COVID-19 & Our Campus
To learn about how COVID-19 has affected our campus and the changes we have made, read the statement on our homepage at www.hrmm.org.
To learn about how COVID-19 has affected our campus and the changes we have made, read the statement on our homepage at www.hrmm.org.
Wooden Boat School Instructors
Wayne Ford is a master woodworker and shipwright with extensive timber framing experience. He teaches YouthBoat boatbuilding, timber framing, and toboggan building at RWBS.
Anna Landewe is president the Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy board of directors, and also a resident lighthouse keeper. She is a lifelong artist with years of experience in traditional scrimshaw techniques. Anna teaches the Scrimshaw series at RWBS.
Michael Puryear is an internationally known furniture maker, studio designer, and teacher with 30 years of experience. He has taught college-level courses and has built a number of small wooden boats using the stitch & glue technique which results in strong light weight boats. He teaches the Foundations of Woodworking series, furniture building, and boat building at RWBS.
Bill Sterling is a retired art teacher with 30 years experience. He has been building guitars for 10 years and teaching guitar building for three years. He studied with Dave Nichols at Custom Pearl Inlay in Malone, NY. Bill is also the education coordinator for the Hudson Valley chapter of the Northeast Woodworker's Association. He teaches instrument building at RWBS.
John VanBuren is a member of the Hudson Valley chapter of the Northeast Woodworker's Association. He teaches paddle carving and boatbuilding at RWBS.
Jack Weeks is an experienced timber framer and has built many of the timber frame structures on the museum campus. He is a board member of HRMM and teaches timber framing for RWBS.
Andrew Willner is a longtime woodworking artist with extensive woodcarving experience. He teaches carving and joinery classes for RWBS.
Anna Landewe is president the Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy board of directors, and also a resident lighthouse keeper. She is a lifelong artist with years of experience in traditional scrimshaw techniques. Anna teaches the Scrimshaw series at RWBS.
Michael Puryear is an internationally known furniture maker, studio designer, and teacher with 30 years of experience. He has taught college-level courses and has built a number of small wooden boats using the stitch & glue technique which results in strong light weight boats. He teaches the Foundations of Woodworking series, furniture building, and boat building at RWBS.
Bill Sterling is a retired art teacher with 30 years experience. He has been building guitars for 10 years and teaching guitar building for three years. He studied with Dave Nichols at Custom Pearl Inlay in Malone, NY. Bill is also the education coordinator for the Hudson Valley chapter of the Northeast Woodworker's Association. He teaches instrument building at RWBS.
John VanBuren is a member of the Hudson Valley chapter of the Northeast Woodworker's Association. He teaches paddle carving and boatbuilding at RWBS.
Jack Weeks is an experienced timber framer and has built many of the timber frame structures on the museum campus. He is a board member of HRMM and teaches timber framing for RWBS.
Andrew Willner is a longtime woodworking artist with extensive woodcarving experience. He teaches carving and joinery classes for RWBS.