Monthly Archive for January, 2012

Maritime Skills Workshops and Demonstrations Starting up in March

Our popular series of Maritime Skills Workshops will be starting up again on March 17.  We will hold workshops each month on the Third Saturday of the month.  We are also adding a series of Maritime Skills demonstrations on First Saturdays.  In these the participants will not be producing anything themselves, though they may have the opportunity for some hands-on experience in the skill being demonstrated.    In all cases the workshops and demonstrations will start at 10:00 unless otherwise stated.   Some may start earlier if they are especially time-consuming, and some, for instance the oar workshop, may be continued on Sunday morning at 9:00.     More information about each will be available closer to the event.

Workshops

March 17-18     Oar Making                   Mike Simmons
April 21              Plane blades                 Mike Simmons, John B
May 19                Plane bodies                Mike Simmons, John B
June 16               Wooden Cleats            Ralph Cohen

Demonstrations

March 3          Cedar Strip construction         John Whitehouse
April 7            Tool Sharpening                          Jim Litton
May 5              Glued lapstrake                            Steve Najjar
June 2            Taking lines and Lofting            Steve Najjar