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N o v e m b e r 1995
W o o d e n Boats
JOHN GARDNER THE FIRST AND THE BEST John Gardner died on October 17 at the age of 90. He was the first curator of Small Craft. Anywhere. That was at Mystic Seaport Museum (MSM) in 1968. In 1969 he created Traditional Boatbuilding Workshops at M S M . The first. The same year he instituted the first weekend Small Craft Workshop at M S M . It still continues and is echoed in equivalent wooden boat shows and festivals from coast to coast. John was the founder of The Traditional Small Craft Association and a founding member of The Museum Small Craft Association. John G a r d ner motivated, inspired and gave joy to countless small craft aficionados but he had no time to accept praise. He was too busy. He wrote articles as Technical Editor of the Maine Coast Fisherman (National Fisherman since the late '60s) for 41 years! Through those pieces, we became familiar with the Swampscott dories, Lawley tenders, A d irondack guide boats, Rangely boats. St. Pierre Dories, dangerous toxic products in our wood boat shops and dangerous legislation about watercraft design.
In 1978, John finally got around to writing a book on the history and how-to of building dories, And then he wrote four more volumes on building classic boats. And
he drafted the lines and details too! The John Gardner shelf is the most heavily used section in the C W B library. John Gardner is the patron saint of The Center for Wooden Boats. Through his writings and leadership, he gave our small craft heritage a legitimate presence in maritime museums. He gave hands-on programs credibility in a museum environment. He gave us the most readable, do-able books on building traditional small craft. John gave and gave: His scholarly ar-
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ticles in MSM's Log. I remember his talks at Evergreen College in 1977 on the History of American Boatbuilding and at Mystic Seaport in 1993 on the History of American Maritime Museums, both resulting in standing ovations. He researched, drew, wrote articles, books, letters, talked, taught, coaxed, counseled, warned of dangers - all about reviving our small craft heritage and most of it undertaken between the ages of 65 and 90. John was a relaxed, patient listener, a meticulous craftsman, a thorough researcher, an elegant writer and a wry humorist (he was from Calais, Maine, ay up). Best of all, he was best of all. He was a man most would hope to be - kind, gentle, good with his hands and his mind, always looking forward, always positive, concerned about the wellbeing of all people and our worldwide environment and a natural leader in new, untested fields. John Gardner left me, C W B and millions of others more than we started with. I'll miss him very much for the rest of my life. - Dick Wagner
FIRST ANNUAL WOOD REGATTA The Center for Wooden Boats always aims to please everyone so it was fitting that for the First Annual W O O D (Wooden Open One Design) Regatta September 20-October 1 we "provided" every element of weather that makes sailing our favorite sport: rain, sun and wind, lots of wind! O K , maybe most of the wind was on the second day but we compensated by having the rain on the first day. We planned it that way. No kidding, the C W B Regatta team, ably led by Regatta Chair Vern Velez and Co-Chair Leslie Oldham, was so super-organized, it wouldn't surprise anyone to learn that they had indeed planned the weather - along with tons of scrumptious food and oodles of first-rate prizes. Other members of the team were Judy Schwan, Bev Marshall, Carolyn Farino, Scott Rohrer, Chuck Edwards, John Watkins. Bob Treggett and Mike Seymour. Nearly 50 boats - including San Francisco Pelicans, Thunderbirds, Norwegian Kutters, Blanchard Senior