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Students working on carving their own canoe paddles outside

Group and Private Classes

We have various classes organized on a rolling basis throughout the year. Scroll down to see the list of upcoming and past classes. These classes are organized in small and engaging groups. If you would like to inquire about a past class you wish was scheduled again feel free to contact us here.

Upcoming Classes

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

A student carving a canoe paddle with a woodworking plane in a class.

Carve your own solid cherry canoe paddle with hand tools. Class size 4-6 people.

This is a 2-day intensive version of the class. 

August 9-10th 9am-4pm

$250 Instruction fee 

$60 Materials fee

Details

Beer and Boats at Summit Brewery!

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Our most exciting offering this summer! Join us in building a 15-foot ultralight skin-on-frame canoe with a group of 6-8 people. The class will meet Wednesday - Saturday for 2 weeks for 8 total sessions. Pick a day that works for you or join the entire build for 20% off!

August 13-23

$60-$80/day or 

$400/build


Details

Ultralight Skin-on-Frame Canoe

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Ultralight Skin-on-Frame Canoe

Ultralight skin on frame canoe made by our students.

In this class, you will be building a 15-foot ultralight skin-on frame canoe with a group of 4-6 people. The class will meet twice a week: Sundays 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesdays 6:30pm to 9:30 pm for 7 total sessions.

October 8th - 29th

$500 Instruction fee

The canoe will be raffled to students for the price of materials ($900)


Details

Build your own: Grow Shelf

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

Ultralight Skin-on-Frame Canoe

Hand-made wooden cabinet with integrated grow lights, build your own.

Build your own 16"x16" cabinet to grow herbs or keep your favorite house plans alive in winter. A beginner-friendly one-day class.

August 17th 9:30am-4:30pm

$130 Instruction fee

$150 Douglas Fir kit or $200 Cedar Kit


Details

Introduction to Craft Woodworking

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

 

Join us for a morning of hands-on learning of woodworking and boatbuilding techniques. Try your hand at steam-bending, riveting, sawing, carving and more.

August 30th 9am-1pm

$30 Instruction fee

 

Details

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

 Introduction to steam bending, hand tools and copper fastening. Build your own set of Shaker oval boxes. This is an evening version of the class, so we will be building 2 boxes over three weekday evenings. Class size 4-6 people.

September 8th, 10th, and 15th

6pm-9pm

$220 Instruction fee

$40 Materials fee

Details

Mortise and Tenon: a Foundation for Quality

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Mortise and Tenon: a Foundation for Quality

A hand tool intensive. Learn to layout and cut various types of mortise and tenon joints with hand tools. Apply those skills to building a beautiful entryway bench collaboratively. Small class of 4 people.

September 12-14 9am-5pm

$375 Instruction fee

The bench will be raffled to students for the price of materials ($130)

Details

Ultralight Skin-on-Frame Canoe

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Mortise and Tenon: a Foundation for Quality

Ultralight skin on frame canoe made by our students.

In this class, you will be building a 15-foot ultralight skin-on frame canoe with a group of 4-6 people. The class will meet twice a week: Sundays 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesdays 6:30pm to 9:30 pm for 7 total sessions.

October 8th - 29th

$500 Instruction fee

The canoe will be raffled to students for the price of materials ($900)


Details

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

Carve your own canoe paddle while camping on the bank of the beautiful Saint Croix river! Combine the pleasure of being in nature, learning, and shearing wooden fibers with a sharp plane. This two-day class will provide everything you need to carve your paddle. Bring camping gear and food, and be prepared to enjoy good company.

October 4-5 

9:30am-4:30pm

$300 Instruction fee 

$60 Materials fee

Details

Build your own: Shaker Style Oval Boxes

Paddle Carving: An introduction to hand tools

 Introduction to steam bending, hand tools and copper fastening. Build your own set of Shaker oval boxes. We will be building 3 boxes over two weekday evenings and a Saturday. Class size 4-6 people.

November 3rd and 5th 6pm-9pm

 November 8th 9:30am-4:30pm

$250 Instruction fee

$60 Materials fee

Details

Mortise and Tenon: a Foundation for Quality

A hand tool intensive. Learn to layout and cut various types of mortise and tenon joints with hand tools. Apply those skills to building a beautiful entryway bench collaboratively. Small class of 4 people.

