Wooden Window Workshop: Post Event Photo Gallery and Impact Statements
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with Alan Shintani Inc. and the Association of Preservation Technology, Hawai‘i Pacific Chapter, presented a 3-day Wooden Window Workshop for experienced carpenters. The workshop repaired windows at a historic site, ‘Ewa Community Church Parish Hall, providing hands-on training with experts in historic wooden window repair. Participants broadened their skills in this specialty field of carpentry, were introduced to historic preservation and learned best practices for assessing, repairing and maintaining historic wooden windows. They also contributed to the preservation of a significant structure and an important community gathering place in ‘Ewa Plantation Villages. Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i, a supporting partner, donated classroom and workshop space used for portions of the workshop. The workshop was led by Lucien Swerdloff, program coordinator and an instructor of Historic Preservation and the Computer Aided Design at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon. Assisting him were: Alan Shintani, President of Alan Shintani Inc.; Barbara Shideler, Principal and Historical Architect at MASON and President of the Association of Technology, Hawai‘i-Pacific Chapter; Dean Crowell, Sr., Assistant Professor of Carpentry at Honolulu Community College; and George Boeman, Assistant Professor of Carpentry at Honolulu Community College. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable, possessed valuable skill sets in their respective fields, and presented information in a down to earth way. All these qualities made for a truly impactful, enjoyable, and cohesive workshop. Over the 3 days, participants were able to learn new skills, build their knowledge of historic preservation, understand the components of double hung wooden windows and materials used and learn the steps needed to restore them. The end result? The students restored ten wooden windows of the ‘Ewa Community Church Parish Hall. They were thrilled to see [...]