Build your own boatbuilder's tool tote

June 5 - June 7, 2026 - Langeland, Denmark
Tuition: EUR 450€

The aim of this course is to teach as many essential boatbuilding skills as possible - without having to spend the hundreds of hours it takes to build an actual boat.

The tool tote that you will build is designed to help you gain experience with core boatbuilding skills such as:

Working with - and sharpening - edge tools such as hand planes and chisels.
Cutting accurate joinery (dovetails).
Shaping fair curves.
Working with rolling bevels and compound angles.
Making square sticks round (spar making).
Steam bending.
Fastening using bronze nails and screws.

The project is featured in a how-to-build article WoodenBoat Magazine Issue #308.

Practical info

When:
June 5 - June 7, 2026
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
Lunch break 12–1 p.m.

Where:
Small Boat School
Ristingevej 41
DK-5932 Humble
Denmark

How much:
Tuition is EUR 450€ which includes all materials and tools needed to build your tool tote.

Reservations will be first come first serve. A deposit of EUR 150€ is due upon enrollment to provisionally reserve your place, subject to minimum numbers being reached.

Instructor:
Mikkel Pagh

Experience Level:
All skill levels. Some woodworking experience is an advantage.

Activity Level:
Moderate to high. You will be on your feet most of the day.

Language:
Mikkel speaks English, Danish and German.

Getting here:
Nearest international airports are Copenhagen (CPH) and Billund (BLL). Public transport is available via train and bus. More info will be sent to students after registration.

Accommodations:
The school has a student apartment and a student cottage. Please contact Mikkel per email for availability and pricing.

Other accommodation options:
Ristinge Camping (Tenting or cabins, 4 km from the shop)
Humble Kro og Hotel. (5 min walk from the shop)
Broløkke Manor (8 km from the shop)
Airbnb

Meals:
Humble Kro og Hotel (Traditional, Danish food. Big servings. 5 min walk from the shop.)
Broløkke Manor (High-end restaurant 8 km from the shop)
Humble Burger house (Good hamburgers, 5 minutes walk from the shop)

Groceries:
The Brugsen grocery store is a 5 minute walk from the workshop.

Map showing the location of the various points of interest

Questions or inquiries?
Drop Mikkel an email - [email protected].

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Your instructor: Mikkel Pagh

Hi, I'm Mikkel, founder and boatbuilding instructor here at Small Boat School. I'm excited to help you grow your boatbuilding skills.

What students are saying:

"I'm out of a seaman's family and boats and boatbuilding has always fascinated me. At Mikkel's course I got deep into the fundamental wooden boatbuilding techniques, which has given me a number of skills that I now use in all sorts of creative work."

Freja

"When I enrolled to Mikkel's course, I was a carpentry apprentice, somewhat disillusioned by the current state of craftsmanship. In Mikkel's class, I leaned that real hand tool work still makes sense, and now I work full time as a boatbuilder."

Philip

"Taking Mikkel's boatbuilding course was my way of strengthening my inner renaissance man. It was the rare luxury of diving deep into an entirely new, fascinating subject. If you're an office worker like me, don't worry - with Mikkel at your side, you can do it!"