Learning to manufacture, assemble, and teach the Nutshell
Eric Dow — July 24–30
Several times a year, we get a request that goes something like this:
“Couldn’t WoodenBoat School run a Nutshell Pram course in my
hometown? There are a lot of people here who would love to put together one of these kits but have neither the experience to tackle it themselves nor the time to go up to Brooklin and take the course.”
As much as WoodenBoat would like to see people all over the country building and enjoying these great little boats, we are deterred by the logistics of finding shop space and getting an instructor and materials to the site. It occurred to us that there are many high school, vocational school, and college woodworking teachers who have the basic skills and access to the right facilities, and we certainly have the knowledge and teaching aids to help them set up a very professional and effective course.
