The Spring Term has Come and Gone! From Daytime Traditional Small Craft Classes to Marine History Night Class.

This has been a busy term for Masaki.  Masaki needed five-credits to receive the two-year A.A. degree in Occupational Studies, so he signed up for a Mariners (Not Baseball) History Class that was given at night for the students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding.  This left very little time for him to take photos and such.  Now the class is finished and the final paper has been turned in ... the boy's smile has returned and he seems more relaxed.  

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Here you find Masaki working on the finishing work for the hold of the 16-foot Whitehall built by the Traditional Small Craft Students.  This is one of three that was built for a BBC Documentary.  The other two were 21-foot Whitehall built by the Traditional Large Craft students.  

 At this point where the oars anchor 

into the sides of the boat, this wood

 is too soft to hold up to the everyday 

wear and tear. Masaki is strengthening 

this point with Mahogany oarlock. 

Masaki was on the inside using his drill 

to make the hole to place the bow ring on this boat. 

Masaki with Paul and Zach 

 

Zach with a bunch of seaweed and a crab

Masaki enjoying the ride!!

Spring Break has come and gone!!

Before Spring Break the Traditional Small Craft Class has been working on the interior of their boat.  Each member has a role and a part to make in putting this boat together.  Masaki is enjoying all the group work and is learning a lot from each of his classmates as well as his instructors.  The first six months has zoomed by and now it is downhill from here and time to be searching out a place in the world of boatbuilding for him.  

Here is Masaki on the new brochure for next year's enrollment.