Build Your Own Bookcase

Build Your Own Bookcase

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022 10:00AM-5:00PM
Instructor: Wayne Ford
Class Size: 6
Registration Deadline: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Join shipwright and instructor Wayne Ford for this 1-day bookcase build. Students will start their session with readily available lumber and leave with a completed bookcase. Participants will be able to finish the piece at home with stain, polyurethane or another preferred finish. Students will use common shop machinery to mill the parts of their project, then the parts will be glued up and the bookcase completed by the end of class. This class is great for beginner woodworkers and also for students with some experience who would like to learn more about joinery. Students will use the table saw, miter saw, band saw, drill press and sanders. 

The bookcase will be approximately 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The top and botton shelves are fixed in place, and the middle 2 shelves are adjustable in height. Students will have the option to customize their piece by shortening the bookcase to any length under 4 feet. The fixed shelves and back will be built with dado joinery. The dado is one of the most used joinery techniques in woodworking as it is a strong and simple joint.

The Wooden Boat School was founded by the Hudson River Maritime Museum in 2015 to preserve the maritime craft traditions of the Hudson Valley and to teach a hands-on interpretation of the living history of the Hudson River. The school offers diverse curriculum and opportunities which inspire skills in woodworking, boat building, and maritime craft. Also available are restoration services for wooden boats. A class calendar and details can be found at www.hrmm.org/woodworking.

Tuition

General Public: $145
Member at Individual Level: $135
Member at Household Level & Above: $125
Material Kit: $125 (will be included at checkout)

**Members must log into the museum website during registration to apply their discount. Please note membership must be current as of the date of the class. Call the museum at 845-338-0071 for questions about membership.

Location: Hudson River Maritime Museum
Wooden Boat School Shop
86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401

Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be offered for cancellations that occur 30 days or more before a program's registration deadline (if no deadline, the first day of the program). Cancellations between 30 and 7 days will be offered a 50% refund or credit toward another class. Cancellations after the registration deadline or within 7 days of the first day of class (whichever comes first) will not be refunded.