Summer Workshops at The Landing School
A Special Collaboration
The Landing School is excited to partner with WoodenBoat School to offer two introductory woodworking workshops on our campus in Arundel, Maine. Known for its decades-long leadership in hands-on boatbuilding education, WoodenBoat School brings its renowned courses to our professional shops, where they’ll be taught by Landing School instructors.
Whether you’re curious about working with wood, exploring boatbuilding as a career, or simply looking for a unique hands-on experience, these courses provide a welcoming introduction to the craft.
Upcoming Workshops
Tools for Boatbuilding
Building boats calls for many odd or specialized tools, many of which are no longer commercially available. If there is a modern tool available, often it is low quality or not quite the right tool for the job. Join Jake Greiner and learn how to build your own! Over the course of three days, you will make a small brass bevel gauge perfect for picking up the angles between planks on a carvel-planked boat, a sturdy pencil compass perfect for spiling those planks, and a wooden mallet good for chiseling, caulking seams, or general persuasion of stubborn parts. The course will cover some basic metalworking skills and some basic woodworking skills, and you will bring home a set of three tools ready to use on your next project!
Dates: June 19 – June 21
Cost: $500
Location: The Landing School, Arundel, Maine
Introduction to the Woodshop
Step into the woodshop and learn the fundamentals of working safely and effectively with woodworking machinery. In this introductory course, students will become familiar with essential shop equipment such as table saws, bandsaws, jointers, and planers. Participants will create simple woodworking projects designed to build confidence and foundational skills. This course is perfect for beginners looking to develop their woodworking abilities in a professional shop environment.
Dates: July 24 – July 26
Cost: $500
Location: The Landing School, Arundel, Maine