Boat Helm Build

Due to COVID-19 all new registrations for this class will be added to a waitlist and no payment will be taken. If you are interested in this class please click the Registration button to add your details to the waitlist. Once we have information about when the class will be held you will be contacted. There is no cost to be added to the waitlist.

Join woodworker Peter Duncan to build your own boat helm. Whether to be used on your boat or as wall art you will leave this class with a beautiful boat helm. Built with solid wood laminations, this class will give you experience with edge gluing and laminating multiple wood layers. You will also get experience using a band saw circle cutting jig and a router and pattern bit to cut shapes to a template.

All materials and tools for this project are included and each student will leave with a helm ready for their finish of choice. Some woodworking experience is required and students should be comfortable with the use of a router and various power saws.

Please contact John Phelan, Wooden Boat School Coordinator, at jphelan@hrmm.org or 845-514-2951 with any questions.
 

Dates: May 23 & 24, 2020
9AM to 5PM
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 11, 2020

Tuition: General Registration: $120, Individual Member Registration: $110, Household Member & Above: $100

Material Kit: $155 (price at checkout will include Tuition and Material Kit)

Joint Instruction : $60

Friends or family of a student are welcome to participate in the class as a 2nd builder on the construction of a helm. This is a great opportunity to learn and work together with the ability to bring the skills home. Joint instruction must be accompanied with someone taking the full instruction and purchasing a kit.

Please login to receive your member discounts. Need help logging in? Contact Elizabeth Nicholson at enicholson@hrmm.org. Please note that you must be a current member the date of the event to receive your discount.

Class Size: 6

Instructor: Peter Duncan

Peter Duncan is an avid woodworker/boatbuilder with more than 40 years experience working both as an amateur and professional. He owns a sawmill in Western Connecticut where he produces almost all of his own lumber from locally grown forests. His most recent endeavors have included 2 Adirondack guide boats and a 21 foot carvel planked wooden lake cruiser. He has been a teacher in both the public and private educational sector and has written numerous published articles pertaining to boatbuilding.

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