Woodworking

Anyone can learn to make a rustic birdhouse in just a few hours. A birdhouse is a simple structure with seven basic parts: two sides, a front and back, a bottom, and two pieces for the top. Power tools are not necessary to cut the wood; it can be done with a handsaw. Using rough-cut lumber, you will construct a rustic birdhouse that can be functional and/or decorative. Choose from several birdhouse designs. There will be a short discussion about nesting birds, feeding birds and suitable houses for area birds. Participants are encouraged to bring objects (such as old drawer pulls, doorknobs, hardware, etc.) from home. Adults and teens welcome; children ages 10-14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, August 20, 2022 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Instructor: Don Polunci

Member Tuition: $55.00
Non-Member Tuition: $70.00

Material Fee: $10.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Special Notes: Students should wear older clothing and/or bring an apron to class.

Anyone can learn to make a rustic birdhouse in just a few hours. A birdhouse is a simple structure with seven basic parts: two sides, a front and back, a bottom, and two pieces for the top. Power tools are not necessary to cut the wood; it can be done with a handsaw. Using rough-cut lumber, you will construct a rustic birdhouse that can be functional and/or decorative. Choose from several birdhouse designs. There will be a short discussion about nesting birds, feeding birds and suitable houses for area birds. Participants are encouraged to bring objects (such as old drawer pulls, doorknobs, hardware, etc.) from home. Adults and teens welcome; children ages 10-14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, September 17, 2022 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Instructor: Don Polunci

Member Tuition: $55.00
Non-Member Tuition: $70.00

Material Fee: $10.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Special Notes: Students should wear older clothing and/or bring an apron to class.

Interested in building an heirloom toy for family or friends? This solid wood roller coaster with wooden cars, which you will also build, is sure to bring a smile to their faces! No previous woodworking skills required.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, December 10, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Frank Lagace

Member Tuition: $100.00
Non-Member Tuition: $125.00

Material Fee: $45.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Come build a Paraguan harp. This harp is characterized by a large soundbox with a rounded base, very light weight, closely-spaced light tension strings (usually nylon), a relatively flat harmonic curve, and with the strings running up through the center of the neck, which are tuned with gear-style tuners (like a guitar). Almost all harps of this style are played with the fingernails, in very rhythmically intricate music. This is the national instrument of Paraguay, and is commonly found throughout South America, Central America and in parts of Mexico. Students will be using tools from the past and today, to fashion an instrument that will last a lifetime. After this class you may even want to learn to play your beautiful new harp!

Dates/Times

• Saturday, July 30, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Sunday, July 31, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Larry Benjamin

Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $280.00

Material Fee: $200.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant

Learn how to make your very own personal hiking stick. Begin by selecting the perfect stick collected by the instructor. Then you will learn how to shave and carve your hiking stick. Once you are happy with your creation, the sticks will be completed by drilling a hole in them and adding a lanyard. Once finished, put your stick to good use on the trail running right by our school!

Dates/Times

• Sunday, August 21, 2022 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Instructor: Don Polunci

Member Tuition: $55.00
Non-Member Tuition: $70.00

Material Fee: $5.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Learn how to make your very own personal hiking stick. Begin by selecting the perfect stick collected by the instructor. Then you will learn how to shave and carve your hiking stick. Once you are happy with your creation, the sticks will be completed by drilling a hole in them and adding a lanyard. Once finished, put your stick to good use on the trail running right by our school!

Dates/Times

• Sunday, September 18, 2022 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Instructor: Don Polunci

Member Tuition: $55.00
Non-Member Tuition: $70.00

Material Fee: $5.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

In this class you will be introduced to the wonderful art of pyrography (wood burning). You will learn all the basics of wood burning, from the different tips of your wood burning tool, to how to transfer your design onto the wood.

Dates/Times

• Thursday, December 1, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Bret Collier

Member Tuition: $100.00
Non-Member Tuition: $125.00

Material Fee: $30.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

In this class you will be introduced to the wonderful art of pyrography (wood burning). You will learn all the basics of wood burning, from the different tips of your wood burning tool, to how to transfer your design onto the wood.

Dates/Times

• Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Bret Collier

Member Tuition: $100.00
Non-Member Tuition: $125.00

Material Fee: $30.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Over 100 years ago, the famous Sagamore Hotel was built as an exclusive resort on Lake George in the Adirondacks. Its luxurious and spacious accommodations attracted the millionaires of the day, and the hotel continues to bring people from around the world to its spectacular spot on the lake. Come create a bit of history as you build a Sagamore chair using patterns struck from one of the original chairs; all the forms and patterns necessary are provided. Learn how to steam bend local Adirondack Red Oak into the graceful forms of this one-of-a-kind chair that is both beautiful and comfortable. Working with a variety of hand tools, you will bend and fasten the slats, laminate frame elements, join everything together and sand, finish and complete a beautiful chair ready for a prominent spot in your camp or home. Some prior woodworking experience is helpful, but beginners are welcome too.

Dates/Times

• Friday, August 12, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Saturday, August 13, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Sunday, August 14, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Monday, August 15, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Larry Benjamin

Member Tuition: $480.00
Non-Member Tuition: $550.00

Material Fee: $450.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant

There’s nothing like the beauty of the winter season in the Adirondacks! Make a holiday ornament for yourself or your loved ones. Over the course of this day students will progress from making a simple wooden Christmas ornament to one requiring the skills you will have achieved during the day. The course will include instruction on the safe use of the power scroll saw, pattern transfer, the cutting of multiple ornaments using the stacking process and the process of making interior cuts in a piece of wood using a scroll saw. Appropriate for beginning woodworkers and those with some experience.

Dates/Times

• Sunday, November 6, 2022 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Walt Ulrich

Member Tuition: $100.00
Non-Member Tuition: $125.00

Material Fee: $15.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY