The Wooden Boat School offers a variety of introductory and intermediate courses to help facilitate growth in woodworking, boat building, and traditional crafts. Some courses require some woodworking and/or machine tool experience. Click on the images below for more information and to register for classes. For more information, please email the Wooden Boat School Manager.​

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Upcoming Classes

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December

SOLD OUT - Dec. 6-7: Intro to Joinery: Make a Lidded Box

Dec. 6-7: Wooden Spoon Carving

Dec. 10: Knots You Need to Know!

Dec. 13: Make a Pine Bark Basket

SOLD OUT - Dec. 13-14: Kanawa Tsugi: Japanese Scarf Joinery

Dec. 16-17: Wood Finishing Basics

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January 2026

Jan. 3/10/17: Making Drums, Buckskin, and Leather

Jan. 10-11: Furniture Restoration & Repair Workshop

Jan. 18: Intro to Whittling

Jan. 23-25: Make Your Own Ukulele

SOLD OUT - Jan. 31: Make a Turned Vessel

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Foundations of Woodworking

Jan. 12: Understanding Wood

Jan. 21-22: Machine Tools & Shop Safety

Jan. 28-29: Hand Woodworking Tools Use & Care

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February

Feb. 6: Intro to Router

Feb. 7: Make a Live Edge Floating Shelf

Feb. 9: Tool Sharpening and Setup Clinic

Feb. 12: Intermediate Table Saw

Feb. 15: Adirondack Backpack Weaving

Feb. 21-22: Wooden Spoon Carving

Feb. 28: Beginner Woodcarving

Feb. 28 - March 1: Build a Footstool

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March

March 6-8: Build a Shaker-Style End Table

March 16 & 19: Wood Finishing Basics

March 21-22: Build a Stool

March 29: How to: Shaker Tape Weaving

March 29: Coil Basket Weaving

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April

April 11: Make a Turned Vessel