HANDS ON BOATS: Molds, patterns, frames & set up for Piscataqua River Wherry September 12-14 & 17

  • Aug 14 - Sep 17, 2017

  • Boatshop at Strawbery Banke

    14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Ticket Price $145.00 This event is now over
Description

HANDS ON BOATS, the Boatshop’s new signature program, is designed for adults who are interested in wooden boats and who want to be part of constructing a new boat while learning-by-doing alongside a master boat builder. The 2017 HANDS ON BOATS participants will build a new Piscataqua River Wherry based on the lines off of an historic Piscataqua River Wherry, which is part of the Strawbery Banke Museum collection.

“Molds, Patterns, Frames & Set up for a NEW Piscataqua River Wherry," September 12, 13, 14 & 17 full days, 9 am to 4 pm

Molds, patterns  and frames serve as the skeleton of any new vessel.

These sessions continue the work begun in earlier "Molds" sessions. Participants will work alongside Nate Piper, master boat builder to create the physical structure of the new Piscataqua River Wherry. Using the full scale drawing on the Boatshop floor, participants will create the molds, cut the patters and shape the frames of the boat.

Full Day: 9am-4pm, includes lunch, $130 museum members; $145 non-members*
Half Day: 9am-noon, $79.20 museum members; $88 non-members*

*Prices are per day. Discounts available when you sign up for multiple days in advance. Please contact us for discount codes prior to signing up.
 
The new boat will be raffled off upon completion.

For information on other upcoming Boatshop at Strawbery Banke workshops and programs visit www.boatshopatstrawberybanke.org.

Date & Time

Aug 14 - Sep 17, 2017

Venue Details

Boatshop at Strawbery Banke

14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Boatshop at Strawbery Banke
Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum, in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an authentic 10-acre outdoor history museum dedicated to bringing 300+ years of American history in the same waterfront neighborhood to life. The Museum is a place for children, adults, multigenerational families, and groups to gather to explore eight heritage gardens, 32 historic buildings, and traditional crafts, preservation programs, hands-on activities, the stories told by costumed role-players and the changing exhibits that offer hours of fun and discovery. The Museum's restored buildings and open space invite visitors to immerse themselves in the past, using objects from the museum's collection of 30,000 artifacts, and the histories of the families who lived and worked in the Puddle Dock neighborhood to engage, educate, and entertain.