Enjoy this short slideshow featuring students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding! It’s always gratifying to feature the students at the Boat School as they are a lively, positive bunch of people who share an exciting passion for wooden boats. In this slideshow you will see things that are the common mark of inspiring schools everywhere – smiling…
Rogue River Driver – planking in progress – 3 min video Students in the 2014 Traditional Small Craft Program led by Senior Instructor Jeff Hammond bring a plank from the steambox to lay on a Rogue River Driver boat. Students featured are Bobby Bowen, Russell Bates, Jacob Simmering, Mark Paxton, Andrew McGilvra and Bradley Suedekum. Nice work students! Lignin…
This video shows Instructor Peter Bailey caulking a plank seam. Peter is a master shipwright who is an inspiration to students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding! He is working on a Hanson-designed Forest Service scaler boat, a vessel historically used to navigate around log jams and shorelines in the Pacific Northwest. This boat has given the Traditional…
This 13′ Sid Skiff was built by the 2011-12 and 2012-13 Traditional Small Craft students. A dream to sail and row, this boat is extremely fun and maneuverable – perfect boat for beginners and expert sailors. Built of cedar on oak frames, she is light and strong. (This particular boat has sold.) “I’ll Calm the Ocean” by Morgan O’Kane….
by Kurt Hoehne January 31, 2014 The Francis Lee story is part love of craft and part love of sailing. The combination is simply the best of sailing and a showcase for the Pacific Northwest’s boatbuilding skills. (see complete list at end of article of those who contributed) Love of Craft It’s hard to find someone with greater love…
The Fall quarter has come to an end and students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding have gained knowledge in Basic Woodworking, Drafting, Lofting and Skiff Construction. We are proud of the discipline that these students have shown in their studies. Many of our students begin their studies with almost no experience in tools and woodworking and now…
This year’s class has done a terrific job on their skiffs! We can’t wait to see them on the water! Bruce Blatchley, instructor, with his students l. to r.: Bobby Bowen, Matt Shaunnessy, Austin Hatch, Penelope Partridge, Michael Mullally, Alex Finn, Alan Fenwick and Bruce Blatchley. (Not pictured are Ryan Oswalt and Peter Flint.) These students are finishing up…
Students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding take a short break after moving an entire truck load of lumber by hand! Shown l. to r. are Matthew Shaunessy, Korey Ruben, Penelope Partridge, Alex Finn, Mark Mullalley, Mike Lee, Alden Rohrer, Corey Rodgers, Alan Fenwick and Caleb Underwood. Boat building has certain challenging physical elements that really help when…
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…
Port Hadlock, WA, August 15, 2014 The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding (NWSWB) in Port Hadlock is excited to announce a new collaboration with the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Due to significant growth in the Contemporary Wood Composites Boatbuilding program at the School, the Northwest Maritime Center will host approximately 18 of the School’s full-time vocational students…
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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.
