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The last voyage of Pakistan's wooden boats

Can an age-old heritage survive or will it sink into memory?Our traditional wooden boat-building industry, an age-old craft is deeply embedded in the cultural and economic fabric of fishing towns such ...
MLive

Wooden boat shows aplenty in Michigan

Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...
Daily Freeman

Hudson River Maritime Museum Wooden Boat School offers youth carpentry program

A hands-on carpentry program for youth is underway at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Wooden Boat School. The six-week after-school class teaches youths 14 to 18 the fundamentals ...
Woodworking Network

Wood Boat Builder to the Stars: Great Lakes Boatbuilding

Great Lakes Boatbuilding Company has been producing small wood boats since 1985. The shop is run by expert boat builder Mike Kiefer who is currently building stock dinghy's for yachtsmen and Whitehall ...
tdn

Steele again building traditional wooden river boats his father made famous

The McKenzie River's place in history is anchored by the fabulous redside trout fishing that once lured anglers from afar. But a case can be made that the McKenzie is actually better-known as the ...
MLive

Building a whaleboat: Students tackle unusual pursuit at unusual school

CEDARVILLE, MI — We don’t hear much about whaling in the Great Lakes, but that’s the talk in this quaint northern Lake Huron town. Whaling and whaleboats have become a popular topic. The Great Lakes ...
Orange County Register

Wooden Boats

Catch the rich glow of varnished mahogany in the morning sunlight, notice the sleek, simple lines, and – if you score an invitation – step into a wooden boat for an up-close experience, and very ...
Forbes

The Wooden Powerboat Building Business Is Alive And Well

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An author, speaker, and consultant, I explore the world's industries. That’s not to denigrate Hessel, which sits at the north end ...
Uproxx

This Boat Builder Is Trying To Keep His Craft Afloat, One Masterpiece At A Time

Let’s be honest, perfection can be tiring. You have to be ready to work a 16-hour day, screw up, do it over, then screw up again. It’s exhausting. But not to Ben Van Dam… or his father. Together, the ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Continuing the legacy of wooden boat-building in Amesbury

>> AS ROUTE 1A WINES FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER, WE MAKE OUR FINAL STOP IN AMESBURY ALONG THE MERRIMACK RIVER AT LOWELL’S BOAT SHOP. >> WE ARE ON AMERICA’S OLDEST OPERATING BOAT SHOP. >> THE LOCAL ...
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All Hands Boatworks; teens build wood boats, launch in Milwaukee

Students from El Puente High School launched their hand-built boats on Lake Michigan on Tuesday, May 27. The boats were built in connection with the All Hands Boatworks program. The launch tradition ...