Youth After-School Woodworking: Introduction to Carpentry

The Introduction to Woodworking and Carpentry is a dynamic series of after-school classes designed to teach youths age 14 to 18 the fundamentals of building with wood. These hands-on classes will take place Monday & Tuesday afternoons, 4-5:30 PM, from April 21 to May 28. (The final week of classes will take place on Tues./Weds., May 27-28 in observance of Memorial Day.) The first two weeks will cover safety, power tool and hand tool use, and students will get their hands dirty practicing with a wide variety of tools to measure, cut, and shape wood. 

During the remaining four weeks, students will work as a team to design and build a little library for the Kingston community. This project, which builds skills in project planning, layout and design, measurement, fabrication, and assembly, is the perfect vehicle for STEAM-based learning. As a miniature version of a building, it's also a great starting point in applied learning for both college degree track students and vocational students, whether they'll go on to study architecture or engineering, or to start a career as a general contractor. As time permits, students can also stretch their creative muscles by adding decorative elements and finishes.

Under the guidance of multitalented woodworker and boat builder Max Smith, students will work collaboratively to create a public vessel that can offer free resources like books, hygiene products and more, that serve the Kingston community.

Times: Mondays & Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Dates: April 21/22, 28/29; May 5/6, 12/13, 19/20, 27/28
Instructor: Max Smith
Class size (max.): 8
Attendance (min.): 4*
Ages: 14-18
Skill level: basic/beginner

Registration:
Household Member & Above: $365**
Individual Member: $383**
General Public: $402
Register By: April 13

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled or rescheduled. If so, you will receive a full refund, or class credit, regardless of the cancellation date.

**We encourage you to become a member (for as little as $30/year) to receive discounted class tuition. You must be a current member on the date of registering to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount. Sign up to be a member here, or call 845-338-0071.  

Instructor: Max Smith is a multidisciplinary craftsman with ten years of experience in woodworking in various forms, stringed instrument repair and making, piano tuning and repair, boatbuilding, cabinetmaking, and as Maintenance Coordinator for the Beacon Sloop Club. He is a full time instructor at HRMM and has participated as a skills demonstrator at the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, CT. Max frequently sails his 15' Goat Island Skiff, inviting friends and teaching them the basics of sailing.