Fall, 2003: Issue #3:

International Preservation Trades Workshops

The seventh annual International Preservation Trades Workshops (IPTW) were held October 9-11, 2003, near Columbia, Maryland at historic Blandair Farm.

Roofing workshops included slate roofing (chimney flashing using the folded corner method) conducted by Joe Jenkins, as well as traditional side-lap wood shingle roofing conducted by John Fugelso and James Houston.

Other workshops at the conference included lime plaster, forging of metals, decorative plaster, timber framing, stone masonry, brick masonry, scagliola, and more.

Clem Labine, publisher of Traditional Building and Period Homes magazines, was keynote speaker.

The workshops are sponsored by the Preservation Trades Network (PTN), on the web at ptn.org.

IPTW registration cost for members was $355 and for non-members, $395. All TR readers and roof preservation contractors or mechanics are encouraged to join the PTN, PO Box 10236, Rockville, MD 20849-0236 (phone: 301-315-8345). The PTN membership fee is $45.00 for individuals, $25.00 for students and $300.00 for corporations. Show your support for the preservation trades!

Put it on your calendar now! IPTW 2004 — Mobile, Alabama, October 21-23: For more information contact the Alabama Historical Commission, 468 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36130-0900; phone: 334-242-3184; email: jhaynes@preserveala.org.

For a DVD or Video of the 2002 IPTW held in Fairmont, WV, send $30.00 plus $2.50 s/h to Vandalia Heritage Foundation, c/o Patricia Bolton IPTW Video, 701 Benoni Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554.

 

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