Dates: Saturday, July 26th & Sunday, July 27th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Kevin Hopkins CF '18

Teaching Assistant: TBA

Interested in woodworking and looking for a way to get started? This introductory course is designed to give beginner students an overview of shop safety as well as some of the most common machines and hand tools used in woodworking. We work towards the completion of a small project while building basic skills and getting comfortable with machinery and working at the bench. This class is geared toward beginners looking to get a peek into woodworking. For more in-depth skill-building, check out our Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking and Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking classes. Many students choose to take Woodworking 101 before a Fundamentals class, but it is not required. 

Tools & Supplies: All tools and supplies are provided for this class.

Attire: This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment, please contact ce@nbss.edu if you have any questions.

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Prerequisite: None

Date: Saturday, July 26th

Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00pm

Instructor: Bill Hanscom

Conservation professionals, archivists, and private collectors are often faced with creating protective housings for unconventional items or materials that vary in shape and size, which defy off-the-shelf solutions. In this workshop, students will discuss strategies for designing custom housings and learn a variety of methods for modifying ready-made boxes using common conservation materials, such as archival corrugated board and folder stock. Students will construct a sampler box which contains numerous modifications, including partitions, spacers, trays, lifts, and flexible supports.

Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $40 materials fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. The instructor accepts cash, checks, or Venmo. All other tools and supplies will be provided for this class.

Prerequisite: None

Dates: Monday, July 28 - Wednesday, July 30 (3 sessions)
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Rodney J. Regier
Teaching Assistant: Corie Melaugh PT '21, PA '22

This three-day long class will offer a hands-on introduction to the care and maintenance of the wood-framed Viennese fortepiano, the early piano most frequently made by modern builders, and what today's technicians will most likely encounter. Subjects will include how to handle the seemingly delicate parts of a Viennese Prellmechanic without trepidation or damage; how to regulate and repair the action, keyboard, and dampers for best performance, and to practice tuning an instrument much more lightly strung than today's piano. Many steps will be familiar, however, a few are unique to a Prellmechanic with no counterpart in the modern piano. 5-octave and 6 1/2-octave fortepianos will be available for the class.

Prerequisite: This class is intended for the piano technician (or fortepiano owner) who wants to develop their skills. If you have questions about your experience, please contact ce@nbss.edu.

Dates: Monday, July 28 - Wednesday, July 30 (3 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Instructor: Brock Leiendecker PC '16

Teaching Assistant: TBA

This course covers the concepts, mathematics, layout, and cutting of a stick framed roof system. Students will build a gable roof frame, and if time permits, a hip roof. The curriculum will also cover code compliance, building science, sheathing, shingling, and other styles of roof framing.

Tools & Supplies: All tools and supplies will be provided for this class. 

Attire: This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment, please contact ce@nbss.edu if you have any questions. 

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Prerequisite: NBSS Introduction to Platform Framing course, previous carpentry or timber framing courses, or equivalent experience with permission from the instructor. If you have questions about your experience, please contact ce@nbss.edu.

Dates: Monday - Friday, July 28 - August 8 (10 meetings)

Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Rachel Prentki CF '18

Teaching Assistant: TBA

This comprehensive course builds foundational hand skills that are essential to completing many fine woodworking projects. The class is suitable for both beginners looking to jump-start a hobby in woodworking and intermediate/advanced students looking to refresh their skills. Topics include sharpening, tuning, and the use of basic hand tools, including paring chisels, hand planes, dovetail saws, card scrapers, and marking gauges; characteristics of wood and wood movement in furniture making; and cutting dovetails and mortise and tenon joinery using flat and square reference surfaces. Demonstrations and exercises develop skills such as chopping and paring with a chisel and hand planning. Traditional cabinet-making practices are explained throughout the course, and instructors emphasize how these methods can be used systematically in any woodworking project. Each student will complete a box with a sliding lid. This course focuses on handwork at the bench. Check out our Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking class if you are looking to learn more about machines. Many students take both classes. If you are just looking to get your feet wet in the shop, check out our Woodworking 101 class.Tools & Supplies: Please bring the items on this supply list to the first day of class.​ Need an item? Our NBSS Store/Gallery carries dozens of tools and supplies in addition to NBSS branded items and handmade goods. You may make purchases online, in person (Monday-Thursday 7:30 am - 2:00 pm), or via email at store@nbss.edu. Tool orders must be made via email or over the phone.

Attire: This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment, please contact ce@nbss.edu if you have any questions. 

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Prerequisite: None

Dates: Thursday, July 31st & Friday, August 1st (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Instructor: Nick Fernandes CF '20, CA '21

Teaching Assistant: TBA

The windows and doors course covers the installation and weatherproofing of flange-mounted windows and pre-hung residential doors. The curriculum will also cover the building code and building science issues concerning the flashing and insulation issues of modern windows.

Tools & Supplies: All tools and materials are provided for this class. 

Attire: This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment, please contact ce@nbss.edu if you have any questions. 

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Prerequisite: none

Date: Saturday, August 2nd

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Jennifer Pellecchia BB '19

Easy to learn and endlessly adaptable, pamphlet sewing is a versatile method for creating any number of traditional and creative book structures. Students will sew three-, four-, and five-hole pamphlets and their variations, beginning with a series of single-section booklets with basic covers, then moving onto more elaborate multi-section bindings.

Tools & Supplies: Please bring a notebook and a pencil. All other tools and supplies are provided for this class. 

Prerequisite: Students should be comfortable with folding and sewing. If you have questions about your experience, please contact ce@nbss.edu. 

Dates: Saturday, August 2nd & Sunday, August 3rd (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Haniel Wides CF '24

Teaching Assistant: TBA

Interested in woodworking and looking for a way to get started? This introductory course is designed to give beginner students an overview of shop safety as well as some of the most common machines and hand tools used in woodworking. We work towards the completion of a small project while building basic skills and getting comfortable with machinery and working at the bench. This class is geared toward beginners looking to get a peek into woodworking. For more in-depth skill-building, check out our Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking and Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking classes. Many students choose to take Woodworking 101 before a Fundamentals class, but it is not required. 

Tools & Supplies: All tools and supplies are provided for this class.

Attire: This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment, please contact ce@nbss.edu if you have any questions.

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Prerequisite: None