Intro to Masonry Heating

Heartwood School 299 Pratt Rd, Alstead, NH, United States

Learn the basics of masonry heater construction with a combination of classroom learning and hands-on building. Masonry heaters are efficient wood-burning stoves for home heating, distinguished by their substantial mass when compared to a woodstove, which allows for rapid burning of a large wood load combined with a slow release of the resultant heat. The […]

$225

Timber Frame Preservation

Heartwood School 299 Pratt Rd, Alstead, NH, United States

A Guide to Understanding, Documenting, and Repairing Historic Timber Framed Buildings Beginning with a brief history of the craft of timber framing and an understanding of historic joinery and traditional layout systems, participants will learn methods for documenting and dating historic structures with both traditional methods and high-tech gadgetry. The course will address the evolution […]

$1550

Event Series TIMBER FRAMING

TIMBER FRAMING

Heartwood School 299 Pratt Rd, Alstead, NH, United States

In this timber framing course, we will layout timbers using the traditional square rule method developed in the early 1800s. Participants will learn proper hand tool use and sharpening techniques and will also have the opportunity to make pegs using a shaving horse and draw knife. The instructors will provide demonstrations of how to layout […]

$1350