Cedar Strip Canoe Class

Jump into the building process on session one or our canoe building class, positioning the building forms on the strongback. Over the next two sessions the canoe takes shape as you and your fellow students trim, bevel and fit seventy cedar strips into place. We do it with pocket knife, block plane, staples and glue. It's low-tech. If you enjoy tying your own flies, carving decoys or sewing quilts, then cedar strip building is definitely for you.

By the midpoint of this six session class we'll be sanding and laminating the hull, first the exterior, then the interior. At the last session you get hands-on experience installing gunwales, decks and seats.

Choose the format that fits your schedule, six-week evening class or a full-week daytime class.

Expect to participate in every piece of the building process to ensure you take away the skills and know-how to build your own cedar strip canoe. Tuition includes a NWC canoe plan of your choice and a all the materials you need to build your own canoe.

Tuition: $1,595. Make a $250 deposit and reserve your spot now for 2010 March/April classes. Call 877 220 0192, local 651 229 0192 or Register Online.

1/15/10
Don't wait too long... 3 openings in the full week class and 5 openings for the evening class.

Class Schedule & Events

Classes meet at NorthWest Canoe; we're located in the historic lowertown district of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Full-week sessions run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Evening cllasses start at 6 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. Build your boat surrounded by the fortress-thick stone and timber walls of the Northern Railway Warehouse. The NWC shop is an outside entrance on the southeast corner of the warehouse. Look for the original freight doors. You'll find plenty of parking in the commuter lot, east side of the building.

Spring 2010 • Canoe Buiding Classes and Workshops
•   Building A Tandem Canoe, Six Tuesday Evenings, Mar 2^nd - Apr 6^th
•   Crafting The Performance Solo Canoe/Kayak, Six Thursday Evenings, Mar 4^th - Apr 8^th
•   Building A Tandem Canoe, One-Week Intensive, Arp 19^th - Arp 23^rd

Exhibiting at Midwest Mountaineering Spring Expo, April 23rd - 25th