Knockabout. Rhodes 33, Yankee One-Design, Folkboat, Columbia River One-Design, Snipe, Seabird Yawl, Geary 18, El Toro, Shellback Dinghy, 4b (Box Bench Beach Boat) and a whole flock of Clancys - raced and told sea stories and had one heck of a good time. And. much to the delight of that flock of Clancy sailors, when time came for declaring bragging rights - also known as awarding prizes it was a Clancy sailor, Katie Hawken of Anacortes, who claimed the first overall honors, based on accumulated points. She claimed the WoodenBoat - Interlux Perpetual Trophy, a cast bas relief plate
depicting a classic gaff-rigged sloop dashing along under sail. Thanks to the generosity of the merchant community, there were lots of goodies for the class winners. Taking home the prizes were: Clancy Class: Justin Culina, Island View Elementary School, Anacortes, second; Emily Hawken, Anacortes Middle School, third; M e l issa Gregory, Alternative School # 1, fourth, and Lacey Breder and Mieko Krell, AS#1, fifth. Pelican Class: Fred Smith, Bow, Washington, first; Jean Gosse, Seattle, Chop Chop, second, and Bob Rodgers, Mukilteo, third. Thunderbird Class: Stuart Farrell, Feather, first; Steve Bunnell, Un Bel Di, second; Harry Proctor, Potlatch, third; Scott MacGregor, Raven, fourth, and Peter Reinhard,
CWB Board of Trustees '95 Name
Position/Committees
Occupation
Celeste Archambault
Program
Teacher Consultant
W i l l i a m K . Blethen
Finance
Treasurer Seattle Times
Caren Crandell
Program
Science Teacher
C h u c k Edwards
Marketing
Stolt Sea Farms
Steve E x c e l l
Finance
Paragon (Marketing/PR)
L i n Folsom
Program
Retired Software Designer
B i l l Keasler Blake L e w i s
Curatorial
Retired
Len Marklund
Treasurer
Scott Rohrer
Vice President
M a r i n e Insurance
R o n Snyder
Program
Principal AS#1
Finance
B o b Tapp
Secretary
Curatorial
Metals Consultant
President
Curatorial
Electrical Engineer
D i c k Wagner
Founding Director
C W B Director
Standing Committees and Chairs
Program: L i n Folsom
Kutter Class: Stein Skattum, Troll, first; Rick Sassara, Woody, second, and Jan Kaier, Alexandra, third. Handicap Class: Jeff Corbett, Spellbound (Rhodes 33), first; John Guzzwell, Dolly (23' custom cutter), second, and Roger N e w e l l , Winsea (Blanchard Sr. Knockabout), third. The regatta crowd had a special treat at the Saturday dinner when Scott Rohrer, internationally-known racer (not to mention being vice president of the C W B Board), regaled them with tales (all true, we're told) from his days on the international circuit. Many thanks to those who made it all possible: WoodenBoat magazine, Interlux Yacht Finishes, Boat/US, Stolt Sea Farms, MV Challenger, Crow's Nest, Armchair Sailor, Mallard Duck Boat Rentals, Wooden Boat Shop, Seattle Yacht Club, Northwest Yachting, 48 North, Crossings, Benjamin's on Lake Union, Ivar's Restaurants, Duke's Chowder House, Chandler's Cove, Big Duke's on Lake Union, TGI Fridays, Cucina! Cucina!, K a m o n on Lake U n i o n , Franco's Hidden Harbor, Queen Anne Thriftway, A La Franciase, Chandler's Crabhouse and Fish Market, Bonair Winery, Red Hook Brewery, Maritime Pacific Brewery, Bardahl, Sikaflex, Robert Hale and Co., Shaeffer Marine, Forespar, Z-Spar, Doc Freeman's, Sea Gear, Starbuck's Coffee Company, The Wedge and Great Feast Catering.
Leonard H . M a r k l u n d C P A
B i l l Van Vlack
Marketing: Chuck Edwards
Phonecian, fifth.
Finance: L e n M a r k l u n d Curatorial: B o b Tapp 2
DON'T MISS . . . . . .the chance to own a one-of-a-kind W O O D Regatta T-shirt or sweatshirt. We still have a limited supply of the 1995 W O O D Regatta tees and sweats featuring the artwork of Luke Tornatsky. Don't wait; once the current supply is gone, they're gone! The T-shirts are $15 and the sweatshirts are $28 (plus tax). They're available at the C W B Boathouse.
