Hudson River Maritime Museum

This interactive woodworking class will guide participants through making a cheese slicer and a charcuterie board. Learners will explore different construction methods, sanding techniques, and a variety of finishing options, creating a personalized board or slicer to take home.

This course provides an introduction to woodworking and furniture repair and restoration. Participants will learn how to assess the condition of various types of furniture, make minor repairs, and refinish/revitalize the furniture using simple techniques and materials. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on activities, learners will gain an understanding of the fundamentals required to bring furniture back to life.

In this hands-on woodworking class, you'll learn to construct a custom picture frame from solid wood. A skilled instructor will help you master the skills necessary for measuring, cutting, and joining a picture frame properly. Experience with woodworking tools is not required to joint this class.

In this class, you'll learn how to make a traditional Adirondack backpack that's about 11 inches tall and useful for daily life. You'll learn basic weaving skills and have all the materials necessary for your class, including cotton straps for comfort. All levels are supported in this class, meaning you can join in as a beginner and get the experience you need.

Join the Hudson River Maritime Museum for a special Valentine's Day edition of our Couples Craft series, where you and your partner can learn to craft a traditional Turk's Head bracelet. Led by veteran sailor Dan Nelson, this beginner-friendly class provides a fun and engaging experience, allowing couples to create a decorative knotted bracelet with no prior knot-tying knowledge required. Celebrate the day by mastering this versatile knotting technique using all-natural cotton twine.

This Wood and Resin Jewelry Making class at Hudson River Maritime Museum offers an engaging, hands-on experience under the guidance of instructor Kathy Prisco, where you'll explore the unique art of combining wood and resin to craft stunning, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. Participants of all skill levels will learn various techniques, from scroll saw usage to resin mixing, and gain the opportunity to design and create their own pieces during this immersive course.

This course at the Hudson River Maritime Museum offers a hands-on experience in woodworking, where you'll craft your own custom cheese slicer and charcuterie board. Explore different wood species, design patterns, and master techniques like trimming, sanding, and finishing, catering to both beginners and seasoned woodworkers who want to add a personal touch to their kitchen essentials.

Learn the art of traditional woodworking in this class, where you'll craft your own spokeshave, a versatile tool used for shaping and smoothing wood. With expert guidance, you'll master the techniques of tool-making, from selecting materials to assembling and fine-tuning your custom spokeshave.

In this course, participants will build and learn how to sail a boat. Through practical hands-on activities and instruction from experienced professionals, they will know how to work safely with wood and techniques to make efficient sailboat construction a reality. By the end of the course, participants will gain the essential skills for successful boatbuilding.

This woodworking class teaches participants the fundamentals of building model Opti sailboats. Through step-by-step instructions, learners will gain knowledge and proficiency in subjects such as shaping and fine-sanding the hull, rigging and memorizing class symbols, and boat finishing techniques.