Finishing Touches - Historic Woodworking

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Hours:	10:00am-4:00pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Arts & Crafts

House building in the 18th century was a labor intensive process that required the skills of many tradesman. While the carpenter created the timber frame of a building, it was the house joiner who crafted its interior woodwork.

With a basic set of hand tools, the house joiner produced paneling, wainscoting, and decorative moldings so familiar in period houses and public buildings such as the Old State House. Our house jointer will use hand planes and other tools to demonstrate how the elegant woodwork in 18th century homes was created.

COST

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Free with Museum Admission. $5 Adults, $4 St/Sr, $1 Kids 6-18, MA kids and kids under 6 are admitted free.

WEBSITE

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www.bostonhistory.org

LOCATION

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206 Washington Sreet, Boston, MA, 02109 map
Phone: 617-720-1713

Corner of State and Washington Streets