WHY SAVE THE OLD STUFF? [Ed. Note: The following was written in response to recent Washington State legislation establishing a "Capital Projects for Washington Heritage " budget category. What is heritage? It's something of the past that is still alive. It has messages to give. It has ideas to give. It has forms and sounds to give. The primary reason to preserve heritage is "who cares?". Who cares about the old building, boat or beach? How and why is the community involved with this heritage object? Not just the next-door neighbors, but the total spectrum of the community. Are they aware: are they involved with this heritage project? W i l l this project become an asset to the community? How? Will it become a cultural or spiritual asset? Will there be skills transferred there? Technical skills, social skills. Will lives be changed by having it preserved?
Another Satisfied Student
Will it be a hangout for kids, for seniors? Will it be a good place for a cheap date? It is not enough to save something simply because it is old or it was always there.
It's always nice to hear from those who have taken our boatbuilding workshops, particularly when the letter is like the one we received from David Raine, one of Eric Hvalsoe's former students. The letter is headed: "Old Friends - Old Boats" Festival 1995.
Projects should be rated by their grassroots support.
This is a Hvalso 13 and I received many compliments on its design and construction. I [told everyone] it wouldn't have been possible without going to the Center For Wooden Boats course.
Is the project accessible for the able-bodied and the disabled, for the wealthy and the disadvantaged? Are the minority cultural elements of the community involved?
Thanks for helping me with changing my goals. I now sail in Lake Michigan two or three times a week. P.S. I don't think Eric thought I'd ever finish it. Regards, David Raine Racine, Wisconsin Eric Hvalsoe replies: Of course I knew you'd do it, Dave. And from the photo, it looks like a beautiful job. Congratulations!
Projects should be rated on their private/ public partnerships. Have the resources of government and non-profits been cooperatively melded?
What is the organization's record on getting things done? In what condition do they keep their collections? What is their public-benefiting track record? How sound is their financial plan for the project? If it's a structure, what about its ongoing maintenance? How easy it is to raise money to build a tall ship replica. How hard it is to raise money to keep it sailing. How will the project pass on its essential 3
experience? Will we know how it was built, how it was used, how it related to its culture? For example, if the project is saving a tribal site, will the tribe use the site to preserve their ceremonies, chants, drumming? If it's an historic boat yard, will traditional boats be built there? Will people learn the old skills by doing them? Will there be the sound of a plane shaving a plank, the smell of cedar sawdust? Preserving the experience is more challenging and longer lasting than preserving the thing. And about the phrase "long lasting": Is there a youth program involved in the project? It makes sense because it's cost-effective. Kids live longer than us. Public money and private charitable resources are besieged with good causes needing support. Our instinct tells us to take care of the social needs first. Heritage projects can and should meet social needs. Through heritage collections, we can find examples of great art, fine craftsmanship, ingenious inventions created by the disadvantaged; we can learn of disadvantaged people who have accomplished deeds of courage and endurance that have left lasting human benefits. Heritage can and should be a spiritually renewing, confidence giving, inspirational source that is a constant theme in our lives. Projects that acknowledge and embrace this theme should be supported. - Dick Wagner
CWB WISH LIST The idea behind our wish list is to scare up some little things that may be kicking around your home or office. However, if you want to make a tangible donation, you could always go to the store and buy us a gift (wrapping paper is optional). Donations are tax deductible. C W B Lake Union Library Books Volunteers (all kinds) Warehouse Space 386 Laptop Scanner Laminator 9- or 12-passenger V a n C W B Cama Beach Table, S k i l l and/or Band Saws Shop Tools (hammers, screwdrivers, clamps, vice, pliers - the works!) Fax Machine (desperately needed) 386 or newer computer Color Monitor Library Books
THE LAST CLASS PAUL FORD RETIRES FROM TEACHING FOR THE SECOND TIME Thirteen years ago Chas. Dowd attended Paul Ford's first CWB class in foundry and sandcasting techniques, so we thought it would be nice if he covered what Paul claimed was his last class.
After more than a decade of teaching foundry techniques and casting at The Center for Wooden Boats. Professor Paul Ford is handing up his gloves and face protector to go full-time into marketing plans and instructions for the Skimalong, his strip-built sea kayak. Paul was one of the last non-Ph.D. professors in the University of Washington College of Mechanical Engineering, where he taught for 25 years. "I wrote a Master's thesis on the use of olivine sand in casting," he recalled, "but it was so long ago 1 can't remember much about it."
