Oarmaking with Clint Chase
Make your own oars from our one-of-a-kind Maine Oarmaking Kit
“Clint is a calm, patient teacher. He senses your level of skill and guides you accordingly. You come away from his workshop with something solid, and new knowledge.”
A finished flat-blade, 9-foot oar for an Ian Oughtred double-ender.
Tools are required for this class. We have essential hand tools which you can purchase through us as a kit or individually.
Register for this class by filling out the registration form and submitting.
Clint has been making and teaching fine oars for pleasure and performance rowing for nearly 15 years; see for yourself how all that experience is built into our class and oar-making kits.
More dates TBD, 2024
Contact us if interest and suggest a date! | $375 + cost of kit | Chase Small Craft | 959 Portland Rd | Saco, ME
In this 2-1/2 day class, we start with our trademark Maine Oar Making Kit which utilizes beautiful, native Spruce for the looms and lightweight Okoume for the blades which can be made spoon shaped or flat blade. Students learn to shape the looms with traditional hand tools, attach the blades, and finishing the oars. You will also learn how oars are sized to you and the boat and customized for your use as well as how lumber is chosen for a project.
Class meets at 8:30 am each morning and goes until 5 pm with a break for lunch. On the 3rd day, we are done by noon.
Take home a new set of oars and new skills and knowledge to apply to this very important part of our boats: the oars that link us to the boat and help propel us through the water.
To register just drop me an email via my contact page to let me know and send a check with a 50% deposit to hold you spot.
Clint taught Traditional and Modern Oar Making at WoodenBoat School for a number of years.