Brickyard Interpreter (Summer)
Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the […]
Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the […]
Learn the fundamentals of building a structurally sound dry stone wall in a single day from one of the five women North America qualified to teach dry stone walling. Here […]
Two days give you more hands-on time to apply the basic principles. Spend more time working with batter frames and stringlines. Sleep on what you learn and come back to […]
A basic carpentry class that breaks down the barriers keeping women from being comfortable with tools. Leave the class feeling confident and ready to tackle household projects on your own! Class Sessions: April 2-5 April 27-30 May 7-10 June 4-7 July 23-26 Pricing: Single Class: $850-$1700* Package (Includes Basic and Advanced Women’s Carpentry): $1600-$3200* […]
A basic carpentry class that breaks down the barriers keeping women from being comfortable with tools. Leave the class feeling confident and ready to tackle household projects on your own! Class Sessions: April 2-5 April 27-30 May 7-10 June 4-7 July 23-26 Pricing: Single Class: $850-$1700* Package (Includes Basic and Advanced Women’s Carpentry): $1600-$3200* […]
Essential framing and power tool skills for structures. Learn the essential tools, terms, and techniques of carpentry while building a small structure such as a shed or playhouse. In this supportive, hands-on course, you’ll safely use a range of hand and power tools and explore the basics of house framing, layout, and the “anatomy” of […]
A basic carpentry class that breaks down the barriers keeping women from being comfortable with tools. Leave the class feeling confident and ready to tackle household projects on your own! […]
Essential framing and power tool skills for structures. Learn the essential tools, terms, and techniques of carpentry while building a small structure such as a shed or playhouse. In this […]
Learn to build your own structures from the foundation up in our Advanced Carpentry Course! In our basic carpentry classes, students learn how to safely and effectively use tools for carpentry. […]
Whether they are built for the workshop or used to support a tabletop or workbench, timbered sawhorse trestles are reliable, sturdy, and reflective of the craftsmanship that goes into timber […]
Too often in our society fathers tend to spend more time teaching their sons how to think in a so-called “handy” way. As instructor and owner of The Belvedere School, Bob Yapp says, “This is really unfortunate. In truth, when women are given the opportunity to learn this way of thinking, their skills almost always exceed men’s. Our goal for […]
A basic carpentry class that breaks down the barriers keeping women from being comfortable with tools. Leave the class feeling confident and ready to tackle household projects on your own! Class Sessions: April 2-5 April 27-30 May 7-10 June 4-7 July 23-26 Pricing: Single Class: $850-$1700* Package (Includes Basic and Advanced Women’s Carpentry): $1600-$3200* […]
OVERVIEW This 3-day course gives students a basic overview of general terms, tools, and techniques used in the field of carpentry. Students will learn how to safely use a range of power and hand tools while working on a small project such as a picnic table or other similar build. The class introduces core carpentry […]
This course is offered as a comfortable space to learn the basics of timber framing for people who may not feel welcomed in the almost-uniformly male culture found in construction. It is specifically and only for women and gender non-conforming folks and will be taught by two women timber framers. Students should expect to come […]
Essential framing and power tool skills for structures. Learn the essential tools, terms, and techniques of carpentry while building a small structure such as a shed or playhouse. In this supportive, hands-on course, you’ll safely use a range of hand and power tools and explore the basics of house framing, layout, and the “anatomy” of […]