F/T Program

110 Basic Skills: Classic Woodworking

Course info

150 Clock hours, 9.0 quarter-credits

This course, in conjunction with other courses, is part of a complete degree program. At the discretion of the school and instructor students not enrolled in a degree program may be admitted to any full-time course. However, without the stated prerequisites demonstration of adequate knowledge and skills is required.

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Course details

Start date:	10/04/2010
Course dates:	October 4-December 23 (100 Series)
Course days:	Monday - Friday
Course times:	8am - 5pm
Term:	Fall
Length:	4.5 weeks
Class limit:	50
Tuition:	Based on degree program selected View current tuition scale for Degree Programs
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Skill level:	All
Location:	NWSWB Port Hadlock Heritage Campus
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Prerequisite(s)

None

Education goal

This course will teach you how to care for and use hand and power tools, provide you with knowledge of important woodworking practices and develop your skills in executing typical joinery found in wooden boatbuilding.

Description

Before you are able to successfully build a traditional wooden boat you will need to develop your woodworking skills. In wooden boatbuilding, very little of the work is square. Wood is beveled, twisted and joined at odd angles. This makes it imperative that a boatbuilder be highly skilled in the use of hand tools. This section lays the foundation for your skills through a series of bench projects each with an increasing level of challenge.

You will learn how to layout and measure accurately, how to use handsaws and chisels to cut complex joints and spokeshaves and draw-knives to shape a variety of curved sections. You’ll select, sharpen and care for these tools, which were developed and used by generations of woodworkers.

Basic joinery exercises will develop your skill with hand tools as you progress to complex shapes and joinery typical of wooden boat con-struction. You will build several tools to become a part of your kit, such as a cross-wedged mallet, a wooden plane and bevel and spar gauges.

Stationary machinery and portable power tools are integral parts of modern woodworking. You will learn to safely use and care for band saws, table saws, planers, jointers, drill presses, routers, jig saws and other tools typical of those you will find in most boat yards and cabinetry shops.

Your classic woodworking course culminates with the construction of a dovetailed toolbox that will draw on all of your new talents. It requires careful planning and layout, accurate machine use and skilled handwork.

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Special instructions

Please contact the Student Services Administrator if you are interested in being on the waiting list for the 2010-2011 school year: 360-385-4948, Ext 304.

For further information contact

Student Services Administrator
(360) 385-4948
courses@nwboatschool.org