WOODWORKING
Build a Tool Chest (14 hours)
$450 members, $525 non-members
Museum of Yachting
This course is for beginning woodworkers and emphasizes the development of hand tool skills. It will culminate in building a mitered hardwood plywood traditional tool chest. You will learn how to safely operate a variety of power and hand tools, how to choose proper glues and finishes and how to account for wood expansion and contraction. You will be able to customize your toolbox for your tool needs as well.
Offered Twice: Sat. - Sun., Feb 20 - 21, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sat. - Sun., Dec 4 - 5, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Tool Use and Sharpening (7 hours)
$245 members, $295 non-members
Museum of Yachting
Learn how to bring your edge tools to the peak of their abilities. This one day course will teach you how to sharpen chisels, plane irons, scrapers and even curved gouges to a razor sharp edge. We will go over a variety of sharpening systems, from low cost sandpaper on glass systems to water and diamond stones. We will look at the pros and cons of using sharpening jigs vs. sharpening freehand. Bring in some dull blades and leave with tools that you can shave with. You will be able to use the skills you develop to also sharpen a variety of other tools from axes to router bits.
Offered Twice: Sat., Feb 27, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sat., Dec 11, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Carvel Planking (21 hours)
$645 members, $795 non-members
Museum of Yachting
This hands-on traditional carvel planking class will teach you the art of spiling, beveling and backing out on the very first day. The next two days, you will have the opportunity to make, fit, steam bend and fasten your own planks. You will use cedar planking which is the best choice because of its easy working properties and durability. Students should have some wood working and hand tool experience. Come join us to learn this very necessary and rewarding boatbuilding skill.
Fri. - Sun., Sep 17 - 19, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Mastering the Hand-Cut Dovetail Joint (7 hours)
$245 members, $295 non-members
Museum of Yachting
The dovetail joint is the most common woodworking joint associated with fine craftsmanship. It also has a reputation for being a difficult joint to master, and this tends to scare people away from even trying it without expensive router jigs. In fact, the dovetail is a relatively simple joint to make, but it requires careful layout and good sawing skills. Luckily, these are skills that you can learn in a day. We'll go over layout, sawing and chiseling techniques, as well as ways to hide the inevitable mistakes that even seasoned pros make. If time permits, we'll also practice laying out and cutting dovetails for oddly angled corners. Bring a backsaw, a few chisels, a marking gauge and a bevel gauge, and leave knowing that you can make joints to brag about.
Sat., Dec 18, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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