Rustic Furniture

Once you learn how to create one of these magnificent lampshades you will feel like you’re out in the deep woods while you sit reading in your comfortable chair at night.  The warmth and beauty that the light produces from the botanicals that appear when the light is turned on is magical!  This class is divided into two ½ day sessions. The goal is to bring nature to life.  Each student will create  two lampshades using real botanicals found all around us in the Adirondacks; including, but not limited to, cedar and ferns.  These botanicals will be pressed, preserving their natural beauty, which can be admired only when the lamp is on and are hidden when the lamp is off.  In addition to a shade, the students will create two night-lights.  All tools and materials will be provided.  You just need to bring your love for nature and some creativity.

• March 10 & 11, 2012 – Saturday & Sunday – CRN – 20162
• May 19 & 20, 2012 – Saturday & Sunday – CRN – 70032
• October 27 & 28, 2012 – Saturday & Sunday - CRN – 10015
• Length of Class – 2 – ½ day sessions
• Hours – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – noon, and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – noon
• Location – AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
• Tuition – $75
• Materials – Est. $75

Build An Adirondack Rustic Plant Stand

Bruce Wight   

This rustic style of furniture has been found in camps and homes throughout the region for centuries.  Designed from materials at hand found in the Adirondacks and constructed as functional objects – plant stand, tables, and more.  This class is designed for beginners of all ages interested in rustic woodworking who have always wanted to make a rustic piece of furniture.  No woodworking experience needed.  In this hands-on class you will learn the use of traditional hand woodworking tools and some modern tools will also be used in construction.  All materials are furnished but you are welcome to bring materials of your own as well. Everyone is encouraged to be creative and have fun working with materials from our Adirondack Mountains.  Your rustic treasure will be handed down for generations to come.

• June 9, 2012 – Saturday - CRN – 70025
• Length of Class – 1 day
• Hours – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Location – 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
• Tuition – $75
• Materials -35

Rustic Adirondack Bench

Bruce Wight

Our Adirondack rustic furniture, is characterized by two things – materials found right here in the woods and functionality.  Need a bench to sit on while you put on up your hiking boots?  You want the bench to sit in front of the sofa, just the right height to hold magazines and books?  Maybe it should be a little taller to hold plants in front of a window.  Our rustic style allows you freedom in design.  Just make the legs longer, the bench top a bit wider, and it all works!  Best of all it is made from natural materials found right here in the Adirondacks.  It will have your personality, and be spectacular!  This class is designed for beginners of all ages.  No woodworking experience needed.  You will learn the use of hand woodworking tools and construct a bench that matches your needs.

• June 22, 2012 – Friday - CRN – 70026
• Length of Class – 1 days
• Hours -10:00 am. – 5:00 p.m.
• Location – AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
• Tuition – $75
• Materials – $75

Create an Adirondack Coffee Table

Jim Schreiner

All you need to have a true rustic living room is to complement your Rustic End Table with an Adirondack Coffee Table.  The skills to make a Coffee Table are similar to those used  in building the Rustic End Table.  You will learn how to select material, basic joinery, use of hand tools including Japanese saw, wood chisels, jigs, and more.  You will learn how to mortise the legs, select birch bark and construct a beautiful addition for any living room.

• July 13, 14, & 15, 2012 – Friday, Saturday & Sunday - CRN – 70027
• Length of Class – 3 days
• Hours -Friday, Saturday & Sunday – 9:00 am. – 4:00 p.m.
• Location – AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
• Tuition – $225
• Materials – $80

Build a Miniature Adirondack Chair

Rene Hamell

In this class you will learn how to make a miniature classic Adirondack chair that will become a conversation piece on your mantel, or maybe even  become a lamp. You can take your pattern home and make a second one for matching bookends.  You’ll start by cutting all the pieces and learn how to use both hand and portable power tools, use jigs to position the legs and bottom, and then work your way up to the gentle curving recognizable back and oversized arms.  A great class for those with limited or no woodworking experience.

• August 15, 2012 – Wednesday – CRN -70028
• Length of Class – 1 day
• Hours – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Location – 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
• Tuition – $75
• Materials – $25

Rustic End Tables

Jim Schreiner  

The Adirondack Style is unique.  It combines traditional furniture making with the materials found in this region – Birch bark, twigs, logs, and more.  Found in the earliest “Great Camps” of our region, the skilled craftsmen who made this unique furniture were inspired by the world around them.  In this class a master furniture maker will lead you through not only the selection of the materials, and their preparation, but the joinery required and the aesthetics that will allow you to make a fine end table suitable for your “Great Camp” or home.

•  June 15, 16, 17, 2012 – Friday, Saturday & Sunday - CRN- 70087

•  Length of Class –  2 1/2 day

•  Hours – Friday – 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. – Saturday & Sunday

•  Tuition – $190

•  Materials – $50

Create an Adirondack Twig Sign

Bruce Wight

While we can’t put your name in lights, this one-day class will let you put your name in twig letters or make a statement!  Twig signs like these are a classic in the Northwoods.  This Adirondack Twig Style Sign class is designed to give you lots of options, including the use of Birch Bark, rough sawn boards, and countless ideas for letters and decorations from nature.    All materials are furnished but you can bring your own as well.  You are encouraged to be creative and have fun as you learn how to work with natural Adirondack materials.  Your final sign will be a treasure you will love displaying and sharing with others.

Materials included will be White Pine boards (which you can stain), rough sawn plywood blanks, hardwood twigs for lettering, White Birch Bark and more.

• August 29, 2012 – Wednesday -CRN – 70029
• Length of Class – 1 day
• Hours – 10:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• Tuition – $75
• Materials – $30