WORKSHOPS

2023 Cordwood

             Workshop Schedule                

  January 10, 2023   

Two cordwood workshops are being offered in June of 2023, at a cottage/camp near Three Rivers, Michigan (St. Joseph County) Southwest Michigan.  

The workshops will be posted here and on the Cordwood Construction FB Group Page.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/cordwoodconstruction  

Cordwood Construction Resources will not be offering cordwood workshops.  We have decided to maintain our cordwood websites, social media pages, writing, consultation and collaboration and step away from the workshop business.  We are humbled to have helped lots of wonderful people with their cordwood projects over the past 45 years. We will add workshop offerings to this site as successful owner/builders decide to start teaching (hint, hint).

What to do if you can’t attend a workshop?

If you desire to take a workshop, but can’t find an affordable one, here are some suggestions. 

  1. Watch the Cordwood Workshop DVD. This video was filmed at several workshops and offers high-quality instruction on how to successfully build a cordwood home, cabin or cottage.  From choosing wood, drying wood, and calculating amounts of materials, to actual wall building footage, mortar mix choices and dozens of photos of outstanding, best practice builds.  Then you can build a practice building to use your knowledge.  

Watching the Cordwood Workshop DVD is like having a front-row seat at a workshop (available in the Online Bookstore on this site). The video is an hour long and was filmed at workshops we taught in Wisconsin. There is an incredible amount of information on Best Practices, foundations & framing options, the five mortar mixes,  how to build a wall, tuckpointing tips,  plumbing, electrical, insulation, exploding logs, bottle bricks, and show how to make a wall look good.  There is also inspirational drone footage of several cordwood buildings.  It is available as a DVD and an immediate digital download.  https://cordwoodconstruction.org/product/cordwood-workshop-video-dvd

If you’d like to stay current on what’s happening in the cordwood world, please consider signing up to receive the latest blog and article postings via email at  https://cordwoodconstruction.org/blog

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The best way to stay informed is to check the Workshop Menu on this website. 

If you desire to take a workshop, but can’t find one, here are three suggestions. 

 

  1. Watch the Cordwood Workshop DVD. This video was filmed at several workshops and offers high-quality instruction on how to successfully build a cordwood home, cabin or cottage.  From choosing wood, drying wood, and calculating amounts of materials, to actual wall building footage, mortar mix choices and dozens of photos of outstanding, best practice builds.
  2. Build a practice building. The construction of a doghouse, cathouse, shed, sauna, or playhouse will give you a chance to fine-tune the skills you gathered from the video. 
  3. Help someone else with their cordwood project.

Watching the Cordwood Workshop DVD is like having a front-row seat at a workshop (available in the Online Bookstore on this site). The video was filmed at workshops and there is an incredible amount of information on Best Practices, foundations & framing options, the five mortar mixes,  how to build a wall, tuckpointing tips,  plumbing, electrical, insulation, and how to make a wall look good and inspirational drone footage of various cordwood buildings. The cost to attend a workshop is $100 per day.  We believe these are the least expensive cordwood workshops in North America.  If you’d like to stay current on what’s happening in the cordwood world, please consider signing up to receive the latest blog and article postings via email at  https://cordwoodconstruction.org/blog