For the Next Task, I Turn From the Bench with one hundred bronze clench nails in a wide mouth mason, the bucking iron’s finger gap smooth upon my hand, the ball-peen longing for its sway, to meet each nail’s head gently, to send the slender tooth into its bread, whereupon the head is backed by weighted hand, that the…
Our beloved Master Instructor, Jeff Hammond received a thank-you email from a student who began his woodworking career 20 years ago under Jeff’s expert tutelage. We think that Kipp’s story is a perfect example of how the skills learned at the Boat School, building beautiful works of floating wooden art, can be transformed into any of the fine woodworking…
Graduates of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding work in our nations’ shipyards, boat shops, educational institutions and maritime museums, maintaining the continuity of the art of wooden boat building, repair and restoration. It seems that with each conversation I have with individual boat school students, new and diverse goals emerge for their careers. Today I spoke with one…
The winning poster for the 37th Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival was designed by Sarah Felder, alumnus of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. Felder attended the Boat School in the 2011-12 school year and distinguished herself as a dedicated traditional wood craftsperson and student. Her poster honors both the festival as well as the tall ship Adventuress’…
<<Back to Business Supporters Table Alumni Kipp Krusa graduated from the Boat School in 1994. http://www.krusaguitars.com
<<Back to Business Supporters Table 1993-NWSWB Graduate and Artist. Kim Kopp is a 2013 recipient of a fellowship at Jentel, an artist residency program in Wyoming. In 2005 Kopp was an EDGE Professional Development participant and in 2002 she was awarded a GAP from Artist Trust in Washington State, as well as a residency at Centrum Arts, in Port Townsend,…
<<Back to Business Supporters Table Stephanie Ingram graduated from the Boat School in 1999, and her time at the boat school influenced her career path as an architect and builder. She is a partner of Five Dot Design Build, a small design/build company in Seattle. They provide design and build services for residential and small public projects in seattle-…
Dear Boat School Friends, This Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 1 pm there will be a Celebration of Allen Fletcher’s Life at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding classroom. (42 N. Water Street, Port Hadlock, WA 98339; 360-385-4948; [email protected]) Allen is a graduate of the Boat School and has been missing for three weeks. There is evidence pointing to…
It is with great sadness that we announce that Robert Troy Craig, beloved husband of Denise Craig and a member of the Class of 2013 at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, has passed away. There will be a get-together in his honor on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Port Townsend Brewing Company from 5-8pm. Troy Craig was…
Kai Lorenz graduated with the Class of 2012 from the Contemporary Boatbuilding program at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. Kai became part of a team of 5 graduates who were hired to complete the largest boat ever built at the school – a Bob Perry designed 62-foot yacht whose working name was “Sliver.” She is now complete and…
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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.
