2014 Winter Workshops: Sign Up Now!

1.      A one-day Metal Casting Class in Brass/Bronze on Friday, January 17, 9AM-5PM. Learn about safety, furnaces, fuels, metals and molds with Odd Duck Foundry proprietor Peter Grant. Students will melt metal and casting from patterns. Non-Members $175 Members $165

2.     A Woodworking Class: Mortise and Tenon Construction on Sat., Jan. 18, 2014, 9-1PM. Students will create a half size buck saw out of maple wood using mortise and tenon joinery. A satisfying, utilitarian tool project. Non Members $65,  Members $55. Open to adults and teens.

3.       Sat. and Sun., Jan. 25 & 26, 9AM-5PM. Woodworking, Dovetailing, Make a Blanket Chest Class. With instructor Adriaan Gerber, students will learn to make dovetail joints using traditional hand tools. The will prepare the components of a traditional six board chest with a hinged top. A wonderful potential family heirloom.  Non Members: $275, Members $265

4.       Sat., Feb. 1, 9-4PM. Blacksmithing: Make Hardware. In this beginning to intermediate class students will learn metal work on a coal or propane forge. Make hinges, latches and/or handles for your home or newly created blanket chest ( in our woodworking class)  Or make a door knocker and/or coat rack. Tuition: Non Members $125 Members $115.

5.      Sat. & Sun., Feb. 22 &23, 2014, 9-4PM. Metal Casting Class: Make Your Own Metal Casting Furnace. Students will create a cylinder furnace fueled by propane for aluminum, brass, and bronze casting. Tuition: Non-Members $175 Members $165

6.     Sat. & Sun., March 1 & 2, 10-4PM. Blacksmithing: Make a Draw Knife and/or Slicks. Shape a blade with spring steel on a coal or propane forge. This will be offered as a package deal or singularly with the "Create a Shaving Horse Class" (20% discount). Intermediate students can make a froe involving a forge weld. Non-Members $275   Members $265.

7.       Sat. and Sun., March 8 & 9, 9AM-5PM.  Woodworking: Create a Shaving Horse Class. With master woodworker Fred Chellis, students will learn riving, an early woodworking technique in which a froe, wedges and a maul are used to split logs into workable lumber. Wood will be shaped and fitted with hand tools. Non Members $275,  Members  $265.

See further details for these classes on our website: http://www.willowbrookmuseum.org , our Facebook, or our blog: http://19thcenturywillowbrookvillage.blogspot.com . Call or email us; 207-793-2784 or director@willowbrookmuseum.org. To reserve a place in a class, you will need to pay the tuition in advance, credit cards accepted.