Making Wooden Storm Windows
Presented By
The Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation

February 17, 18 & 19, 2017
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
521 Bird Street, Hannibal, Missouri 63401

If you’ve ever thought about installing wooden storm windows on your house or building, this is the workshop you don’t want to miss. This workshop is truly woodworking 101 for anyone regardless of your skill level. It is also the only time we’re offering this workshop in 2017.

Making Wooden Storm Windows is a fun and intense, three-day, hands-on learning experience. Students will how to make wooden 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 10 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 44 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 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 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 sign up.

Tuition for this three-day workshop is $400 and includes morning coffee/snacks, beverages and lunch. Space is limited to ten 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 more information or to pre-register call Bob Yapp, 217-474-6052 or email him, yapperman@msn.com

February 17, 18 & 19, 2017
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily