As part of an old-time barn raising team, you'll enjoy its warm sense of community. Clinics in chisel techniques coach beginners. Tool sharpening sessions are open to all. Use a pike pole to help the team carefully lift beam frames into place. Feel the satisfaction of driving octagon oak pegs, eating a square lunch, and witnessing the rise of a strong and beautiful structure. Work is assigned according to experience and prior participation.
Enrollment: 6 to 40
Minimum age: 14
a/ April 24, 2010, Saturday, 8:30-5:30pm, $25
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI
With Dick Roosenberg, Rob Burdick, and John Sarge
b/ October 9, 2010, Saturday, 8:30-5:30pm, $25
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI
With Dick Roosenberg, Rob Burdick, and John Sarge
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