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1988

Oct Designing the timber frame house, Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Mass.
Nov Designing the timber frame house, Hancock (Mass.) Shaker Village.

1989

Feb Designing the timber frame house, The Presbyterian Camps, Saugatuck, Mich.
Mar Stress grading, Colonial Carpentry, Millbrook, N.Y.
Apr Stress grading, E.F. Bufton & Son, Princeton, Mass.
May Habitat for Humanity two-house project, York, Pa.

1990

Jun Stress grading, Northern Timber Framing, Grand Rapids, Ohio.
Sep Timber framing workshop-project: This Old House, Concord, Mass.

1991

Sep Stress grading, The Beamery, Heiskell, Tenn.
Oct Timber framing techniques, Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock, Mass

1992

Feb Hips and valleys, The Beamery.
May Hips and valleys, The Cascade Joinery, Everson, Wash.
Jun Guelph Bridge, Guelph, Ont.
Aug Russian boat building apprenticeshop, St Petersburg, Russia
Oct Ameriflora Victory Garden project, Columbus, OH

1993

Jun Skating pavilion workshop, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, N.H.
Oct Russian boat building apprenticeshop, second trip, St Petersburg, Russia

1994

Mar Sterne Park Gazebo workshop-project, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Aug French scribe pavilion workshop-rendezvous, Penetanguishene, Ont.
Sep Malabar Farm barn raising, Malabar Farm State Park, Mansfield, Ohio.

1995

May Lone Mountain Ranch pavilion, Big Sky, Mont.
Jul-Aug Driftwood boathouse workshop-rendezvous, Green’s Island, Maine.
Aug-Sep Ste. Marie-among-the-Iroquois Museum, Syracuse, N.Y.
Sep-Oct Design retreat, Bucksteep Manor, Washington, Mass.
Oct Ronald McDonald House, Bend, Ore.

1996

Mar Friendship Pavilion, Tyler and Nacogdoches, Texas.
Apr Design workshop, Bloomington (Ind.) Convention Center.
Jul Dolly Copp pavilion project-rendezvous, White Mountain National Forest, Pinkham Notch, N.H.

1997

Apr Trebuchet workshop-project, Virginia Military Institute Campus, Lexington, Va.
Jun Medieval English cottage, Royalston Oak Timber Frames, Royalston, Mass.
Sep Compound joinery, San Juan Timberwrights, Arboles, Colo.

1998

Jan Compound joinery, Dreaming Creek Timber Frame Homes, Floyd, Va.
Mar Children's Garden pavilion, Red Suspenders Timber Frames, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Apr Effinger community gazebo project- rendezvous, Lexington, Va.
Aug St. Peter's Steeple (restoration and traditional building),Greensboro Bend, Vt.
Sep Crawford Barn, Frazeysburg, Ohio.
Sep Franklin Park Theater, Loudon County, Va.
Nov Compound joinery, The Cascade Joinery, Everson, Wash.

1999

Mar Project Horizon Battered Women's Shelter, Lexington, Va
Apr COLTS rendezvous, Huffman, Texas.
Oct Compound joinery, Fairlee, Vt

Summer 1999, At Heartwood School, Washington, Mass.
Timber frame home design. Timber frame engineering and joinery decisions. Square rule timber framing (two sessions). Compound joinery. Advanced timber framing.

Summer 1999, In Floyd, Va.
Timber frame engineering and joinery decisions. Compound joinery.

2000

Jan Compound Joinery, Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.
Feb Rope skills and knowledge, Saugerties, N.Y.
May Timber-framed trail shelters, Scott Farm Trail Work Center, Carlisle, Penn.
May-Jun Robertson post windmill, Kendallville, Ind.
Jul Gould Farm work barn, Monterey, Mass.
Aug Airport terminal, Whitefield, N.H.

2000 Tour
Sep U.K. Framespotting tour.

2001

Mar Timber frame pavilion for Texas Fish & Wildlife, Athens, Texas.
Mar COLTS compound joinery rendezvous, Huffman, Texas.
May Square rule timber framing, Slate Run Historic Farm, Columbus, Ohio.
Jun-Jul Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Masters of the Building Arts, Washington, D.C.
Aug Osprey Pavilion (Intro. to timber framing), Troy, Mont.
Aug Visitor Center and Torii Gate (Intro. to timber framing), Sechelt, B.C.
Sep Kicking Horse River covered bridge, Golden, B.C.

Summer 2001 At Heartwood
Timber framing apprenticeshop. Timber framing (two sessions). Timber frame home design. Engineering and joinery decisions. Compound joinery. Scribing, raising, and rigging.

Summer 2001 At Pingree Park
Engineering design for timber framers. Scribing: alternative layout systems. Introduction to timber framing. Compound joinery. Designing the timber framed home. Timber frame design for architects and builders.

2001 Tours
Sep Framespotting Tour of the U.K.

2002

Apr-May English scribe with Peter McCurdy and Jack Sobon. Lenox, Mass.
May Barn at Northfield Mt. Hermon School. Northfield, Mass.
May-Jun Bennett Field trail shelter. Brooklyn.
May-Jun Marine Gateway Center and torii gate. Sechelt, B.C.
Jun Straw-clay enclosure for timber frames. Cummington, Mass.
Apr-Jul Historic barn surveying-dismantling-repair-raising. Ipswich, Mass.
Sep Forest Gateway Visitors’ Center, North Woodstock, N.H

Summer 2002 at Heartwood
Designing the timber frame home. Compound joinery. Engineering design for timber framers. Introduction to the timber framing trade. Square rule timber framing (two sessions). Design, drafting, and joinery decisions. Knots, ropework, rigging, and raising. Scribing: alternative layout systems.

Summer 2002 At Pingree Park
Scribing: alternative layout systems with Josh Jackson and Chris Roulson. Introduction to timber framing with Will Beemer and Laurie Smith and Dave Carlon. Compound joinery workshop with Will Beemer and John Miller. Designing the timber frame home with Andrea Warchaizer and Dale Mulfinger. Timber frame design for architects.

2002 Tours
Apr Timber framing tour of Germany.
Aug Framespotting 2002 tour of the U.K.

2003

Apr Japanese carpentry: teahouse. Pacific Grove, Calif.
Jun Phelps Barn restoration and repair. Elmwood, Ill.
Aug The Mountain School barn. Vershire, Vt.
Sep Russell Colbath Visitors Center, White Mtn National Forest, Albany, NH
Sep-Oct Lake Vermillion Observation Tower, Danville, IL
Oct Botanical Society of the Ozarks Barn. Fayetteville, Ark.

Summer 2003 At Heartwood
Timber frame design. Compound joinery. Timber frame apprentice shop. Scribing with curved timber. Knots, ropework, rigging, and raising. Converting trees to timber.

Summer 2003 At Pingree Park
Engineering design for timber frames with Dick Schmidt and Rob MacKay. Timber framing with Will Beemer and Dave Carlon. Compound joinery with Will Beemer and John Miller. Scribing with Josh Jackson.

2003 Tours
Jan-Feb Timber framing in Germany.
May Tour charpentier de France.
Sep Framespotting tour of Great Britain.

2004

Jan-Apr Spring field exercise: cannon carriages. Lexington, Va. and Fort Sumter, S.C.
Mar-Apr Demonstration frame and cannon carriage. Masters of the Building Arts festival, Charleston, S.C.
May Stablizing, assessing, and dismantling historic structures. Blood Farm, Westmoreland, NH
Jul Appropriate and authentic repair of historic structures. Pisgah State Park, Winchester, NH
Aug Pavilion at Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.
Sep Historic truss workshop with Jan Lewandoski and Ed Levin. Windsor, VT
Sep Gewerbe Akademie three-week workshop, Rottweil, Germany

Summer 2004 at Heartwood
Timber frame design and joinery decisions. Compound joinery. Timber framing. Knots, ropework, raising, and rigging. Scribing. Converting trees to timber.

Summer 2004 at Pingree Park
Square . . . scribe . . . cruck! Timber frame design and joinery decisions. Compound joinery.

At Gewerbe Akademie, Germany
Jan and Oct Extended timber framing course. Rottweil, Germany.

2003 Tours
Sep U.K. timber frames.

2005

Jan Advanced timber framing. Rottweil, Germany.
Mar-Apr Ferry Farm Pavilion. Fredericksburg, Va.
Apr-May Rotary Club Pavilion. Salem, Ore.
May Timber frame production. Knoxville, Ill.
May Allenstown Meeting House roof framing. Allenstown, N.H.
Jun Great Oak Pavilion. Angola, Ind.
Jul Northmoor Trust office (with the Carpenters Fellowship) Abingdon, U.K.
Aug-Nov Visitors Center. Central Suriname Nature Preserve, Suriname.

2006

Jul-Aug Farm and Wilderness Camp dairy barn. Professional Development workshop. Plymouth, Vt.
Sep Barn reconstruction workshop. Dayton, Ohio.
Sep Long Island Seaport and Eco-Center boat shed. Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Sep Japanese framing workshop and Japanese memorial rendezvous. Bainbridge Island, Wash.

2006 Tours
Sep Guild U.K. Tour

2007

Jun Ramsey Park Ramada raising, Eagar, Ariz.
Jul Hertzler House barn, Springfield, Ohio.

2007 Tours
Jun Timber framers' Tour de France, Loire Valley.

2008

Jul Gindler Barn, Willoughby Farm, Collinsville, Ill.
Aug Camp Letts Rendezvous, Chesapeake Bay, Md.
Sep Silver Park 3 Small Park Shelters, Missoula, Mont.

2009

May-Jun Blacksmith Shop Annex, Brasstown, N.C.
Jul Preservation Trades Network rendezvous, Frankfort, Ky.
Aug Antique Engine and Tractor Association barn, Geneseo, Ill.
Nov Geometric design,layout, and hand tool workshop, Washington, Mass.

2010

Mar U.S. Forest Service CCC Pavilion, Helfin, Ala.
Mar Project Horizon loom shed, Lexinton, Va.
Apr Breeding barn, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vt. in partnership with PTN
Sep Historic Barn repair and relocation, new barn construction, Upper Arlington, OH
Oct Geo-Scribe Adventure with Laurie Smith and Glenn Dodge, Fort Collins CO

2011

Feb - North Central Regional Gathering - Northern Lights Timber Framing, Minneapolis, MN
May-June Synagogue Project, Sanok, Poland
Jul Wason Pond Covered Bridge, Chester, NH
Aug - Compound Workshop, Trillium Dell, Knowville, IL
Sep - North East Regional Gathering, Garland Mill, Lancaster, NH

If you have fond memories and images of any of the projects listed above we'd love to know about it! Please email or call Susan Norlander at 559-834-8453.