Making Wooden Storm Windows  

February 10, 11, 12, 2012

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily  

8 student limit for each session - Tuition $375

Eligible for Certified Local Government Grants  

Making Wood Storm Windows is a fun and intense, three-day, hands-on learning experience. Students will how to make their own wood storm windows & why a wood storm and an original window are as or more energy efficient than a replacement window.    

You will be part of a team building exterior storms windows in the woodworking studio of circa 1859 historic Lamb-Munger Mansion in the Central Park National Historic District in Hannibal, Missouri.  

You will be working side-by-side all three days in the shop with instructor Bob Yapp. Bob has been a woodworker and furniture designer/maker for 34 years.

This will be an intense, learn-by-doing opportunity. You will learn why wood storms are important, how to measure an opening for a storm, how to grade and pick lumber, storm sash construction, glass/screen installation weather-stripping & installation techniques. We will be constructing two types of wooden storm windows:              

1) Traditional wood storms with puttied glass.

2) Combination wood storm/screen sash including removable screen and glass from the inside of the property. At the end of the three days you will know from beginning to end, how to completely build both wood storm windows.

All students completing the class receive a "Certificate of Completion" and credit toward the preservation "Certificate" program at The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mt Carroll, Illinois

Homeowners, contractors, preservation staff, architects, preservation commission members, hp students and historic building owners will all benefit from this hands-on, traditional training event. All skill levels are encouraged to sign up.

Tuition for this three-day workshop is $375 and includes fresh ground coffee and snacks as well as other beverages and lunch each day. Space is limited to eight students in each session and pre-registration is required to secure a spot in the class.

A very limited number of guest rooms are available at the school on a first come first serve basis. Inexpensive motels as well as bed & breakfast inns are also available. For more information or to pre-register call Bob Yapp, 217-474-6052 or email him, yapperman@msn.com or go to http://www.bobyapp.com/event_browser/2012/1