This photo gallery shows students in the 2014 fall quarter working on their basic woodworking skills. They have completed various projects, including spars, mallets, half-laps, dove tail joinery samples, and carving a rabbet into a model stem. Many of these students had little to no experience with tools and woodworking before starting this program. We have a dynamic class…
WOODWORKING~WELDERS~SHOP ITEMS~DINGHYS~SMALL BOATS~SCRAP! A public surplus auction will be held SAT., NOV. 8, 2014 at the NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBUILDING’S “Rubb Shelter,” on the upper part of campus. Included will be tools, boats, machinery, and all kinds of misc. hardware. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE ITEMS FOR SALE This will be a live auction and…
Port Townsend author Jim Tolpin will present a program about his latest book, By Hand & Eye. Co-authored with George Walker, By Hand & Eye is a deep dive into the world of history, architecture and design. October 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm Jefferson County Library 620 Cedar Avenue Port Hadlock-Irondale,WA 98339 Tolpin and Walker show how much of…
Halsey Herreshoff, Naval Architect of production and custom yachts, sailor and former president of the Herreshoff Marine Museum, gave a presentation to students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding on their second day of school, October 2, 2013. Mr. Herreshoff is part of a remarkable line of Naval Architects, most famous among them his grandfather Nathanael Greene Herreshoff….
Student Corey Rodgers is featured on the front page of the Filson catalog and website! Filson chose the Boat School for a recent photo shoot and has now posted a feature story about the Boat School on their website. You can see Corey Rodgers on the front page of their website at: http://www.filson.com/ You can read the article and…
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding hosts a series of workshops for community outreach each summer (and throughout the year on occasion). During the school year most of our workshops are specifically designed to meet the educational needs of our full-time students at the Boat School. However, sometimes a workshop will not fill its enrollment capacity and so we…
SPECIAL GUEST HALSEY HERRESHOFF Distinguished as the most active America’s Cup sailor during the 12 Meter era, for over 25 years Halsey Herreshoff was a crewman as bowman, crew boss, or navig…ator in six campaigns, and sailed in four America’s Cup matches. We are pleased to host this special presentation with a veteran worldwide sailor, member of America’s Cup…
Sept. 23-27: Painting and Varnishing with Diane Salguero 2013 Summer Workshop Sep 23 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Monday thru Friday Start Date: September 23, 2013 Painting-Varnishing Tool List Length: 5 days Cost: $300 Location: NWSWB Boat Shop 42 N Water Street Port Hadlock, WA 98339 Education goal This workshop will concentrate on working with oil, varnish, and…
“Azurlita” launches Friday, Sept. 6 at 5 pm – JOIN US in front of the SEA Marine Company at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival to celebrate with our students & instructor – Sean Koomen!
– – http://www.nwmaritime.org/wooden-boat-foundation/wooden-boat-festival Check out the link above to learn more about the events scheduled during the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival! Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding instructors will be giving boat building demonstrations near the entrance to the festival. Join us if you can! September 5-7, 2014. It’s the greatest celebration of wooden boats on the west coast!…
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Founded in 1981, the school offers a full-time 12 month Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in Boatbuilding, a 9-month Diploma program in Marine Systems, and 5-day Intensive courses in Marine Systems topics.
