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The Northern Neck and Beyond

Pre-register for Historic Trades/Carpentry Workshop

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 WHEN:
October 9 – 10,  2015

WHERE:
Menokin Foundation, Warsaw, VA

WHAT:
Very hands-on and interactive course work; instruction and techniques will be covered for the following:

• Shingle making
• Chopping mortises
• Making tenons
• Peg making/drawboring
• Planing
• Using molding planes
• Discussion of paneling work, sashes and doors
• And more!

About The Instructors

Matt Webster
Historic Preservation Architect

Garland Wood
Master Carpenter

Ted Boscano
Joiner and Carpenter

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By pre-registering, you are expressing an interest in attending the workshop and would like to receive detailed information when it is available. Pre-registration is not binding in any way.

 

The House, The Northern Neck and Beyond

Save The Date – Lime Mortar Workshop at Menokin

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March 9-10, 2013
This two-day workshop, led by Wayne Mays, preservation mason from the University of Virginia, will be held on the grounds of historic Menokin in Warsaw, VA.

See pics of 2011 workshop on facebook.

Topics and hands-on techniques will include an introduction to building limes, mortar analysis and mortar matching, mortar making, and wall preparation and pointing techniques. A visit to the Menokin house site will involve discussion on stone/rubble wall construction as well as techniques for grouting large voids in stone walls.

Other topics to be explored include plasters, renders, and coatings – from the different types and installation of lath, to the hands-on application of lime plaster, and the proper materials and methods to use when repairing lath and plaster.

Registration information and course schedule will be issued in early 2013. Please share this post with friends, colleagues, students and fans of historic architecture.