Wind & Oar Boat School Announces January Short Classes!

December 13, 2011

We’re really excited to announce a new series of classes hosted by the Wind & Oar Boat School, our resident boatbuilding nonprofit. You’ve seen them in action as their last class learned how to build a St. Ayles Skiff from scratch, now it’s your turn to get involved! Learn the basics of paddle and oar fabrication, tool skills, and practice restoration on an in-progress craft! Details on each class are below. Please submit a registration inquiry to info@windandoar.org to reserve your spot today!

Wind & Oat Boat School is building communities through building boats. They encourage groups of all shapes and sizes to experience the camaraderie, team building, collaboration, and self confidence that arise from working towards a common goal.

Woodworking Tools for Boat Builders
6p – 9p,  Wednesday nights
1/4/12 – 2/1/12
Join architect, designer, craftsman, and toolmaker, Dave Miller, for 5 nights of introduction to the tools of wooden boat building. Learn: how to not use a measuring tape; find tool bargains; restore, repair, and care for planes and chisels. You will discover basic joinery, tool sharpening, and the unique challenges of woodworking on curved surfaces. Owning tools is not required, but if you have some, bring them along and we will teach you more about using and caring for them.
Cost: $225

Kayak Paddle Making
10a – 5p,  Weekend
1/14/12 – 1/15/12
Travis Mitchell, sculptor, woodworker, and craftsman, guides you in building your own Greenland style kayak paddle. Starting with a laminated blank of attractive woods, you will make a pattern, transfer it to the blank, and rough cut the paddle. Using a special 8-siding jig, the square blank is shaped and finished with planes and spoke shaves.
Materials fee: $100
Cost: $150 plus materials

Make a Wooden Block Plane
9a – 5p,  Weekend
1/21/12 – 1/22/12
In this 2 day course, Dave Miller, architect, designer, craftsman, and toolmaker, guides you through the process of making a wooden block plane. After an introduction to the tools needed, you will cut and shape the throat, make a wedge, laminate the sides, and finish to your own style. Irons will be supplied.
Materials fee: $100
Cost: $150 plus materials

Boat Restoration & Repair
6p – 9p,  Thursday nights
1/5/12 – 1/26/12
Join various instructors in the reconstruction of a 1940’s vintage International 14 sailboat. We will talk about the tasks at hand, consider options and budgets, study plans, and reconstruct missing and broken parts. This course continues through February with a completion deadline of March 1, 2012. Some woodworking experience required.
Cost: $35/night, $120/mo.

To register, contact info@windandoar.org!