Making Wood Storm Windows

  Making Wood Storm Windows

  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. You will

  be part of a team building exterior storms for the windows in the circa 1859

  historic Lamb-Munger Mansion in the Central Park National Historic District in

  Hannibal, Mo.

  This is a tuition-based class with a limit of 8 students. 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/pick

  lumber, storm sash construction, glass/screen installation weather-stripping &

  installation techniques. We will be constructing two types of storm sash:            

1) Traditional wood storms with puttied glass.

2) Combination wood storm/screen sash with 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

types of wood storm windows. All students completing the class will receive a "Certificate of

Completion".

Homeowners, small contractors, preservation staff, 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 enroll.

Tuition for this three-day workshop is $350 and includes beverages and and  lunch. Space is limited

to eight students in each session and pre-registration is required to secure a spot in the class.

  Inexpensive motels as well as bed & breakfast inns are available for out of town 

  students. For detailed information, email Bob via his contact form.

July 31, August 1 &2, 2009