Articles featuring The Boat Building Academy | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 2
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Modern Wooden Boat Building
Listed on July 11, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesShape and fit glued clinker and cold moulded planks, practice strip planking and stitch and tape boat building. Learn the basics of scarfing (lengthening planking timbers) and lamination of timber components. Understand the theory of modern methods for setting up building moulds, backbone arrangements and lining-off planks.Read more ... -
Traditional Wooden Boat Building
Listed on July 4, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesGet insight into and practical experience of the construction and repair of traditional clinker and carvel craft. Learn tool sharpening, scarfing, fitting planks, riveting and steaming. The theory of set-up and lining-off planks is also covered. If time permits, you will fit rubbing strips and knees.Read more ... -
Introduction to Boat Building
Listed on June 22, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesEver wondered what thwarts or cold moulding are? This ‘boat beginners’ course looks at how different boats are shaped and why, terminology, construction methods, materials, propulsion, sails and rigs and rigging. Unusually for the Academy this is a classroom based course but workshop walkabouts and short strolls to the harbour and Cornish Pilot Gig shed to look at boats mean legs will be stretched regularly.Read more ... -
Furniture Making
Listed on April 25, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured Coursesmake one of three pieces (chair, side table or wine table). You should be practically minded with some woodworking experience in order to join this course. Fee includes materials. Read more ... -
Basic Woodworking 2
Listed on April 18, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesLearn basic routing, wood bending and mitring by making a curved, dovetailed hardwood box. You should be practically minded with a little woodwork experience. Read more ... -
Basic Woodworking 1
Listed on April 11, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesProduce basic joints including dovetails and framing joints, lengthening and widening joints. An intensive course suitable for beginners as well as those with a little (perhaps school day) experience.Read more ... -
Wooden Boat Restoration
Listed on February 15, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesA five day melting pot of traditional and more modern techniques. Practical activities include tool sharpening, timber preparation, scarfing, gluing, removal and re-fitting of clinker planking, riveting and steam bending.Read more ... -
GRP Repairs
Listed on February 13, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesStart with the basics of working safely with polyester based glass reinforced plastic (aka GRP) and understand the functions of components (e.g. resin, catalyst, pigments) before moving on to practical hands-on activities from gel coat repairs and colour matching to larger hull repairs requiring temporary moulds and formers. Six students maximum.
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Sail Making
Listed on February 8, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesHands-on courses for professionals, amateurs or purely for pleasure... Design, cut shapes, machine/hand sew and maintain traditional sails for anything from a small dinghy to a round-the-world yacht. Read more ... -
Traditional Wooden Boat Building
Listed on January 25, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesGet insight into and practical experience of the construction and repair of traditional clinker and carvel craft. Learn tool sharpening, scarfing, fitting planks, riveting and steaming.Read more ... -
Rope Work
Listed on January 18, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesSpend two days learning rope and wire work and wire splicing techniques. If your boat needs spliced rope or wire rigging our Instructor will show you how to make what's needed.Read more ... -
Basic Woodworking 1
Listed on January 4, 2016 by Boat Building Academy in Featured CoursesProduce basic joints including dovetails and framing joints, lengthening and widening joints. An intensive course suitable for confident beginners as well as those with a little (perhaps school day) experience. Read more ... -
A class launch and celebration
Listed on October 16, 2014 by Boat Building Academy in Blogs!Our Class of March 2014 will be launching the boats they have built as part of their 38 week Boat Building course for the first time on 3rd December.Read more ... -
Courses for Christmas by the sea
Listed on October 11, 2014 by Boat Building Academy in Blogs!Stuck for a gift idea this Christmas? Gift vouchers can be purchased from The Boat Building Academy online via http://www.boatbuildingacademy.com/gift- voucher/ or by contacting 01297 445545 / office@boatbuildingacademy.com . Read more ... -
2014 Short courses from the Boat Building Academy
Listed on October 9, 2013 by Boat Building Academy in Member News, OffersHands-on courses for professionals, amateurs or purely for pleasure... Short courses are a great way to: Develop practical skills, Get specific advice for a project, Take a hobby to a new level, Use as a ‘taster’ for one of our longer courses, Spend time by the sea doing something new. We are happy to discuss which course is right for you Read more ... -
ARCA welcomes 6 new members nationwide
Listed on April 25, 2013 by ARCA in ARCAARCA is delighted to welcome 6 new members in 2013. All members offer short courses & residential lifelong learning opportunities for adults of all ages. To request further course information or a free brochure visit www.arca.uk.net/brochuresRead more ...
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