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Adirondack Folk School’s Sandy Hill Arts Exhibit
Adirondack Folk School 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846 (518) 696-2400 www.adirondackfolkschool.org Sandy Hill Arts Exhibit This summer, Lake Luzerne' s Adirondack Folk School will present an exhibit of artisan-made crafts in the third-floor gallery of Hudson Falls Sandy Hill Arts Center. Through the artistry of local woodworkers, fiber artists, basket makers, blacksmiths,...
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3 events,
AFS: Autumn Weaving – Table Runners w/ Teri Dvorak
AFS: Autumn Weaving – Table Runners w/ Teri Dvorak
1/2 day. 10am-2pm. Tuition $70. Member Tuition $55. Materials fee $20. Want to try out weaving on a floor loom? This class starts with a loom all set up and ready to go - no prior weaving experience is needed! Gather round the table with family, food, and a lovely woven (by you!) table...
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4 events,
AFS: Autumn Weaving – Table Runners w/ Teri Dvorak
AFS: Autumn Weaving – Table Runners w/ Teri Dvorak
Thursday September 8 Autumn Weaving - Table Runners with Teri Dvorak. 1/2 day. 10am-2pm. Tuition $70. Member Tuition $55. Materials fee $20. Want to try out weaving on a floor loom? This class starts with a loom all set up and ready to go - no prior weaving experience is needed! Gather round the...
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AFS: Sewing Circle
AFS: Sewing Circle
1/2 day. 10am-2pm. Tuition $0. Member Tuition $0. Materials fee $0. Calling all fiber artists! Do you have a project you're in the middle of? Want some company while you work? Sounds like AFS Sewing Circle is the place for you! Quilters, knitters, and fiber artists alike are welcome to join us every month...
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AFS: A Taste of Forge w/ Steve Gurzler
AFS: A Taste of Forge w/ Steve Gurzler
Thursday evenings, September 8, 15, 22 A Taste of the Forge with Steve Gurzler. 6pm-8:30pm. Tuition $120. Member Tuition $140. Materials fee $50. Would you like to try blacksmithing, and get a taste of the craft? Join instructor Steve Gurzler for 3 weekday evenings to learn how to operate a coal forge to bring...
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2 events,
AFS: Black Smithing 101 – Nail & Hool w/ Russ Jennings
AFS: Black Smithing 101 – Nail & Hool w/ Russ Jennings
1/2 day. 1pm-5pm. Tuition $75. Member Tuition $65. Materials fee $25. This 4-hour class is ideal for the beginner blacksmith with little to no experience. We will start with the basics, and within the first hour students will be forging their own nails. From there, students will forge hooks with a decorative twist ...
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6 events,
AFS: Intro. to Chip Carving w/ Dennis Wilson
2 days. 9am-4pm. Tuition $210. Member Tuition $170. Materials fee $25. This course will introduce students to the traditional craft of chip carving - a type of woodcarving in which a small knife is used to incise decorative floral and geometric designs into basswood or butternut. The design is created by the removal of...
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AFS: Woodturned Lidded Boxes w/ John Kingsley
AFS: Woodturned Lidded Boxes w/ John Kingsley
1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $125. Member Tuition $100. Materials fee $15. In this class, students will learn to turn a cylindrical box and then turn a lid for the box, all from the same piece of wood. Students will learn tricks to making a good lid and will leave the class with a nice...
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AFS: Needle Felted Fall Decor w/ Barbara Boughton
AFS: Needle Felted Fall Decor w/ Barbara Boughton
1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $125. Member Tuition $100. Materials fee $25. Needle felting is a fun and addictive craft. The wool is very forgiving as it can be continually reshaped, similar to sculpting with clay. In this introductory class, we will discuss the variety of wools, tools, and techniques used to form desired shapes...
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AFS: Blacksmithing 102C – Make Like a Tree w/ Russ Jennings
AFS: Blacksmithing 102C – Make Like a Tree w/ Russ Jennings
Saturday September 10 1/2 day. 9am-1pm. Tuition $75. Member Tuition $65. Materials fee $25. Nature has been a source of artistic inspiration for thousands of years. Leaves have been a part of decorative blacksmithing for a long time, and there are many different types of leaves one can make. This class is intended for...
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6 events,
AFS: Blacksmithing 103 – Coat Rack w/ Russ Jennings
AFS: Blacksmithing 103 – Coat Rack w/ Russ Jennings
Sunday September 11 Blacksmithing 103: Coat Rack with Russ Jennings. 1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $140. Member Tuition $120. Materials fee $25. This final intro level class uses all of the forging techniques taught in 101 & 102, and with larger scale items. Students will be provided with a shovel "blank" to be folded and...
