Resident Artisan, Israel M.
Workshops & Apprenticeships
We offer hands on workshops on Archetypal Window Craft. If you are a homeowner, do-it-yourselfer or professional window restorer, taking just one of these workshops will up your game and make you a better steward of your home or give you an upper hand in your window business.
Window Craft Services
We are a full service Window Craft business bringing archetypal wood windows back to life. We work in the historic house communities both in Tampa, Florida and San Antonio, Texas.
2024 and 2025 Course Schedule
window craft courses for all skill levels
Total Window Makeover
Clearwater, Florida: February 10-14, 2025
Learn the basic skillsets needed to restore all the elements of an historic wood window in five days. Course includes the Mechanical Makeover, the Sash Makeover and Frame Makeover.
Intro to Sash Making
TAMPA: September 23-27
Clearwater, FLorida: February 10-14, 2025
Learn the basic skillsets necessary to build an authentic turn of the century window sash in five days. Course includes basic mortise and tenon screen frames, offset mortise and tenon storm windows, cope and stick joinery casement sash, double hung sash and divided line sash.
With a passion for making and restoring historic windows, I specialize in teaching the craft of historic wood window preservation in a way that’s accessible for everyone from homeowners to professional carpenters in my School of Window Craft.
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