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experience?
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Come
to our humble Atchison workshop.
Work
alongside Steve
In one long weekend
build
a once-in-a-lifetime experience AND a custom wooden canoe paddle of your own!
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How
it works:
- Come alone or bring a friend.
- Look at the dates of available workshops and select one that works best for you. Call or e-mail us to enroll.
- Arrive
and stay in Atchison for the long weekend.
- Begin working on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m., meet Saturday and Sunday starting at 8:00 a.m. each day, and hope to finish by Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
- At
the end of the workshop (if you've worked REAL hard), your
paddle will be completed EXCEPT for the final
varnishing phase, which you will complete at home. (We
will send you home with the simple instructions for completing the varnishing on your own.)
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We Supply:
- the
paddle designs (contemporary, beaver tail, otter tail, voyageur)
- building
materials, tools, clamps, workshop space, & Steve's
expertise
- questionable
coffee & jokes
- sturdy, lightweight woods for you to laminate together for your paddle...
alder
ash
basswood
cedar
cherry
cyprus
osage orange
walnut
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You
Supply: |
- the
enthusiasm, elbow grease, and a long weekend for working in the
shop
- the
ability to stand for several hours at a time and focus on your work
- the ability to work hard throughout the weekend
- food and lodging
- a bit of patience (you will be sharing equipment during certain parts of the workshop and need to be a wee bit patient with these moments)
- the willingness to work with power tools such as band saws and sanders (we'll teach you how to use them)
- the
commitment to build memories with your classmates
- some new, clean jokes (PLEASE!)
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