2015
Hello again! Pulpwood piles - looking towards coast guard building Welcome back to the story of our…
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