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Craft your own contemporary and minimalist side table, constructed using oak and classic half-lap joints Woodworking is an age-old craft and one of the most versatile skills. With some woodworking know-how and the right tools, you can create anything. Do you have a picture in your head of the perfect piece of furniture for your home, the one piece...

This workshop will help you build your own self-powered ride – an old school, hardwood pintail longboard skateboard. A longboard is perfect for cruising around and honing your carving skills. And you’ll get bragging rights when someone asks you where you bought your sweet board. This workshop is an excellent exercise in the core woodworking skills...

Title: Foundations of Woodworking: Advanced Joinery Introducing our first advanced course within the Foundations of Woodworking series. Students will build upon earlier lessons which included basic joinery, machine operation, tool use, ands shop safety. Participants will focus on hand- and machine-cut dovetail joints as well as machine-cut...

This class will introduce students to the history of wood carving and its use in contemporary sculpture. The techniques used to shape the wood will be examined, the practical aspects of using and sharpening the tools, selecting the size, volume and type of wood to carve, as well as finishing of the surface of the artwork. Students will have a completed...

Build a classic ship in a bottle! This class offers an introduction to carving and painting miniatures. We will look at the history of ships in bottles as a nautical art, and then each carve, paint, and assemble a 1 or 2 mast sailboat. We will reveal the secret of HOW the boat gets in the bottle as we break down this complex art into manageable steps...

Young people ages 10-17 will be introduced to woodworking, boatbuilding and sailing in this 4-day course encompassing a range of STEM focused skills and activities. Cooperation, teamwork, self-confidence, and independence will be gained as students learn to build and sail boats.   Students will begin the course in the Boat School's fully-outfitted...

Students will build their own Ukulele from start to finish, and leave with an instrument they can play for years to come. This is a great chance for students to try making musical instruments while learning fundamental woodworking skills in the shop.  This opportunity can be a great holiday gift for a recipient who is passionate about music...

The canoe will be constructed with a wooden frame and a stretched with a nylon "skin". Each student will leave with a completed canoe ready for the water. These 28-pound canoes are strong and can hold up to 320 pounds. Easily car-topped, they are perfect for casual paddlers and beginning boatbuilders alike. Don't miss out on the opportunity to build...

Build Your Own Skin-On-Frame F1 Kayak  Guest boatbuilding instructor Jon Richer will lead this course on building skin-on-frame kayaks. Students will build their project over the course of 6 days in the boat school shopStudents will start with assembly of the deck beams then steam bend all the ribs in place.  The frames and ribs will be...

In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of knife making in two 4 hour sessions. This workshop is focused on the reductive (or stock-removal) technique of knife making.  In this workshop you’ll start with a raw piece of annealed tool steel, which you’ll shape and polish into a useful addition to your kitchen. We guarantee food made...