"Paul Ford is an example of the kind of practical expert found so often around boatyards," said C W B Founding Director Dick Wagner. "He's the kind of individual whose skills the Center wants to preserve for the next generation. We're going to miss him keenly."
dents cast aluminum in a portable furnace of Paul's own design in the parking lot of the Ronald School. The school is now a local museum; Paul held his final class in Northwest Seaport's foundry where his students were able to do their casting in manganese bronze.
Paul's second retirement probably also will include traveling in his Skimalong. Attendees at this year's Wooden Boat Festival saw snapshots of his trips to Lake Powell and Belize. The images of tiny kayaks slipping into arching sandstone caves or bobbing in the Atlantic completely out of sight of land attest to Paul's love of travel and adventure. Anybody who went camping locally with Paul celebrated breakfast with his blueberry pancakes, prepared over a campfire on a griddle of his own design - which used to be a casting project for his students. Large, thin and flat, it had been a real bearcat to cast but it did a wonderful job of spreading the heat evenly, as only a casting will. How Paul managed to fit its bulk into the Skimalong was a problem of quite another dimension.
In his 13-year tenure as the Center's master foundryman, Paul has also multiplied his stock of cope-and-drag casting flasks, sand rammers, and patterns to an entire truckload of odds and ends. Students used flat patterns to create hinges, oarlock sets, disk sander plates and a variety of deck cleats. Not satisfied with this broad selection, one student brought in his own balsa wood pattern for the body of a small hand plane. Timothy Curchoud brought in a spray of leaves and seed pods and Norm Warsinske brought a Winged Icarus he hoped to make using the "lost Styrofoam process."
"When I started camping, we used Coleman stoves and canvas tents," he explained to a party of C W B rowers and kayakers who had overnighted some 10 years ago on Squaxin Island. "I guess old habits die hard." A Lot Has Changed in 13 Years Like his camping, which has changed in style while remaining the same in content, Paul's class became more and more comprehensive. For the first session back in 1982, 10 stu4
Paul accepted them all with equanimity, showing the student with the plane body how to use slips of paper to support some of the delicate structures long enough to get the molten metal in and pointing out the best way to set the runners for the delicate plant stems and the tiny winged figure. " H e ' s so incredibly practical," said Warsinske. holding his shiny golden statue with pride and satisfaction. "He not only tells you what you need to know, he tells you what you don't need to worry about when you're just starting out. A n d he doesn't say ' Y o u can't do that.' It's always, 'Let's give it a try and see how it comes out.'" A Born Teacher Anyone watching him moving from student to student realizes immediately that not only does he have a broad knowledge of his subject, he has teaching in him the same way a musician has music or an artist has drawing. A man with two young sons in tow came wandering through
the Seaport precincts and into the shed where the students were putting the last touches on their projects before casting. The boys were interested in what all these adults were doing inside on such a sunny day and what all this stuff was. Some of the students showed them what they were doing but it was Paul who hunkered comfortably down and, in a few minutes, explained the whole process from conditioning the sand to making the final pour. Fascinated, they waited while the metal reached its final molten state and Paul and student Larry Stetson poured the brilliant streams of bronze into the waiting flasks. Pulling the final castings out of the sand is a bit like opening presents on Christmas morning and the father and sons were just as eager as the casters to see what had worked and what hadn't. There were a satisfying number of successes and the audience - which had grown by two women, one of them on vacation from Maine - congratulated the students as Paul suggested possible improvements next time. "Oh, be sure to get those patterns back in the box," he said. " A n d gather up all the unburned sand. I'm going to need it for the next class. Wait a minute, what am I saying? This is my last class. Of course it is. Sure . . . I guess." - story and photos by Chas. Dowd
AUCTION ACTION
P.S. If you do tape it, give Dick a call. He hasn't seen it yet!
The 1996 version of the famed Center for Wooden Boats Auction is coming up - and it's coming up faster than you think. In fact, it's coming up in just five months.