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AFS: Scroll Saw Puzzle Making w/ Walt Ulrich
AFS: Scroll Saw Puzzle Making w/ Walt Ulrich
1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $125. Member Tuition $100. Materials fee $15. Wooden puzzles are a great project whether you are a beginner or experienced woodworker. In this class students will learn the basics of the safe operation of a scroll saw, proper blade selection and installation, pattern transfer, proper cutting techniques and proper body...
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AFS: Needle Felted Fall Decor w/ Barbara Boughton
AFS: Needle Felted Fall Decor w/ Barbara Boughton
1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $125. Member Tuition $100. Materials fee $25. Needle felting is a fun and addictive craft. The wool is very forgiving as it can be continually reshaped, similar to sculpting with clay. In this introductory class, we will discuss the variety of wools, tools, and techniques used to form desired shapes...
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2 events,
AFS: Build a Wee Lassie Canoe w/ Larry Benjamin
Monday-Saturday September 12-17, and Monday-Friday, September 19-23 Build a Wee Lassie Canoe with Larry Benjamin. 11 days. 8:30am-5:30pm. Tuition $1400. Member Tuition $1300. Materials fee $1300. The original Wee Lassie was a lapstrake-built open cedar canoe made in 1863 by J. Henry Rushton of Canton, NY. Rushton was one of the most famous canoe...
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5 events,
AFS: Learn How to Create Dry-Laid Stone Walls w/ Ernest Orsini
Thursday & Friday, September 15-16 Learn How to Create Dry-Laid Stone Walls with Ernest Orsini. 1 day. 9am-3pm. Tuition $250. Member Tuition $200. Materials fee $65. If you've ever admired the beautiful stone walls you've seen in the countryside and wondered how they were made, this class is for you! In this two-day class...
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AFS: Small Copper Embossing w/ Mark Swanberry
AFS: Small Copper Embossing w/ Mark Swanberry
Thursday September 15 Small Copper Embossing with Mark Swanberry. 1/2 days. 9am-12pm. Tuition $70. Member Tuition $55. Materials fee $50. Learn the discipline of Metal Working known as Embossing. Students will transfer an image of their choosing from a paper template to a sheet of copper by using various sizes of stylus and other...
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AFS: A Taste of Forge w/ Steve Gurzler
AFS: A Taste of Forge w/ Steve Gurzler
Thursday evenings, September 8, 15, 22 A Taste of the Forge with Steve Gurzler. 6pm-8:30pm. Tuition $120. Member Tuition $140. Materials fee $50. Would you like to try blacksmithing, and get a taste of the craft? Join instructor Steve Gurzler for 3 weekday evenings to learn how to operate a coal forge to bring...
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5 events,
AFS: Complete Basic Blacksmithing w/ Dick Sargent
Monday – Friday, September 16-19 Complete Basic Blacksmithing with Dick Sargent. 4 days. 9am-4pm. Tuition $560. Member Tuition $480. Materials fee $100. This basic class will give you the foundation needed to start out on your journey of blacksmithing. You'll learn fire management, hammering methods, drawing out, upsetting, cutting, splitting, twisting, and convenience bending...
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AFS: Copper Bowl w/ Mark Swanberry
AFS: Copper Bowl w/ Mark Swanberry
Friday September 16 Copper Bowl with Mark Swanberry. 1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $125. Member Tuition $100. Materials fee $90. In this class students will create a beautiful copper bowl from a 12" x 12" sheet of 16 gauge copper. Students will pound and hand tool the sheet into an 8” diameter, approx. 2" deep...
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4 events,
3 events,
AFS: Build a Wee Lassie Canoe w/ Larry Benjamin [CONT’D]
Monday-Saturday September 12-17, and Monday-Friday, September 19-23 Build a Wee Lassie Canoe with Larry Benjamin. 11 days. 8:30am-5:30pm. Tuition $1400. Member Tuition $1300. Materials fee $1300. The original Wee Lassie was a lapstrake-built open cedar canoe made in 1863 by J. Henry Rushton of Canton, NY. Rushton was one of the most famous canoe...
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3 events,
AFS: A Taste of Forge w/ Steve Gurzler
AFS: A Taste of Forge w/ Steve Gurzler
Thursday evenings, September 8, 15, 22 A Taste of the Forge with Steve Gurzler. 6pm-8:30pm. Tuition $120. Member Tuition $140. Materials fee $50. Would you like to try blacksmithing, and get a taste of the craft? Join instructor Steve Gurzler for 3 weekday evenings to learn how to operate a coal forge to bring...
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