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.

Dates: Saturday, August 16th & Sunday, August 17th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Eric Goodson

Spoon carving is a wonderful introduction to the world of Slöjd, or Scandinavian handcraft. Using fresh wood and just a few hand tools, students will learn to carve convex and concave shapes and address changing grain direction. Special attention is paid to teaching safe and efficient ax technique, along with about a dozen different knife “grasps” commonly used in all sorts of carving projects. We will also explore topics like wood selection, grain orientation, the subtleties of spoon design, finishing oils and paints, and decorative techniques like chip carving and kolrosing. No experience is required, and so long as you can open a jar of spaghetti sauce, you have sufficient hand strength. The instructor will supply all tools and materials, though if students already have carving knives and axes, they should bring them along.

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: Saturday, August 16th & Sunday, August 17th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Mark DeVeber CF '21

This two-day workshop provides an introductory foundation to machine woodworking techniques, focusing on the creation of a functional and beautiful cutting board. Students will gain hands-on experience with various woodworking machines, learning essential skills and safe tool usage through practical demonstrations. 

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, August 16th

Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Bill Hanscom

Ethiopian manuscript culture represents one of the oldest bookbinding traditions still practiced today. During this one-day workshop, participants will construct a full leather historical binding with wooden boards, inlays of patterned cloth, and traditional endbands of interwoven leather strips. Basic tooling techniques, as well as common designs and motifs, will be discussed and demonstrated. Participants will be given the opportunity to decorate their bindings as time allows.

Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $50 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: Bookbinding 101, Fundamentals of Bookbinding I, or equivalent experience. If you have any questions about your experience, please contact ce@nbss.edu.

Dates: Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22 (5 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Instructor: Nick Fernandes CF '20, CA '21

Teaching Assistant: TBA

The interior trim course will cover the installation of the baseboard, base cap, crown molding, and interior window and door casing. The materials for this course will include readily available profiles that can be procured at any general lumber yard or building center. Techniques include coped and mitered corners and the light milling of stock. The course will also include a discussion of planning and choosing molding for residential installation.

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 18 - Friday, August 22 (5 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Ellen Kaspern CF '03

Teaching Assistant: Alana Schwartz CF '25

In this hands-on woodworking class, students will explore traditional furniture construction while building a hardwood side table. Students will work with both machines and hand tools to construct their tables. They will start by building the base of their table using traditional mortise & tenon construction. Then, they will learn how to work off a pattern to shape the table legs. Students will finish their table by making the top. While making the top, they will learn about the milling process, gluing up boards, and wood movement. The basic furniture-making techniques learned in this class can be applied to building various projects. This class is suitable for all levels. If you have prior experience, this class will help you refresh & refine your woodworking skills and learn new tricks & techniques. Everyone will leave the class with many new skills and a brand-new table.

Tools & Supplies: Please bring a notebook. All other 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.