P.P.S. If you're in an area where the cable selection includes H G T V (Home and Garden Network), the program "The Good Life" will feature The Center for Wooden Boats and Dick and Colleen Wagner on Sunday. November 5(10 a.m. and 1 a.m. Eastern time and 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Pacific time), and again on Wednesday. November 8 (same times). It's a show devoted to those who have chucked the corporate world for a more down-to-earth (or, in Dick and Colleen's case, down-to-water) existence.
Rather than being held during the Wooden Boat Festival, the Auction will be a stand-alone event and will be held in early March (we're still working on site availability so we can't give you an exact date yet).It will be an evening event, complete with the delectable food and beverages that have enhanced past auctions, and will include both live and silent auctions. Our auctioneer will be Sandy Bradley, well-known not only for the "Sandy Bradley's Potluck" radio program but also for all the special events she stages. As Board Member Chuck Edwards put it, "Sandy is a big name in the Seattle area and will attract people with a predilection for this addiction." If you can't wait until March to get in on the fun, there's a way you can start now. We're looking for volunteers N O W - solicitors, planners, etc. The first meetings will be in November - a good chance to meet Sandy, who will be attending as many Auction meetings as possible - and you can sign up now by calling Jane or Janice at C W B , (206) 382-2628.
COME ON ABOARD The C W B Board of Trustees Marketing Committee is plunging forward on several major projects designed to promote The Center For Wooden Boats to the local community and beyond and to increase the general revenue flow to the Center in order to continue our growth and to continue offering our current and new, exciting educational programs. As you are well aware. The Center relies heavily on volunteer support. To accomplish the ambitious projects the Marketing Committee is developing, we are looking for volunteers with special skills and/or interest in marketing type things.
We're also accepting "volunteer" auction donations too - goods, services, trips, things, stuff, etc. Nothing's too small or too strange, as long as it has the potential to raise some funds for C W B . We want to have a wider variety of auction items and to include things we haven't been able to offer at past auctions
The Marketing Committee is developing specific work groups focused to work on specific projects. A short list of projects includes: Merchandise sales and gift shop enhancement. C W B Gift mail order program. Winter C W B Auction, Media relations group, C W B Docent program development. Wooden Boat Festival advertisement and promotion, general C W B program promotion, and many others.
Watch future issues of Shavings and Sawdust for more details.
The skills and/or interests we are looking for in volunteers for these projects include but are not limited to: media relations, graphic arts, retail sales, mail order, advertising, marketing, public relations, leadership/facilitator, writing, business planning, corporate relations. We are not only looking for people with these skills, but also for people who have an interest in these areas and are willing to volunteer time to a project. We need project leaders as well as general help.
TV NOTES If you happened to be watching The Discovery Channel the afternoon of September 28. then you saw the "Start to Finish" show's excellent segment on The Center for Wooden Boats featuring Founding Director Dick Wagner and Office Manager Roger Coulter. If you missed it, don't despair. They're running it again at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 14. Check your cable guide to find out which channel The Discovery Channel is on and set your VCRs. It's one of the nicest pieces on C W B we've seen - and we love the nationwide exposure. 5
If you are interested in working with marketing type projects for The Center For Wooden Boats (something to do besides sand and paint boats) and would like to get additional information on specifics, please contact the Center office or Chuck Edwards, Marketing Committee Chair, at (206) 828-9382 evenings. We look forward to much success in our marketing ventures. Please step aboard the Marketing Committee and help make a difference. - Chuck Edwards
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Every 3rd Friday C W B T H I R D F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES 8 p.m. C W B Boathouse Each month C W B finds a speaker of wit and experience to talk about his or her special knowledge. It is also an opportunity for C W B members to meet one another and the staff. Refreshments served (donations to cover costs are appreciated). November 17, 1995 (Friday) THIRD F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES (Note: new speaker) Carey Gersten. Washington Water Trails Assn. Vice President Preserving a Tradition of Marine Travel through Development and Stewardship 8 p.m. C W B Boathouse This slide show presentation will discuss the history of the W W T A , the enactment of Washington State water trails legislation, establishment of the Cascadia Marine Trail, future development of trail sites and new trails and the volunteer participation that keeps it all moving forward - all from the perspective of the tradition of marine travel that, until recent times, has been the prime mode of transportation in the Puget Sound area. February 16, 1996 (Friday) THIRD F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES (speaker rescheduled from November) Alan Kesselheim Canadian Canoe Adventures 8 p.m. C W B Boathouse Alan Kesselheim and his wife, Marypat Zitzer, have paddled the old fur trade routes of the Canadian north where wolves, otter, caribou and musk oxen are more populous than people are. And they have written books about it, including Water and Sky: Reflections of a Northern Year: Silhouette on a Wide Land, and Going Inside. Alan will give a slide talk on the adventure, joy and beauty th8y found on their canoe journeys.
