HRMM Class: Wood Finishes - Varnish & Oil
The Hudson River Maritime Museum has partnered with the sail freight schooner Apollonia to offer unique classes at the Riverport Wooden Boat School while the vessel is at the museum's docks undergoing restoration work for several weeks in May, 2018.
Wood Finishes: Varnish & Oil
This course will discuss the various techniques of wood finishing and will include hands-on experience with varnishing spars for the Apollonia using traditional schooner varnish, as well as finishing wood blocks by boiling them in linseed oil and oiling mast hoops with rosewood oil.
This course will discuss the various techniques of wood finishing and will include hands-on experience with varnishing spars for the Apollonia using traditional schooner varnish, as well as finishing wood blocks by boiling them in linseed oil and oiling mast hoops with rosewood oil.
Date and Time
Saturday May 19, 2018
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20, 2018
8:30 am to 12:30 pm both days
Fees/Admission
$190 for HRMM Members (Household level & above)
$225 for Non-Members
Students who take this AND the Ropework course on the same weekend will receive a discount. Contact education@hrmm.org for more information.
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