Wooden Boat School will resume classes in fall

Classes at the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Wooden Boat School will resume this fall, the museum announced.

Changes have been made to accommodate safe-distance teaching techniques, the museum said in a press release. The classes that are currently open for registration include:

• Live Edge Table Build, Sunday, Sept. 27 — In this class, students will learn how to turn a flitch from the sawmill into a live edge table. Each student will leave with their own table.

• Family Carolina Skiff Build: Sundays, Oct. 4 and 11 — A group of students will build their own Skiff over the course of two consecutive Sundays. The class is open to one group of two to four students who are comfortable working together. Groups can consist of families or friends.

• Build Your Own Adirondack Chair: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25 — This class will walk each student through the process of building their own Adirondack chair to take home at the end of the class.

• Introduction to Timber Frame — Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7 — Ever wondered how a timber frame building is built? In this class, students will learn these technics and skills. The class is open to beginners looking for an introduction or someone experienced looking to practice the skills with an instructor.

• Canoe Paddle Carving: Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8 — From the shape of the blade to its length to the shape of the handle, the paddle each student will create will be made for them, by them. Choose either an Otter Tail- or a Beaver Tail-shaped blade for your paddle.

• Hand Built Wooden Plane — Saturday, Nov. 14 — Enhance your skills and home tool kit in this handson course as you build your own custom hand plane. Blades and kits will be supplied. • Workbench Build — Tuesday, Nov. 17, through Thursday, Nov. 19 — Join woodworker Michael Puryear for three evenings in this hands-on building of a workbench. Each student will go home with a completed workbench to use on future projects.

The museum is located at 50 Rondout Landing.

To learn more about the classes, register or view the extra guidelines that will be followed, visit www.hrmm. org/woodworking. For more information, contact Wooden Boat School Coordinator John Phelan by email at jphelan@hrmm. org or call (845) 338-0071, ext 11.