The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is a vocational school based in Port Hadlock, WA, with a mission to teach and preserve the fine art of wooden boatbuilding and traditional maritime crafts. The school specializes in building commissioned boats as well as speculative boats to sell. These boats are built to US Coast Guard standards,… Continue reading Jacob Simmerling at Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock WA: Dressing a Port Orford Cedar Plank for a Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver (IMG_3527)
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Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock WA Showcases Traditional Small Craft: Rogue River Driver – Right Side Up with Centerline Brace Intact.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is a non-profit vocational school located in Port Hadlock, Washington. Their mission is to teach and preserve the art of wooden boatbuilding and traditional maritime crafts. They build commissioned and speculative boats to US Coast Guard standards while teaching adult students the traditional wood and wood composite boatbuilding skills… Continue reading Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock WA Showcases Traditional Small Craft: Rogue River Driver – Right Side Up with Centerline Brace Intact.
IMG_2709 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Large Craft – Hanson-28 – panorama, starboard side
www.nwboatschool.org This smaller tug was designed by the American designer H.C. Hanson in 1957 for the US Forest Company as a Scaler’s Boat. Scalers establish the amount of board toes of lumber in each individual log slice by a timber crew. 3 of these vessels had been crafted commercially in the mid-1950’s to this design… Continue reading IMG_2709 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Large Craft – Hanson-28 – panorama, starboard side
IMG_3141 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Westrem Shop – Rogue River Driver
www.nwboatschool.org The Rogue River Driver is the type of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Grey in 1903 for a journey down the Rogue River in west-central Oregon. Creator Roger Fletcher, who documented the boat in his e-book “Drift Boats and River Dories”, states the boat was likely intended to be taken aside soon after… Continue reading IMG_3141 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Westrem Shop – Rogue River Driver
IMG_3133 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Westrem Shop – Rogue River Driver
www.nwboatschool.org The Rogue River Driver is the style of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Grey in 1903 for a vacation down the Rogue River in west-central Oregon. Author Roger Fletcher, who documented the boat in his e-book “Drift Boats and River Dories”, states the boat was possibly supposed to be taken aside following its… Continue reading IMG_3133 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Westrem Shop – Rogue River Driver