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Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle
April 5 at 9:00 am - 4:00 pm PDT
$275.00
Join visiting guest instructor Ben Kahn from Port Townsend for a special canoe paddle making class this spring, generously sponsored by the Port of Olympia and the Linders-Plimpton Family.
April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9am-4pm
-Learn how to shape a 2’x6’ piece of wood into a canoe paddle
-Use an assortment of tools to shape the wood: a bandsaw, block plane, spokeshave, spar gauge, draw knife, chisels and rasps
-Gain hands-on skills rooted in our region’s unique maritime woodworking traditions
-Leave with a beautiful and useful paddle for boating!
Well suited for students with some woodworking experience, or anyone with patience and the ability to follow multiple steps.
Join visiting guest instructor Ben Kahn from Port Townsend for a special canoe paddle making class this spring, generously sponsored by the Port of Olympia and the Linders-Plimpton Family.
April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9am-4pm
-Learn how to shape a 2’x6’ piece of wood into a canoe paddle
-Use an assortment of tools to shape the wood: a bandsaw, block plane, spokeshave, spar gauge, draw knife, chisels and rasps
-Gain hands-on skills rooted in our region’s unique maritime woodworking traditions
-Leave with a beautiful and useful paddle for boating!
Well suited for students with some woodworking experience, or anyone with patience and the ability to follow multiple steps.
Join visiting guest instructor Ben Kahn from Port Townsend for a special canoe paddle making class this spring, generously sponsored by the Port of Olympia and the Linders-Plimpton Family.
April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9am-4pm
-Learn how to shape a 2’x6’ piece of wood into a canoe paddle
-Use an assortment of tools to shape the wood: a bandsaw, block plane, spokeshave, spar gauge, draw knife, chisels and rasps
-Gain hands-on skills rooted in our region’s unique maritime woodworking traditions
-Leave with a beautiful and useful paddle for boating!
Well suited for students with some woodworking experience, or anyone with patience and the ability to follow multiple steps.