November 14-16 9am-5pm

$375 Instruction fee

The bench will be raffled to students for the price of materials ($130)

Details

Lapstrake Canoe: hands-on learning to keep old traditions alive

 

We will start building a lapstrake canoe in 2025.  Sign up for a three day class to learn the skills of the trade and touch a particularly beautiful part of history.  

Details, dates and instruction cost TBD

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Other Instruction

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Activities for Businesses and Events

Activities for Businesses and Events

A traditional lapstrake wooden boat under construction

Have you been dreaming of building your own boat, kayak, or canoe but didn't know where to start? Hire one of our instructors to help navigate the process.  We tailor our instruction to what you need, bringing over 20 years of boatbuilding experience to your project.



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Activities for Businesses and Events

Activities for Businesses and Events

Activities for Businesses and Events

A completed wooden boat near the team who built it

Are you an Airbnb looking to host an activity? A summer camp or school looking for fresh engaging courses? Or a brewery looking for unique entertainment for your guests? We know how to make our classes an unforgettable experience and we can bring that experience right to your space!

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Past classes

Build Your Own Grow Shelf

Paddle Making on Saint Croix River

Lapstrake Skiff (Private Class)

Students building their own shelves in a woodworking class.

March 19, 2023

Instructor: Maria Petrova


Northern winters need not frustrate your green thumb anymore! In this one-day workshop  each student built their own attractive cedar grow shelf.  It integrates full-spectrum LED lights and a hinged front for easy access to your botanical babies.  The shelf lends itself to hydroponics or soil-based planting. This beginner-friendly class incorporated some basic principles of woodworking and hand tools.

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Lapstrake Skiff (Private Class)

Paddle Making on Saint Croix River

Lapstrake Skiff (Private Class)

A team of tree working on building a traditional wooden boat

September 2022 - Jan 1st 2023

Blaine, MN

Instructor: Phil Winger


Our customer, a skilled woodworker in his own right, partnered with us to build a 13-foot lapstrake skiff from cedar, oak, and mahogany.

This traditional boat takes over 300 hours to build and trains advanced woodworking skills like cutting laps, rabbets, and rolling bevels.

Friends and family are a welcome addition to the effort!

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Paddle Making on Saint Croix River

Paddle Making on Saint Croix River

Shaker Boxes at Ogichi Daa Kwe Girls camp

A happy student holding the canoe paddle she is carving

September 10 - 11, 2022 

Near Marine on Saint Croix

Instructor: Phil Winger


Carve your own canoe paddle while camping on the bank of the beautiful Saint Croix river! Combine the pleasure of being in nature, learning, and shearing wooden fibers with a sharp plane. This two-day class will provide everything you need to carve your paddle. Bring camping gear and food, and be prepared to enjoy good company.

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Shaker Boxes at Ogichi Daa Kwe Girls camp

West Greenland Kayak at North House Folk School

Shaker Boxes at Ogichi Daa Kwe Girls camp

Two hands stretching a steam-bent band of wood on a mold for oval shaker box making class.

June 5 - August 5 2022

International Falls, MN

Instructor: Maria Petrova


Making a shaker box is a very satisfying way to learn basic principles of working with wood and steam bending. Each camper will walk away from this class with her own oval box constructed from carefully selected materials.



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West Greenland Kayak at North House Folk School

West Greenland Kayak at North House Folk School

West Greenland Kayak at North House Folk School

Seven hand-made Greenland Kayak frames leaning on a boat building shop at North House Folk School

June 20 - 26, 2022  

North House Folk School 

Instructors: Phil Winger, Brian Thorkildson


This course is for individuals with a strong interest in creating a seaworthy craft with their own hands. The Inuit kayak from Greenland is a fast and responsive craft designed for hunting but just as suitable for today’s more common recreational purposes. 


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SoF Canoe at Ogichi Daa Kwe Girls camp

West Greenland Kayak at North House Folk School

West Greenland Kayak at North House Folk School

A child building a skin-on-frame canoe

June 5 - August 5, 2022  

International Falls, MN  

Instructor: Phil Winger


Skin on Frame (SOF) canoes are durable and extremely light, which makes them perfect for the rigorous 8-12 day wilderness trips that Ogichi campers take each summer. 

Group and Private Hands-on Classes

All classes require a deposit at the time of booking. Participants canceling at least a week in advance will have their deposits fully refunded. Deposits will not be refunded for cancellations made less than a week before the beginning of the class. 


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