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Choosing the right wood in the forum Shipwrights-Students 9 months, 2 weeks agoMaterial databses play crucial role especially when it comes to design or engineering. They provide specific information about wood species and their properties and even give some info on allergens, toxicity – or sustinability. So one can discover lesser-known but remarkable wood types. Thanks for the good link!
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Choosing the right wood in the forum Shipwrights-Students 9 months, 3 weeks agoOne website (of many) to search for good boatbuilding woods could be: https://www.wood-database.com/.
In the search box enter <boatbuilding > and wait.
How serious this search engine works?
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Choosing the right wood in the forum Shipwrights-Students 9 months, 3 weeks agoGoodmorning Thomas,
Thats a question you won’t get answered here: its way to complicated! It depends on so many factors, like:
– availability, recourses in your country and internationally …..
– best practices are often expensive so prices may be considered …..
– what part of the boat …..
– must it be straight or curved …..
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Shipwrights-Students 9 months, 3 weeks agoIf you buy a used sailboat for refurbishing, there are a few things you have to check in order to know which parts will need replacing. Of course check for leaks, but as well for soft spots !
Especially around chain plates, stanchions, mast tabernacle, cleats, and anything that “pierces” the deck, where water can stagnate. Take a small hard object…[Read more]-
useful tip!
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Shipwrights-Students 9 months, 3 weeks agoA nice video on the building of a Dinghy Sail boat, only using common power tools. It’s still a “modest” project, but it shows the steps and first principles of boat making.
Plus, if anyone wants to learn how to sail while learning how to build sailboats, a dinghy is definitely the best way to start both. -
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Shipwrights-Students 9 months, 4 weeks agoEN
If anyone from the north of France is starting a ship restauration/refurbishment project, but doesn’t have nor the space, the tools, or the knowledge to get started, take a look at the maritime conservatory of Le Havre (Normandy).
There you can propose your project, rent a spot on their workshop, have access…[Read more]-
Hi Clement,
Do you know Mike from the https://www.skolarmor.fr/?
He takes about 12 (or 18?) students per year to teach them the things you proposed in your post.
For…
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Shipwrights-Students 11 months, 1 week agoWhats new? It is years old, but for anyone looking for beautiful detailed wooden boatbuilding plans: take a subscription on Watercraft Magazine from Britain, It is a… -
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Shipwrights-Students 12 months agoSomething cool to learn about the history of wooden boatbuilding? Read this nice little book
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There is also an audioversion of this book
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Hi Ransome, do you have a link to the audioversion?
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Bert van Baar posted an update in the group
Shipwrights-Students 12 months agoAny one looking for adventure in REAL wooden boatbuilding? Visit https://www.sailcargo.inc/en/ceiba
Its a 45m three masted freight-sailer being build in Costa Rica.
Only if you can spend at least three months of your time, you are welcome to join them.
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Shipwrights-Students 12 months agoFor any one who wants to see more techniques of wooden ANS steel/iron boatbuilding? Look at http://www.boat-building.org/.
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Shipwrights-Students 12 months agoFor anyone looking for Dutch wooden boatbuilders klik on the Dutch map at https://houtenbootbouwersgilde464051584.wordpress.com/leden/
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Shipwrights-Students 12 months agoRecommend to visit a repository with a lot of information about shipwright in different languages. It is totally free and in constant update.
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Shipwrights-Students 12 months agoNice portal, I would be interested in getting in touch with shipwrights in the area of France, Germany or the Netherlands. If this is your case, send me an friend invitation to my profile.
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Hi Allan, what do you want to know?
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Hi Jake,
Is that you? The Jake Copperthite from Willemsoord, Den Helder??
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Haaahaaha, the world is smaller then I thought!
Great to see you here ….
My last project is a 4’ cradle boat for my daughters daughter, expected end of march! Yes, becoming a grandpa …
Boatschool is taken over by Jouke, one of my ex students from Amsterdam Wood College.
Retiring at the moment!
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Dingy vintage sailboat plans in the forum Shipwrights-Students 1 year agoFor any one who wants to understand more of the “basic” part of boat making, or to even start a personnal building project. Here is a website with a nice repertoir of SmallBoatPlans. https://www.vintageprojects.com/sail-boats/build-small-sailboat-free-plans
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