Just a quick note: I will be teaching some new workshops this spring at the North Bennet Street School’s Arlington, MA location. My teaching schedule can be found here. I look forward to seeing some of you in class this spring or summer.
-Bill
Introduction to shutters @ The North Bennet Street School
Saturday, May 4 – Sunday May 5
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Register
Instructor: Bill Rainford
$375
Learn about traditional wooden shutters in this two-day workshop. Using traditional joinery, students will build a sample shutter and learn the skills needed to layout and build shutters for your own home. Discussion includes interior and exterior uses, fielded panels and louvered styles Students should be able to plane and square up a board by hand and have some experience laying out and cutting traditional mortise and tenon joinery by hand. Some experience with tuned hand tools and power tools is required. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD IN ARLINGTON.
Hanging doors and windows: demo and discussion @ The North Bennet Street School
Saturday, June 8
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Register
Instructor: Bill Rainford
$50
This one-day demonstration workshop includes installing a modern door, cutting to accommodate a door knob and lock set, mortising hinges, installing a modern window and related trim and flashing. We cover the proper tools for these projects and include ample time for questions throughout the day. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD IN ARLINGTON.
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