Date: Sunday, August 3rd

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Danielle Robichaud JM '05

Learn the basics of jewelry making and get to know your way around the bench. Move through a series of beginner-level projects to gain an understanding of basic fabrication and insight into more complex techniques.

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

Dates: Monday, August 4 - Friday, August 8 (5 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Andy Glenn CF '08

Teaching Assistant: Juliana Heck CF '24

In this five-day class, students will build a fan back Windsor chair.  We'll knock the crest and spindles out of a red oak log before shaping the parts on the shave horse. We'll then steam bend the comb and put the spindles in the kiln to dry.  The pine seat is sculpted by using a scorp, travisher, and spokeshaves to achieve its comfortable shape. Once all the parts are made, the lower frame is assembled before drilling and fitting the upper. Our goal is to have the chair together on Friday afternoon.  Finish prep and painting will happen after class (Andy will demonstrate and discuss finishing techniques). Windsor chairs are most frequently painted.  

Note: Turnings (legs, stretchers, and stiles) are provided. We will not turn them during our class; 5-days simply isn't enough time to add turning to the mix.

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: All levels are welcome; previous chairmaking experience is helpful but not necessary.

Dates: Monday, August 4 - Wednesday, August 6 (3 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Instructor: Brock Leiendecker PC '16

Teaching Assistant: TBA

The drywall course covers the cutting and installation of drywall board and a three-step mudding and taping process for smooth walls. The course will cover the basic techniques of drywall installation and the potential issues that can occur. If time permits, we will also cover basic techniques of patching drywall.

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

Dates: Monday, August 4 - Thursday, August 7 (4 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Erin Fletcher BB'12

The Millimeter binding came about during World War I when leather became a scarce resource for binders. Still wanting to provide an elegant leather binding for their clients, binders would use a minimal amount of leather to cover the spine along with a handmade paste paper. In this workshop students will be creating a Rubow-style Millimeter binding. This variation allows for an uninterrupted paste paper to stretch across the binding with a line of leather running across the head and tail edge of the binding. In order to craft this binding, students will have the opportunity to sew their text block and practice rounding and backing as well as an introduction on paring and working with leather. Finally, students can get creative with edge decoration and make their own paste papers.

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

Prerequisite: Bookbinding 101 or equivalent experience. If you have any questions about your experience, please contact ce@nbss.edu.

Date: Saturday, August 9th

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Kevin Hopkins CF '18

The bellflower inlay is a common decorative motif found in furniture of the Federal period (roughly 1780 - 1820).  In this class, students will learn how to sand shade and inlay a traditional bellflower. 

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: Students should feel comfortable using sharp tools. 

Dates: Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15 (5 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Instructor: Nick Fernandes CF '20, CA '21

Teaching Assistant: TBA

The exterior trim course will cover the installation of the water table, corner boards, frieze, soffit, fascia, and exterior window casing. The materials for this course will include readily available stock and profiles that can be procured at any general lumber yard or building center. Techniques include mitered corners and the light milling of stock for joinery and integration of siding. The course will also include a discussion of and, if time permits, the installation of clapboard and shingle siding.

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: none

Dates: Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15 (5 meetings)

Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Arnold JM '18

Gain the skills and confidence to design creative setting solutions to suit any stone by understanding the functional goals of the stone-setting structure, the characteristics of different stones, cuts, and shapes, the properties of the metals being used, and the tools available to achieve the end result. An analytical approach will be used to recognize the similarities among settings and the differences needing to be addressed as progressively challenging stones are presented.

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

Attire: For safety reasons, remember to wear appropriate working attire in class:

• 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: Fundamentals of Jewelry Making II: Soldering Intensive or equivalent (very strong sawing, filing, and soldering skills required). Some experience using the Meco Midget Torch and/or Smith Little Torch is important.

Dates: Thursday, August 14th & Friday, August 15th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Rachel Prentki CF '18

Hone your chisel skills while making a stately dovetailed tray. In this class students will learn how to layout and cut dovetails accurately by hand. We will cover how to use marking gauges, chisels, saws, and mallets to create strong and beautiful joinery while also covering how to avoid or fix common mistakes. 

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: Experience with dovetails or other hand cut joinery preferred. Students should feel comfortable using chisels, saws, and combination squares. If you have questions about your experience, please contact ce@nbss.edu.