Holiday Group/Family Build: Toy Blocks

This year the Hudson River Maritime Museum's Wooden Boat School hosts a series of holiday-themed woodworking classes where you can create and build unique, handcrafted toys for your family and friends, as well as learn some basic woodworking skills along the way. 

Toy blocks are some of the simplest yet most fun toys for kids, and make the perfect gift. Join professional woodworker Kates Hawes for this one-day group/family style building class where you will make toy blocks out of wood. Make them all different or make them all the same, or a little of both: it's up to you! You'll learn how to lay out shapes with a square and bevel gauge; cut and shape them with the chop saw, band saw, and stationary sander; as well as fine tune the blocks with hand tools like chisels. You'll finish by hand sanding and rasping, then paint them bright colors with non-toxic, child-safe milk paint.

Some basic woodworking experience is helpful but not necessary. Beginners are welcome!When you purchase a ticket for your group or family, you can bring 1 guest. (Due to safety and space factors, we need to limit the class to 8 people total.)

Dates: Sat., Dec. 2, 9 AM - 5 PM
Instructor: Kate Hawes
Class size (max.): 4 groups of 2 people
Skill level: beginner/basic 
Prerequisites: none

Registration
Household Member & Above: $164*
Individual Member: $173*
General Public: $190
Register By: Nov. 27, 2023

Materials: $10 (price at checkout will include tuition and material cost)

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Instructor: Kate Hawes has been working with wood for 25 years. They have worked as a custom furniture maker, founded a cooperative wood shop in Brooklyn, and taught woodworking classes to adults. They have taught woodworking at Peters Valley School of Craft, The Crafts Student League, Makeville Studio, and The American Folk Art Museum. They have a certificate in Furniture and Cabinet Making from The North Bennet Street School and was recently awarded a Masters in Craft History and Theory from Warren Wilson College with a research focus on contemporary spoon carving community. They completed a residency at The Anderson Ranch Arts Center and their work has been exhibited in shows around Brooklyn, The Fuller Museum, and Manifest Gallery. They split their time between teaching and working in their shop in the Catskills where they are inspired by the surrounding woods. www.katehawes.net