Dates: Saturday, January 17th & Sunday, January 18th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Rachel Prentki CF '18

Students will learn how to make a mitered picture frame in this 2-day class. Each student will make a frame using the table saw, router, and various fixtures. Students can choose from various router bits to mold their frame to give it a unique look. We will talk about different techniques to glue up the frames, and each frame will be splined to give it added strength.

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

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Dates: Saturday, January 17th & Sunday, January 18th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Todd Pattison

Vellum manner bindings were developed for the London publisher John Newbury as an inexpensive alternative to leather bindings, substituting parchment for the spine covering at a time when there were leather shortages in England. Newbury claimed in a 1774 advertisement that they were “sewed much better than the Books which are bound in Leather; open easier at the Back, and are not so liable to warp in being read.” Previously thought to be the first commercially viable edition case bindings, the boards on vellum manner bindings are now known to have been attached to the text block prior to covering. 

In this workshop, students will make a vellum manner binding using period construction techniques, using the green parchment and marbled paper covers that are so distinctive of the originals. Historical examples will be examined to compare to Newbury’s description of the advantages of this style of bindings and to help better understand how Newbury could make the offer to have returned damaged volumes “new covered for a Penny, an advantage that can not be remedied in Leather.” 

No prior bookbinding experience is required. Participants in the workshop will learn sewing on parchment tapes, adhering boards, binding construction, and how to work with parchment to cover a binding with the boards already attached.

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

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Dates: Saturday, January 17th & Sunday, January 18th (2 meetings)

Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Sue Muldoon

Imagine having a space for your projects or tools that reflects your love of craft. This basket has a 10" wide inner basket and a 14" outer basket. It has an oak base and handle. Dividers between the 2 walls create a space for your tools for any craft. Originally designed with knitters in mind. Options on the exterior, such as twining and beadwork, give it extra flair.

Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $90.00 supply kit cost due to the instructor on the first day of class. The instructor accepts cash, checks, credit cards, PayPal, or Venmo. All other 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

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Dates: Saturday, January 24th & Sunday, January 25th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Rick Angus

Turn natural edge bowls from wet local hardwoods, recently cut and provided by the instructor.  Students will receive a refresher in the fundamental gouge and scraper cutting techniques.  We focus on developing an eye for making a pleasing shape while incorporating the bark of the tree as the rim of the bowl.  We touch up your graceful bevel-guided cutting technique, thus helping you to form the smooth curves of the bowl. This bowl requires a steady hand as cutting the rim is interrupted--you cut a bit of the high part of the rim, then skip to the high part of the other side. We focus on a careful aim to get a graceful curve through this interrupted cut. Blanks of wood will be mounted between centers, and the “bowl inside the wood” will be visualized before cutting, so you can control the grain pattern and bark rim position in the finished bowl. We shape the outside of the bowl, remount the blank in a chuck, and cut the inside. At home, the bowls will dry and can easily be sanded with a round pad in a drill.

Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $30.00 material fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. The instructor accepts cash or checks. All other 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: Fundamental Techniques in Bowl Turning or confident bowl turning technique (at instructor's discretion). If you have questions about prerequisite requirements, please email ce@nbss.edu.

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Dates: Saturday, January 24th & Sunday, January 25th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Dan Weissman CF '20

Teaching Assistant: Stephen Thrasher

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

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Date: Sunday, January 25th 

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Bill Hanscom

Scaleboard is a thin wood that was used in some American bindings (particularly around Boston) as early as the 1680s through the 1840s. It was used even as paste or pulp board materials became widely available in America. In this one-day workshop, students will learn the variations found in wonderfully simple American bindings through examination of historical examples and discussion. Participants will construct a model of a full-leather early scaleboard binding.

 Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $25.00 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.

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

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Date: Saturday, January 31st

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. 

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Dates: Saturday, January 31st & Sunday, February 1st (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Kolin Schmidt CF '21

In this 2-day class, students will practice multiple router techniques while fabricating a candle stand and a serving tray. 

We will practice multiple router setups with both handheld routers and router tables. We will discuss different router features, bit types, and discuss best practices for the safe and efficient use of the tool.

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

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian.