Build Your Own Cod Rib 12 Canoe
Residential Workshop
May 3-8, 2025
Instructor: Tim Clark
Build your own Cod Rib 12, skin on frame, double-paddle,* solo canoe. Warm wood and a translucent skin make for a wonderful aesthetic, and its light weight (20 lbs. or less) will make trips to the water a breeze.
This is a boat that can take you on a quick lunch-time paddle or on an extended back-country trip. A fun group project, we will cut fine joints for the pine stringers with Japanese saws and bend the ash or oak ribs. Dacron will be shrunk to a perfect fit on the hull with a household iron, and inwales and outwales will be bent and screwed into place.
The project is well-suited to those with no prior woodworking experience and can be quite fun for experienced woodworkers. At the end of the class, students will each have a canoe that is ready for finishing with coats of polyurethane.
This canoe can be built as a solo-project or with a partner. Select from the options below to learn more & enroll.
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Build your own Cod Rib 12 Canoe! Tuition pricing for solo residential workshop students is available in two tiers:
Residential - Single Room
Residential - Shared Room
Tuition includes all materials, instruction, room & board, including meals, for the duration of the session.
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Build a own Cod Rib 12 Canoe with a friend! Tuition pricing for a pair of residential workshop students includes a shared room and shared canoe.
Residential - Shared Room
Tuition includes all materials, instruction, room & board, including meals, for the duration of the session.
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There are limited commuter/non-residential options available for this workshop.
Build a Cod Rib 12 Canoe as a solo project or with a friend!
Tuition for non-residential students includes all materials, instruction, and lunches on campus meals for the duration of the session.
Workshop classes are a chance to focus without the distractions of daily life, and to tap into the creative endeavors that sustain us all. The Marlboro Studio School welcomes students to stay on campus for the duration of their stay, and area residents are also invited to participate as commuting Day Students.
For additional details about fees & what to expect during a week-long workshop, please visit our workshop information page. Workshops are available to persons who are 21 years of age and older as of the date of their arrival on campus.
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*Please note that this course does not include a paddle. Tuition includes all instruction and materials, room & board for the duration of the workshop. The cost of meals is included in tuition fees and cannot be pro-rated.