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Unlikely Boat Builder: The Cruelest Lesson
In the olden days (like 3 weeks ago), I thought the one task that separated the dreamers from the builders was lofting. But this week I decided there is another indicator of serious intent, at least for traditional boat builders. It's when your reading list starts to include more wood working books than boat building books...
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Enjoy: John
Read whole blog post: The Cruelest Lesson
Enjoy: John
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Permalink Reply by Steve Sobba on
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Thanks for sharing, great video on Charlie Hankin and the Sea Bright skiff. Steve
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Permalink Reply by John Almberg on
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I thought it was interesting to watch how fast he works. Amazing, compared to my snail's pace!
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Unlikely Boat Builder: Occam's Razor
For the last month or so, I've been asking all my new boat builder/wood worker friends where to buy boat lumber. There are many answers to this question: from a company in Brooklyn that sells wood recovered from 200 year-old buildings (built from old-growth timbers that are no longer available), to a company in New Jersey that supposedly sells wood sawn from White Cedars that fell into Jurassic-era swamps, to small lumber mills hidden away in the dark hollows of New England.
However, there is one company that appears -- with positive or negative comments attached -- on nearly everyone's list: M.L. Condon, of White Plains, NY....
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