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Read MoreFormer 12-week apprentice Chris Battaglia has been interviewing apprentices and staff over the last few months to create a series of videos that tell the story of The Apprenticeshop…
Read MoreRecently, our Board Chair, Molly Mulhern, sent me a post about a new line of wooden bathtubs designed and built by NK Woodworking. The post reminded me of a different context in which I’ve heard of boatbuilders building bathtubs…
Read MoreThe boat launching ceremony in Japan is typically called shinsuishiki (literally, "enter water ceremony")…
Read MoreHere is a little compilation of some of the interesting techniques Bansho san uses to measure or mark…
Read MoreIn Japan, many boatbuilders use open fire to bend planking…
Read MoreBen Meader produced to following video of the Honryousen project we recently completed with Nakagawa san.
Read MoreHe kneels in the shadow cast by the planking of the boat, bent over the fine, ink-soaked thread. The light is almost palpable in the dust-soaked atmosphere…
Read MoreWe are excited to share this new video produced about our Maritime Skills program…
Read MoreIf you’ve been keeping up with our newsletter, you’ve probably seen something about the Sea Rocket project our Maritime Skills students have been working on…
Read MoreIt's bittersweet to see our current class of Fisherman's Academy students launch their Susan Skiffs…
Read MoreThis year, we sent two teams from the shop to the US Toboggan National Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl…
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