Foundations of Woodworking: Advanced Joinery - Session A-Fall 2023

The Wooden Boat School's Foundations of Woodworking series of classes provides practicing and aspiring woodworkers with the fundamental knowledge and best practices that are essential for the craft of woodworking. The series culminates in an advanced course in joinery. Students will build upon earlier lessons in basic joinery, machine operation, tool use, and shop safety. This class will focus on hand- and machine-cut dovetail joints as well as machine-cut mortise and tenon joints. This is an excellent course for people who seek to strengthen joinery skills. 

Dates: October 3, 4, and 5, 2023, 6 - 9 PM
Class Size (max.): 6
Instructor: Andy Willner
Prerequisites: Foundations of Wood: Basic Joinery and Foundations of Wood: Machine Operation, Tool Use, and Shop Safety.
Registration Deadline: September 28, 2023

General Public: $260
Member at Individual Level: $235
Member at Household Level & Above: $225

NOTE: 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. 

Instructor: Andrew Willner has been an instructor and boat building volunteer since the inception of the HRMM’s Wooden Boat School. He has taught such classes as Foundations of Woodworking, decorative marine carving, building a sea chest, building a dove tail toolbox, “split” turning for spoon making, marine finishing and painting, pattern making for bronze casting, among others, and has participated in development of the Wooden Boat School curriculum. He previously owned Korthchmar and Willner Boat Builders in Staten Island, NY, taught woodworking and boat building at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, ME, served 20 years as the Baykeeper in the New York/NJ Harbor Estuary for NY/NJ Baykeeper, and is the Executive Director of the Center for Post Carbon Logistics.

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