Foundations of Woodworking: Understanding Wood

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. In this first course of the series, you explore the nature of wood as a material and the unique qualities it has, from living organism to lumber. You learn about different common and exotic wood species, and the properties that make each of them suited to different applications, whether for furniture making, cabinetmaking, carpentry, or boatbuilding. The instructor also covers how raw wood is dried to become a usable material, how to prepare lumber for projects, how to store and treat wood, and more.

Date: Mon., April 13th, 6-9 PM
Instructor: Max Smith
Class size (max.): 16
Attendance (min.): 6*
Skill level: basic
Prerequisites: none

Registration
Household Member & Above: $81**
Individual Member: $86**
General Public: $90
Register By: April 12

*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 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. To become a new member, please sign up 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.