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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For further information, contact Jacobsburg Historical Society at 610-759-9029 or email at jacobsburg@rcn.org.