Classes
Members of the 2012 Powder Horn
class display their work."
Early American Education Craft Classes at Boulton
History of the EACE Program
The Early American Craft Education program at
Boulton, or EACE, began over a decade ago when Jacobsburg Historical
Society master gunsmiths began sharing their knowledge of making
Pennsylvania longrifles with others. In 2010 the program was formally
branded and expanded. First added was a class in how to fashion
a powder horn. Next came making a leather hunting bag. The expanding
program needed more space, and a fundraising campaign was conducted,
raising over $50K towards renovation of an existing barn space into
a Craft Education Workshop, Phase I of an envisioned Visitor and
Education Center. In 2012, classes were added in redware pottery
and eighteenth century clothing construction. Groundbreaking for
the Craft Workshop will occur in Spring 2012.
The EACE program preserves and teaches the art and industry of early
American while providing a revenue source for the Society, thus
building for long term stability. New ideas for classes and additional
instructors welcome.
Current Offerings
The following classes are planned for the Jacobsburg
Historical Society Early American Craft Education program during
2012. Please note: this is a full calendar. Some classes will have
passed or will be full. Call the Society office for a current schedule.
The intent is to offer the same class in 2013, at approximately
the same time.
For more information please return the 2012
EACE Registration Form or call the Society office.
Powder Horn Class
Make a beautiful Early American-style powder horn. Using a natural
cow horn, create storage container in which our forefathers carried
their gunpowder. Sponsored by the Honorable Company of Horners.
Dates: Sundays: February 5, 12, 19, 26
Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
Cost: $250
Pennsylvania German
Redware Pottery
Using multiple techniques, make four different sized pieces of redware
pottery in this hands-on workshop, plus learn the history of the
Pennsylvania German potters of Southeastern PA.
Dates: Sundays: March 4, 11, 18
Time: 1 p.m
Cost: $230
Beginning Gunsmithing
- Spring
Build a fine representation of a historic Pennsylvania Longrifle
from parts - lock, stock and barrel.
Dates: Saturdays: March 31, April 14, 21, 28, May 5, May 12
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $750
Eighteenth Century
Clothing Construction
Sew a man’s linen shirt class patterned from original examples,
cutting linen yardage based on their measurements and then hand-sewing
an authentic eighteenth century shirt.
Dates: Sundays: April 1, April 15, April 22
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
Cost: $200
Leathercraft -
Hunting Bag
Learn how leather work was done in a professional Early American
Shop. Students will build - from start to finish - a handsome hunting
bag, learning all the steps and procedures required, from making
a pattern, to staining and finishing the final piece
Dates: Runs for four weeks in early fall, on a
weekday evening TBD
Cost: $250
Beginning Gunsmithing
- Fall
Build a fine representation of a historic Pennsylvania Longrifle
from parts - lock, stock and barrel.
Dates: Saturdays in September & October
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $750
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