Bangor Packet – sanding epoxy coat to fair hull is next – – IMG_3545

Bangor Packet - sanding epoxy coat to fair hull is next - - IMG_3545

Bangor Packet - sanding epoxy coat to fair hull is next - - IMG_3545

This is the Joel White-designed Bangor Packet, a sliding seat rowing wherry, below development in Instructor Bruce Blatchley’s Present-day (wood composite) system.

We built the boat of three levels of slim veneers over a basket mould. The boat, with its sliding seat, weighs about 100 pounds.

For more on Joel White, remember to see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_White

WoodenBoat journal is also a wonderful supply of facts about Joel White, his everyday living and styles. www.woodenboat.com

Joel White’s obituary, in the New York Times, offers an outstanding overview of this gifted designer. www.nytimes.com/1997/12/10/sports/joel-white-66-designer-…

The Northwest School of Picket Boatbuilding is found in Port Hadlock WA, on the Olympic Peninsula, and is a personal, accredited non-profit vocational school.

Our mission is to instruct and preserve the fantastic art of picket boatbuilding and classic maritime crafts.

You can discover us on the web at www.nwboatschool.org .

You can access us by means of e-mail at data@nwboatschool.org or by calling us at 360-385-4948.

Posted by Northwest University of Picket Boatbuilding on 2011-05-23 22:25:54

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