as necessary (no more than three students per instructor). Students will graduate when able to sail a variety of keel, centerboard, sloop and catboats by instinct. You may begin any Saturday, space permitting (call ahead for reservations). For those who are free only on weekdays or who prefer one-on-one instruction, we also offer individual lessons ($20) weekdays by appointment. November 11-12, 1995 HALF MODEL WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Rich Kolin The old way of a traditional art: shape a half model of a hull and from those lines scale up and build a boat. Countless thousands of schooners, skiffs, smacks and others were thus crafted, even the great yacht America. The new way: find a boat whose lines and history are pleasing and capture its grace and essence by scaling down and constructing a half model of the hull. In two consecutive days, Rich K o l i n , a boat builder for 25 years, will teach students start-tofinish how to bring their favorite boat from plans to the fireplace mantel. Limited to 6 students. November 18, 1995 PLANE M A K I N G WORKSHOP Fee: $70/$85 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Charlie Mastro Students each will create their own planes under the guidance of the tool maestro himself. Charlie will cover the basics of the blade - sharpening and maintenance - and lead the class through the intricacies of shaping and forming the body of the plane and inserting the blade. Each student will take home a tool that will last a lifetime. Limited to 6 students.
The listings that follow include 1996 class titles, dates, fees and instructors. A booklet with full class details is available at CWB: stop by and pick one up or request one by mail (55 cents in stamps for postage would be appreciated).
December 2, 1995 EPOXY SEMINAR Fee: Free C W B Boathouse 3 p.m. Instructor: Kern Hendricks The one constant technique of boat builders through the ages is to use all the materials at hand. Nowadays that includes epoxy, but most of us don't know enough to make the best use of this new technology. Kern Hendricks of System Three will explain the different epoxies, resins and accessories. He also will cover proper surface preparation, application, curing concerns, fillers and protections.
A l l year 'round (classes every day in summer!) L E A R N TO "SAIL NOW!" Fee: $125 per person (includes a one-year C W B membership) 11 a.m. &/or 1:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday Instructor: Volunteers Students will learn to sail classic boats in one session of classroom work and as many sessions of hands-on instruction in our small boats
December 4, 1995 FOUL WEATHER GEAR SEMINAR C W B Boathouse 7 p.m. Fee: Free Alli Larkin, manager of Doc Freeman's Sea Gear Store, will present a free seminar on outfitting for both short weekend and week-long cruising. Alli is a long-time sailor and an expert on foul weather gear.
