Rustic Furniture
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Birch Bark Picture Frames and Mirrors- April 2024
Birch bark picture frames and mirrors have adorned Adirondack camps and cabins for centuries and were a favorite winter project for the guides to make. This is a great class for beginners with limited experience with woodworking and tools. You will select a frame and learn how to cut and fasten the Birch bark, twigs and other natural objects to create your own ‘masterpiece’. Come see why this is one of our most popular classes. You’ll be proud to hang this in your home!
Dates/Times
- Saturday, April 20, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, April 21, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $270.00Material Fee: $35.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Birch Bark Picture Frames and Mirrors- July 2024
Birch bark picture frames and mirrors have adorned Adirondack camps and cabins for centuries and were a favorite winter project for the guides to make. This is a great class for beginners with limited experience with woodworking and tools. You will select a frame and learn how to cut and fasten the Birch bark, twigs and other natural objects to create your own ‘masterpiece’. Come see why this is one of our most popular classes. You’ll be proud to hang this in your home!
Dates/Times
- Monday, July 22, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, July 23, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $270.00Material Fee: $35.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Birch Bark Picture Frames and Mirrors- October 2024
Birch bark picture frames and mirrors have adorned Adirondack camps and cabins for centuries and were a favorite winter project for the guides to make. This is a great class for beginners with limited experience with woodworking and tools. You will select a frame and learn how to cut and fasten the Birch bark, twigs and other natural objects to create your own ‘masterpiece’. Come see why this is one of our most popular classes. You’ll be proud to hang this in your home!
Dates/Times
- Saturday, October 5, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, October 6, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $270.00Material Fee: $35.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Rustic End Tables- August 2024
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.
Dates/Times
- Monday, August 5, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, August 6, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $270.00Material Fee: $70.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Rustic Furniture: Sofa or Coffee Table- March 2024
All you need to create a true rustic living room is to complement your Rustic End Table with an Adirondack Sofa or Coffee Table. Learn traditional furniture making while using materials found in this region: Birch bark, twigs, logs and more. You will be guided from start to finish and in the process, you will learn about material selection, basic joinery and the use of hand tools including Japanese saw, wood chisels, jigs and others. This will be a fun and intensive class and you will leave with a fine sofa or coffee table suitable for your “Great Camp” or home.
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday, March 22, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Member Tuition: $330.00
Non-Member Tuition: $405.00Material Fee: $105.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Wooden Cross-Country Skis- October 2024
Learn to build old-time traditional cross-country skis and preserve a piece of North Country history. You will cut, plane and bend using a variety of woodworking techniques to complete a set of wood skis. Imagine the fulfillment of skiing the beautiful Adirondack trails and woods on hand-made skis. Uncle Sven would be proud.
Dates/Times
- Friday, October 25, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Jim Schreiner
Member Tuition: $330.00
Non-Member Tuition: $405.00Material Fee: $75.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY