Saturday, 1-2:30pm
August 1st | $50

1 Class Session via Zoom

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 29th

During this tutorial, instructor Douglas Brooks will demonstrate how to steam bend ribs and planks. He will also discuss how to build a steam box and convenient, safe, and inexpensive steam sources. 

Douglas is a boatbuilder, writer and researcher. He specializes in the construction of traditional wooden boats for museums and private clients. Brooks has lectured, taught, and built traditional boats at museums and schools across the United States and Japan. He has published numerous articles on his research and is the author of five books on traditional Japanese boatbuilding. His work has been honored by the American Craft Council and the Japanese Ministry of Culture. He lives in Vergennes, Vermont and his work can be seen at www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com.