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Wooden Boat School Youth Summer Classes

3/17/2023

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          

Press Inquiries: Kirsty Gaukel. Press & Marketing Manager
Program Inquiries: Kerry Gallagher. Director of Education 

Summer Youth Woodworking Series at the Hudson River Maritime Museum 
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (March 15, 2023) – The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Wooden Boat School is pleased to announce four new summer youth programs in woodworking this July and August. Designed for youth ages 12-16 and taught by professionals in the field of woodworking and carpentry, each program consists of five-day, 4 hour classes and  combines hands-on craft with creativity to provide a foundation in woodworking techniques and an introduction to tool usage. 
Youth Classes
Spaces are limited to only 8 students per program. The deadline for registration is July 1. Tuition is $360 per program. Discounts are available for HRMM members.  To register, visit  https://www.hrmm.org/youth-classes.html or call (845) 338-0071. 



PROGRAM SCHEDULE & DESCRIPTIONS

The Wooden Boat School’s Youth woodworking programs are perfect for students who want to work with their hands and learn new skills. Topics taught include measuring, layout, joinery, tool use and care, and shop safety. Students will complete personal projects to take home that showcase their new talents. 


Build a Bird House & ToolBox
July 10-14, 10a.m.-2p.m.
This program will teach students skills in measuring, cutting, and assembling wood, and how to use a bandsaw, drill press, jig saw, and drills. 


Make Your Own Stool & Spoon
July 24-28, 10a.m.-2p.m.
Learn some fundamental carving skills using rasps, gauges and paper to hollow out and round spoons.

Build a Bandsaw Box and Do Nothing Machine

August 7-11, 10a.m.-2p.m.
This program will introduce fundamental engineering concepts to the woodworking process as students build a bandsaw box and create a mechanical fidget toy aka a “do nothing machine.”  This class employs creating round shapes in wood, gluing up wood, using fences on the bandsaw. 


Build a Four Corner Tray
August 21-25, 10a.m.-2p.m.
Students will learn about half laps, box joints, mortise and tenons, and dovetail joints as they use a variety of joining techniques to build a four corner tray.

Program Fees: $360 General; $340 HRMM Individual Member; $320 HRMM Household Member. 



The Hudson River Maritime Museum is located along the historic Rondout Creek in downtown Kingston, N.Y. HRMM is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. The Museum opened the Riverport Wooden Boat School in 2016 and the Riverport Sailing School in 2017.

For details about classes and registration , visit the Wooden Boat School online at https://www.hrmm.org/youth-classes.html or call (845) 338-0071. 

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    • Rondout Lighthouse
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    • Seven Sentinels Film
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