Introduction to Woodstrip Construction
Further course dates are available on request. Our customer service team is happy to assist you Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:30, by phone on +49 (0)9931 4058-981 or by email at info@dictum.com.
Course details
Have you always wanted to build a boat but never been quite confident enough to give it a go? We will show you how: Whether a small canoe or a large yacht, woodstrip construction makes it easy to build even complex boat shapes.
The theoretical part of the course covers the following subjects:
The theoretical part of the course covers the following subjects:
- Choosing the correct shape
- Reading and drawing a plan
- Extruding the lines required for the construction (frame ribs minus shell, inner stem)
- Choosing and finding the right materials (wood, glues, coating materials)
- Making the wood strips (concave/convex)
- Mould-making for laminating
- Coating the hull with a layer of fibre glass fabric and epoxy resin
- Setting up a slip
- Transferring a frame to a particle board
- Planing the sliding bevel
- Setting up and aligning the frame
- Laminating an inner stem
- Covering a small part of the boat’s hull with wooden planks
Instructor
Matthias Freymadl
Boat builder Matthias Freymadl learned his craft in a boatyard on Lake Chiem in Bavaria. He graduated from the Academy of Design & Crafts in Munich with a Master Award. Matthias has been working at Dictum for several years.
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A mere 10 minutes drive from our company headquarters in Plattling, it is situated idyllically between the river Danube and the Natural Reserve Bavarian Forest and offers ideal conditions for undisturbed creative work.
The former stable of the Monastery Niederalteich is optimally equipped with
- Bench room,
- Turning workshop,
- Sharpening room,
- Machine room,
- Kitchen and Sanitary rooms.
DICTUM-Kurswerkstatt
St. Ursulaweg 19
94557 Niederalteich
Ausstattung
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Niederalteich
St. Ursula-Weg 19, 94557 Niederalteich,
DICTUM-Parkplätze - Mauritiushof 2