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December 9-10, 1995 C R A D L E M A K I N G WORKSHOP 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Fee: $175/$200 Instructor: Bob Lincoln Whether in the movie "The Secret of Roan Inish" or in touristy fine wood shops, we've all seen those adorable boat-shaped cradles. And even those of us without children have toyed with the idea of making a cradle. Here's your chance. Bob Lincoln is not only an excellent boatwright, he wrote the book on building boat-shaped cradles. Whether for your own child, a niece or a friend's newborn, you will be giving something that will never be left behind! Limited to 4. January 13-14, 20-21, 1996 RELIEF W O O D C A R V I N G WORKSHOP Fee: $125/$150 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Art Knowles Woodcarving is both an art and a skill. This course will cover the basics of relief (flat) woodcarving. Each student will start with a signboard and carve a name or small picture. Art Knowles is a professional sign painter and carver. He comes to our Festival each year and puts on a wonderful demonstration. This carving class will only cover relief carving; three-dimensional carving will be covered in later classes open to relief carving graduates. Limited to 6 students. January 27-28 & February 3-4, 1996 SAIL M A K I N G WORKSHOP Fee: $100/$125 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Scott Rohrer Scott Rohrer, a former professional sailmaker, will lead this class in building two sails for C W B boats. The first will be a main for our newly restored Penguin and the second will be a jib for our freshly refurbished Rana Sloop. L i m ited to 10 students February 10-11, 1996 LOFTING WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe February 17-25, 1996 LAPSTRAKE WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$575 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe March 2, 1996 HOW T O M A K E A STRIP P L A N K E D K A Y A K Fee: $25/$30 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Prof. Paul Ford March 9, 1996 B A S I C W O O D W O R K I N G Workshop 9 a.m. to 5p.m. C W B Boatshop Fee: $40/$45 Instructor: Charlie Mastro
March 10, 1996 S E A T T L E B O A T S H O P S TOUR Fee: $25/$40 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. C W B and Seattle Waterfront Leader: Dick Wagner, C W B Founding Director
June 1-2. 1996 LOFTING W O R K S H O P Fee: $115/$125 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe
September 14-22, 1996 C A R V E L WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$600 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric Dow
March 16-17, 1996 OAR M A K I N G WORKSHOP Fee: $100/$125 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Rich Kolin
June 8-16, 1996 L A P S T R A K E WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$575 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe
September 28, 1996 PLANE MAKING WORKSHOP Fee: $70/$75 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Charlie Mastro
March 23, 1996 INTRODUCTION T O S U R V E Y I N G Fee: $40/$50 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Lee Ehrheart
July 27, 1996 W H E R R Y ROWING W O R K S H O P Fee: $25/$30 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Roger Coulter
October 5, 1996 FO'C'SLE A R T S ( F A N C Y K N O T W O R K ) Fee: $100/$125 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. C W B Library Instructor: Dennis Armstrong
March 30. 1996 PAINTING S E M I N A R Fee: Free Noon to 3 p.m. C W B Library Instructor: Miller Paint representative
August 3-4, 1996 SIGN PAINTING W O R K S H O P Fee: T B A 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Art Knowles
November 2-3. 9-10, 1996 SAIL M A K I N G W O R K S H O P Fee: $100/$125 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Scott Rohrer
April 6-14, 1996 L A P S T R A K E C A N O E BUILDING Fee: $475/$500 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Carl Lind
August 10-13 C A N O E R E S T O R A T I O N WORKSHOPS Fee: $450/$500 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Bill Paine
November 16. 1996 BASIC W O O D W O R K I N G W O R K S H O P 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Fee: $40/$45 Instructor: Charlie Mastro
April 15-19, 1996 W O O D W O R K I N G FOR T E E N S Fee: $125/$150 Noon to 3 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Larry Hennings
August 5, 7, 12, 14, 19,21, 1996 M O D E L SHIP B U I L D I N G (Seminar) Fee: $80/$100 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. C W B Library Instructor: Jim Gass
November 23, 1996 C R A D L E M A K I N G WORKSHOP 9 a.m. to p.m. C W B Boatshop Fee:$175/$200 Instructor: Bob Lincoln
April 20-28, 1996 B A I D A R K A BUILDING WORKSHOP Fee: $1250/$1275 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Pavilion and Shop Instructor: Cory Freedman
August 17-18, 1996 RIGGING AS IF IT M A T T E R S Fee: $100/$110 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Brion Toss
December 7-8, 1996 TOY BOAT CARVING WORKSHOP Fee: T B A 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop
April 27, 1996 INTRODUCTION T O M E T A L L U R G Y Fee: $25/$30 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Prof. Paul Ford
August 24, 1996 W H E R R Y ROWING W O R K S H O P Fee: $25/$30 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Roger Coulter
May 4-5, 1996 HOLLOW M A S T BUILDING WORKSHOP Fee: $40/$50 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: To Be Announced
September 1, 1996 BOATBUILDERS" T R I C K S S E M I N A R Fee: $25/$30 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. C W B Library Instructor: Joe Trumbly
May 11-12, 18-19, 1996 PARENT & CHILD C L A N C Y BUILDING Fee: $1300/$1325 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Bob Pickett
September 7-8, 1996 LOFTING WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe
May 25, 1996 VARNISHING SEMINAR Fee: $50/$60 9 a.m. to 5p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Elizabeth Gregorson
September 18, 25, October 2, 1996 CELESTIAL NAVIGATION WORKSHOP 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. C W B Library Fee: $50/$55 Instructor: Randal Franke
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December 14-15, 1996 HALF MODEL WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Rich Kolin NOTE: Fees indicate member/non-member costs. A $100 non-refundable deposit is required with registration for all boatbuilding workshops, with the balance payable one week prior to the workshop. Pre-payment in full will insure your place in all other workshops. Classes with fewer than four students will be canceled or postponed.
