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A Settler’s Dream

Editorial, Graphics and Photography By: Dr. Christopher Cooper Years ago, we had an excursion to Eastern Ontario with back-to-back workshops being held in Brighton and Kingston.  There was method to-our-madness, we had been down to Perth, Ontario earlier in the summer and fell head-over-heels in love with the area because of the vast stock of…

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Learn to repair and restore your brick and stone!

POSTPONED Pay $200.00 now to reserve your space, payment is through a secure PayPal account Pay with Credit Card or Debit Card Contact us for e-transfer details email Sunday May 24th, 2020 One Day Intensive Workshop 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Without a doubt our most popular workshop ever! – This workshop covers all aspects…

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Repair Your Wood Windows

This workshop will take you through the entire documentation and evaluation process – through to the full repair and restoration process of your original wood windows.

Join the Heritage Maintenance Guild

Do you want more work, or better work? Join the Heritage Maintenance Guild and upgrade your skills with our celebrated professional development courses.

Repairing Antique Hinges

Many wooden doors that have given faithful service for a century or two suffer from sagging because of screw holes which have become, after literally thousands of sharp shocks with closing and opening, too large for the screws. The whole door binds and sags, making it difficult to shut.

Free Picket Fence Plans

I have created a set of drawings in hopes to inspire the reader to recreate this historic landscape in their own front yard!

New Life for an Abandoned House

On this episode of the Chris Cooper show I will introduce the second of our project houses. A long forgotten farmhouse built in 1837 located in Bright, just 5 minutes west of Cambridge, Ontario.