Kayak Point Community Build: Call For Participants

Our hosts for this Community Building Project are our old friends, Snohomish County, at the waterfront Kayak Point Regional County Park in Stanwood, Washington. Learn about the park and its interesting history.

Snohomish County is doing a major upgrade to the park this year, which includes the three small timber framed pavilions constructed during this Community Building Project. This beautiful 670-acre park includes a campground and beachfront. Our camping, dining, and social area for this event is tucked into a corner among trees and right on the waterfront. 

The three structures are each 16’ x 24’ with two bays. Each one is different from the others, featuring scissor, queen post, and king post trusses, along with three different purlin and rafter systems. 

The design of the structures has been developed by the Guild under the direction of Bill Sturm.

The design of the frames provides opportunities for learning in areas such as scribe layout, curved braces, and roof system design, and we will be running a 2-day pre-build workshop for those interested in a deep dive into scribing methodology. (Details on the pre-build workshop coming soon!) 

Call for Participants

The event runs for 8 days, from July 17 to 24, inclusive.

The pre-build scribing workshop will run for 2 days (July 15-16).

Instructors 
The Guild seeks one project manager and three instructors to lead the project. One instructor position will be the lead instructor. All positions are fairly compensated. 

The Community Building Projects Committee is working to expand representation within our instructor teams. We are specifically seeking qualified women, POC, LGBTQ+, indigenous, and differently-abled people to offer a broader leadership coalition. Please feel free to nominate someone who might not otherwise apply for this position, and we will reach out to them with an invitation to apply.

Volunteers 
We have 24 volunteer positions available for this event. These positions are not compensated, but you can expect the traditional TFG XC (exuberant camaraderie) and a very rich and rewarding experience. Guild instructors are there to support you in your learning objectives. 

Participants will perform hands-on timber frame layout, cutting, and raising under the direction of the instructor team. This project will be suitable for those with reasonable levels of fitness and basic hand/power tool skills.

You must be a Guild member to participate! If that presents a challenge for you, please talk to us. We can work something out, and we want to help you join in the fun.

Visit the Kayak Point Page to Register