Adirondack Folk School

Small Wall Basket
2025-10-05 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
In this class, students will learn many basket weaving tips and techniques while completing their wall basket. Woven with natural and dyed reed, students will learn how to shape their basket and how to carve their handle. A decorative bow is added to finish this piece and add a special touch. Completed baskets stand about 7.25? wide and 5.5? high before the handle is added.

Carving Basics
2025-10-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Students will learn the correct way to use tools, set up a shop for the best results, position work and use lighting to their advantage. Basic forms will be explored and a beautiful study board is kept for future reference. A must for anyone interested in learning both the basics and the finer points of carving. Students can bring their own carving tools or buy available tools. Advance notice is required if tools are required. A basic kit will be available or recommended.

Handforged Skillet
2025-10-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
In this 2 day workshop, students will learn basic sheet metal forging and riveted construction. Starting with a steel disk, learn to shape a simple skillet body and forge a decorative riveted handle. Create a functional and decorative piece of cookware to last a lifetime!

Punch Needle
2025-09-29 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Welcome in the fall with a punch needle collection of fall leaves. You will learn punch needle techniques and use wool yarn to create this ready to frame project.

Damascus Paring Knife
2025-09-28 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-27 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
In this dynamic two day class students will forge a billet of pattern welded damascus, then forge heat treat, grind polish and etch several 2-3? bladed all steel paring knives. These little knives though relatively quick to make, are extremely useful in the kitchen and a wonderful platform to explore how thickness and geometry of the edge contribute to a knife’s cutting abilities. Most students complete at least two knives in the class. This repetition is essential to cementing the skills learned in the class, allowing students to truly learn from mistakes and reinforce the lessons learned. Skills covered include: basic forge welding of damascus steel, pattern development in damascus steel, forging blades to shape, basic heat treating of knives, grinding and finishing of knives, etching damascus steel and sharpening knives.

Chair Caning
2025-09-28 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Spend a few days learning how to cane your own chair during which you’ll learn how to weave the traditional 7-step caning pattern. Bring along a chair in good condition in need of a new caned seat. Ideally, the chair seat will be square or rectangular in shape and have fewer than 85 holes drilled into the seat frame. Any repairs and refinishing should be completed before the class begins. Please bring a chair in sound condition, with the old cane removed, if possible.

Copper Ornaments
2025-09-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
This copper ornament class will allow you to make your choice of 2 of the 3 items advertised. The process will have you cutting out the pieces, forming and texturing on an anvil. You will also be using a small torch as part of the texturing process, and soldering. The maple leaf ornament will have a “glass drop” soldered into the center. The mushroom can be used to hold your jewelry, earrings, and rings. The cap can be lifted off to slide rings on the stem. The stem is epoxied to a piece of bluestone serving as the base. The fern is a wall ornament that can be hung or laid in a windowsill. The fern is 10 inches tall, the maple leaf is 5 inches by 5 inches and the mushroom is 5 inches tall.

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe
2025-09-26 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-25 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-24 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-23 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-22 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-20 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-19 08:30 - 17:30, 2025-09-18 08:30 - 17:30 and 1 more date
The original Wee Lassie was a lapstrake-built open cedar canoe made in 1863 by J. Henry Rushton of Canton, NY. Rushton was one of the most famous canoe builders of his era. George Washington Sears, who wrote of his adventures under his pen name of Nessmuk as he recorded his paddling adventures throughout the Adirondacks, popularized these small, finely crafted canoes. Come spend 11 wonderful days with master instructor Larry Benjamin building your own Wee Lassie. You will be guided through every step of the building process. Leave with a beautiful, lightweight canoe that handles well in the water. Open to all level of student.

Copper Bowl
2025-09-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
In this class students will create a beautiful copper bowl from a 12″ x 12″ sheet of 16-gauge copper. Students will pound and hand tool the sheet into an 9″ diameter, approx. 2″ deep bowl. Students will also make a decorative vine with leaves from copper that will be attached to the rim of the bowl. Some soldering will be involved in this class.

Milk Soaps
2025-09-21 13:00 - 16:30 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Goat milk soap is excellent for people with dry, irritated or sensitive skin. It is loaded with nutrients, proteins, fat, calcium and vitamins. It is an excellent natural moisturizer that helps hydrate, nourish and revitalize skin. We will discuss natural dyes and additives which you may wish to incorporate in your soap. You will be making a pound of soap to take home.

Carving Lettering
2025-09-21 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
In this class you will explore the history of carved letters, including raised and incised examples. Design, proper layout, and spacing will be taught. The correct approach to handling carving tools and interesting techniques will be demonstrated. Sharpening and tool maintenance will be shown. Students of all levels will be able to learn how to carve on flat or shaped surfaces. This class is a must for any student of carving.

Light Through the Trees Watercolor
2025-09-20 13:00 - 16:30 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Are you inspired by sunlight or moonlight shining through our beautiful Adirondack forests? Join local artist and teacher, Kate Hartley and learn the basics of watercolors in a fun, relaxed atmosphere ~ Realism, color mixing, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, perspective and the ?tricks? of capturing light on paper will be emphasized. Bring a photo of your own favorite patch of woods, at any season, or use one provided by the instructor. Whether you have some painting experience, or have always just wanted to try, this class is for you! Students may wish to bring a snack and beverage for our friendly ?group critique? midway through the afternoon.

Triangle Dinner Bell
2025-09-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Students will make a triangular dinner bell, striker and mounting bracket. Skills involved will be managing a coal fire, drawing out, scrolling and punching the steel. You will leave with a keepsake ready to hang and use.

Blacksmithing 107: Make a Forged Leaf Key Ring
2025-09-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
This 4 hour class is ideal for the beginner blacksmith with little to no experience. We’ll explore basic techniques first, then move on to forging leaves to create a decorative leaf keychain. ABANA

Rustic End Tables
2025-09-19 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-18 09:00 - 16:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
The Adirondack Style is unique. It combines traditional furniture making with the materials found in this region: birch bark, twigs, logs and more. Found in the earliest Great Camps of our region, the skilled craftsmen who made this unique furniture were inspired by the world around them. In this class you will be guided from start to finish: from the selection of the materials and their preparation, to the joinery required, as well as the aesthetics that will help you make a fine end table suitable for your Great Camp or home.

Stained Glass for Beginners
2025-09-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
In this workshop we will complete a small Tiffany style suncatcher, ornament, or flower. Students will be able to choose a pre-drawn pattern from a variety of designs and be guided as they learn to cut the glass (chosen from a variety of types and colors), smooth the glass pieces with a grinder, apply copper foil tape, solder the pieces together into the final piece using lead-free solder, and add jump rings or a copper wire stem. The patterns available will offer a variety of levels of difficulty so students may choose what best suits them.

Open Forge Night
2025-09-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846, United States
Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $25 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