CLASSIFIEDS Classified Ads are available, free of charge to C W B members. Please contact Roger at C W B if you would like an ad to appear in Shavings or Sawdust. Ads must be resubmitted each month to appear.
FOR SALE The Center is selling the following boats: 25' Owens Sea Skiff, 327 Crusader V - 8 , rebuilt 1990. $3,000. 18' strip built Hazen Kayak $500. 15' Thompson Runabout no engine $1,500. 14' Norseman runabout 1956, 30hp Johnson outboard. $800. Plans and basic frame for 19' runabout. Nelson Zimmer design. $350. Please call Roger for details, (206) 382-2628. New, never used mast, boom, sails and rigging for 18' sloop. $350. Call Jack, (206) 285-4620. F R E E 2hp outboard motor (old). Art Deco design. Needs work. (206) 285-4620. 36' Evergreen Class Sloop, 1947 Philip Rhodes classic design. 36' L O A , 24' L W L , 7'4" beam, 5' draft, 45' top of mast, 4'3" cabin ceiling. Mahogany coaming, seats, etc. 1969 Atomic 4 gas engine, 30hp, rebuilt 1955. $12,5000. Call
James, (206) 632-2681. 15' Sea Kayak 251bs. Wood Epoxy, $450. 3640194 Bill. Aimez-vous L'Escargot? Now available for environmentally-minded fitness freaks: 18' plywood pedal-powered canal cruiser, sleeps two. Designed for use on sheltered inland waterways. $2,000. Phil Thiel, (206) 633-2017. 16' replica of Shetland Island Sixern, lug schooner rig. Trailer included. $5,000. B i l l Boulton, (206) 783-8415.
velocity, gust indicator; barometer, wet/dry bulb thermometer. Barograph preferred to barometer. C W B , (206) 382-2628 Boatbuilder: experienced, creative, energetic, good at talking to and working with people. Send letter of experience and how you can help with feasibility study and grants leading to paid position building a small replica of Vancouver's Discovery (1790) to: Puget Sound Maritime Museum, P.O.Box 9731, Seattle WA 98109, attn.: Colleen Wagner
Boat Lumber. Beams - timbers, planking, decking. Northwest Wood Ltd. (360) 385-0842. Port Townsend.
CWB ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
WANTED
The Center for Wooden Boats Board of Trustees will conduct the Annual Membership Meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 17. The meeting will be held in the Boathouse preceding the Third Friday Speaker Series (which begins at 8 p.m.)
Looking for a part-time office job - 10 to 15 hours/week. Good references, great on phone, computer literate. Nice if this works into future yacht sales - I love boats!. Clare Gibson, (206) 526-8521. Boat Covers to protect our boats from the elements and prevent costly maintenance of our boats. We will also accept donations toward the cost of buying materials. C W B , (206) 382-2628 Weather station for Cama Beach: wind direction. 8
The annual meeting agenda will include a report on the activities of the previous year, plans for the upcoming year and election of Trustees. The list of Trustees, their office and committee positions and their professions can be found in this issue on page 2.