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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